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Costa Navarino is the prime sustainable destination in the Mediterranean, located in the Greek region of Messinia, southwest Peloponnese. Its philosophy is driven by a genuine desire to promote this region, while protecting and preserving its natural...

Destination Røros is an early adopter of sustainable tourism. It has been involved in setting the course for holistic thinking in Norwegian tourism. For the 3700 inhabitants World Heritage mining town Røros, sustainability is about protecting nature...

Wild Sweden is an awarded ecotourism company that has worked for more than 10 years and with guests from more than 75 countries around the world. Wild Sweden aims to offer genuine nature experiences that support both wildlife conservation and...

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...

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...

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...