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The Sustainable Tourism Programme was launched in November 2014 at the World Travel Market in London, UK. The World Tourism Organization and UN Environment prepared a joint press release for the ocassion.

The GSTC Criteria for Destinations (GSTC Destination Criteria) is going under revision and is open for public consultation. The GSTC Criteria serve as the global baseline standards for sustainability in travel and tourism. They are the result of a...

The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative was officially announced during Fitur 2020. Representatives from lead organisations presented the operational structure of the initiative and key stakeholders from the tourism sector explained the co-creation...

The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is officially announced today by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. This initiative unites the...

Accor took one bold commitment to reduce it's impact on the environment: The objective is to eliminate ALL guest-related single-use plastic items in its hotels by end 2022 across 110 countries. Watch the video here.

The ongoing pandemic has hit the tourism sector hard, putting more than 100 million jobs at risk. Now, as countries begin to recover and tourism restarts in a growing number of destinations, the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the World...

Within the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a circular approach to the management of plastic items and packaging can avoid any increase in the use of single-use plastics for hygiene purposes. It can also relieve pressure on waste management...

Interview with Carl Hunter, Property Manager of Jade Mountain Resort, St Lucia, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative

Interview with Marcus Cotton, Managing Director and Mentor of Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge, Nepal, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative

Interview with William Latour, Managing Director and Mentor of CHAO Hotel, China, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative

Testimonial: . Willemijn Peeters, Founder, Searious Business Searious Business is sharing that tourists are making more sustainable decisions and why tourism stakeholders need to join GTPI. WATCH HERE.

Interview with Diana Koerner, Advisor, Sibylle Riedmiller, Director, and Ulli Kloiber, Conservation and Education Coordinator of Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP), on the GTPI