Sustainable Tourism Training Program 2017-2018

To help increase knowledge and practice of sustainable tourism among tourism industry professionals by providing practical insights and effective steps for tourism businesses and destinations to improve sustainability practices. .In 2017, we took an important step to expand the reach of STTP; adding online training class options, which has allowed for more participants, including those in locations where onsite training classes are not yet available, to take advantage of the training opportunity. In addition, we’ve offered need-based discounts, granting significantly discounted access to the training program for those who demonstrate genuine need, for example, tourism professionals from Least Developed Countries. As part of the GSTC’s efforts to support and contribute to the goals of IY2017, the STTP kick-started the year with the goal of training 300 industry professionals in sustainable tourism standards, helping them implement sustainability best practices within their own companies and destinations. We are proud to share that working with our international team of trainers and partners, we have met and exceeded this goal. Throughout the year, the STTP offered 18 training sessions (3 online courses and 15 face-to-face classes) around the world, attended by a total of over 400 tourism industry professionals from 54 countries. In 2017, we took an important step to expand the reach of STTP; adding online training class options, which has allowed for more participants, including those in locations where onsite training classes are not yet available, to take advantage of the training opportunity. In addition, we’ve offered need-based discounts, granting significantly discounted access to the training program for those who demonstrate genuine need, for example, tourism professionals from Least Developed Countries. As part of the GSTC’s efforts to support and contribute to the goals of IY2017, the STTP kick-started the year with the goal of training 300 industry professionals in sustainable tourism standards, helping them implement sustainability best practices within their own companies and destinations. We are proud to share that working with our international team of trainers and partners, we have met and exceeded this goal. Throughout the year, the STTP offered 18 training sessions (3 online courses and 15 face-to-face classes) around the world, attended by a total of over 400 tourism industry professionals from 54 countries. So where do we go from here? We are keeping up the momentum we’ve achieved in 2017, and continuing with a year-round calendar of online and face-to-face training classes around the world. We have already announced the following training classes that are currently open for registration: Face-to-Face Classes: Feb 27 – March 1, 2018: Tel Aviv, Israel March 26-28, 2018: Bangkok, Thailand Online Courses April 2-27, 2018: Online (2018 Q2) July 2-27, 2018: Online (2018 Q3) Oct 15 – Nov 9, 2018: Online (2018 Q4) In addition, the following are some of the additional training classes to be announced shortly (dates to be confirmed): June 2018: Washington DC, USA June 2018: Hong Kong and Taiwan October 2018: Macau We are also looking to diversify learning opportunities, e.g. focusing more deeply on specific topics and issues, offering tailored group training options, and exploring training formats that best support our goals. So, whether you were part of the STTP in 2017 or earlier, or you’re interested in joining one of our training classes in 2018, we want to hear from you. Please feel free to get in touch to share your ideas and suggestions, so we can work together with you to improve our training program in 2018. Email: training [at] gstcouncil.org and follow our social media updates with #GSTCtraining!