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Testimonial: Alice Ackermann, Global PR & Communications Manager, Hostelworld Group Hostelworld Group is sharing that tourists are making more sustainable decisions and why tourism stakeholders need to join GTPI. WATCH HERE.

The ‘Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism’ was launched on 4th November 2021 at the UN Climate Change Conference COP26. Some of tourism’s biggest businesses have joined governments and destinations in committing to cut emissions in half...

Interview with Xenia zu Hohenlohe, Co-founder of Considerate Group, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative The Considerate Group consults hospitality businesses and hotels on how to integrate sustainability into their operations at all levels...

Interview with Gabriel Tan, Guava Amenities, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative. GUAVA Amenities has been specialising in holistic guest amenities since 2004. GUAVA collaborates with global and regional hospitality groups in more than 25...

Interview with Christian de Boer, Managing Director of Jaya House Hotels Siem Reap, Cambodia, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative. Located alongside the Siem Reap River in Cambodia, Jaya House River Park is a small hotel with 36 rooms, two...

The 2021 Global UNWTO Students League placed the focus on plastic pollution and rural development. The competition attracted over 1,000 students. From these, 155 teams, representing 124 educational institutions in 45 different countries put forward...

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Accor, Club Med, deSter, Hong-Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Iberostar, Melco, Six Senses have all reported continuous efforts to implement their commitments to tackle plastic pollution. Read the full...

The first newsletter reporting on progress implementing the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was released in December 2021.

In Sweden, you have a Right of Public Access whenever you visit Swedish nature whether you’re going for a walk, kayaking, climbing a mountain or simply enjoying nature. The Swedish EPA has emphaises the right of all people in Sweden to visit nature...

The newsletter aims at disseminating the progress achieved by the signatories of the initiative, as well as connected relevant information. This edition features: interviews from three inspiring GTPI signatories: Guava Amenities, Considerate Group...