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\"Singapore:<\/p>\r\n

S<\/span>ingapore won\u2019t settle for being just a garden city anymore. It wants to be a green city. Sustainability will be a prime reason for tourists to visit and for investors to come in and seed new green solutions for travel and tourism, say officials there.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cTourists today are more environmentally-conscious and are looking for sustainable travel options. Our vision is to position Singapore as a top sustainable and innovative urban destination,\u201d said Singapore\u2019s trade and industry minister Chan Chun Sing, last week at an annual tourism industry conference.<\/p>\r\n

The vision is part of a national\u00a0Green Plan 2030<\/a>, launched in February and spearheaded by five government ministries: education, national development, sustainability and the environment, trade and industry, and transport.<\/p>\r\n

All over the world, tourism cities want to be cleaner and greener, with the pandemic flaming that desire. But there\u2019s no simple solution, even in Singapore, as no tourism industry on its own can build a sustainable environment for visitors.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cMost destinations are not managed sustainably, primarily because they didn\u2019t even consider it until recent years. Most municipalities spent only on promotion and left development to the private sector. This is how we got into trouble,\u201d said Randy Durband, CEO of\u00a0Global Sustainable Tourism Council.<\/a>\u00a0The independent organization sets global standards for sustainable travel and tourism, and helps destinations and businesses achieve those standards.<\/p>\r\n

From Garden city to green city<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

A new study by WWF-Singapore and Accenture highlighted the need for\u00a0a collective, integrated action<\/a>\u00a0across people, public and private sectors to create a sustainable future for all.<\/p>\r\n

Singapore tourism is among those lucky few where a green government is leading the whole country in the long march towards becoming carbon neutral by the second half of the century.<\/p>\r\n

In truth, even if the industry does not lift a finger, it will benefit from the Green Plan 2030.<\/p>\r\n

This is an excerpt from an article by Raini Hamdi, originally published on Skift.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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