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World Congress on Snow, Mountain and Wellness Tourism Affirms Commitment to Sustainability

Sustainability and wellness, the keys to mountain tourism will be the theme of the 12th edition of the World Congress on Snow, Mountain and Wellness Tourism, which will take place…

Data, Sustainability and Collaboration Focus as UN Tourism Returns to ITB Berlin

UN Tourism returned to ITB Berlin, bringing its new name and look to the leading travel trade fair and uniting the sector around its focus on sustainability, investments and collaboration.…

WTTC Joins Biosphere to Standardise International Hotel Sustainability

More than 2,500 hotels will benefit from this collaboration. The partnership aims to support common core principles in hotel sustainability, driving accommodation towards sustainable alignment. In a joint effort to…

Malaysia Champions Sustainability at ATF 2024, Set to Host 2025 Event

Malaysia took center stage at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 (ATF2024) in Vientiane, Laos, promoting sustainable development, ecotourism, and community involvement. Their delegation, led by Tourism Secretary General Dato’ Roslan…

Andorra Opens Debate on Sustainability & Wellness in Mountain Destinations

Sustainability and wellness will be two of the key elements of the debates at the 12th edition of the World Congress of Snow and Mountain Tourism, which this year includes,…

First Movers Coalition to Create up to $20 Billion Value Chain for Sustainable Farming

The World Economic Forum, with support from the Government of the United Arab Emirates, along with more than 20 corporate and research partners in the food sector, launched today the…

WTTC Hotel Sustainability Basics for a Sustainable 2024

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Hotel Sustainability Basics is set to end if first year on a high with more than 1,300 hotels verified, across more than 30…

Telefonica and UNWTO to Promote Digital and Sustainable Tourism

The collaboration agreement will run until 2026 and will focus on digital entrepreneurship, innovation, application of new technologies (big data, artificial intelligence, etc.) and talent development. Telefónica and the United…

Sustainable Tourism Observatories are Transforming the Sector

Members of the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO) have met to exchange insights on the importance of governance, participatory approaches and timely data in advancing sustainability in destinations.…

UNWTO and Pacific Asia Travel Association Focus on Sustainable Future for Tourism

UNWTO has once again partnered with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) to guide the development of tourism across the region. For its 17th edition, the 2023 UNWTO-PATA Forum (Guilin, China, 26-27…