Sustainable News
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TAT to Revitalise Thai Tourism Towards Sustainable Growth
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has announced the marketing plan for 2023 that will continue this year’s goal to revitalise and transform Thai tourism, while placing greater emphasis on the…
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Tourism Sector in China to Create 30 million Jobs over Next Decade
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel and Tourism sector in China is expected to create more than 30 million jobs over the next decade, representing…
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Blue Safari Seychelles Makes UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge
Set in the heart of the Indian Ocean in one of the world’s last untouched frontiers, Blue Safari Seychelles has signed the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge, which aims to promote…
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Tourism Statistics Inform UN Reports on Sustainable Development
A United Nations global assessment of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) makes clear the important role that tourism must play in achieving the ambitious agenda for change. Launched…
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Greenwashing Linked to Most Climate ESG Violations
RepRisk data finds one in every five climate-related global ESG incidents linked to greenwashing – increasing to one in three in the Food & Beverage sector Data shows the issue…
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Large London Hotel Owner Operators Joins Zero Carbon Forum
PPHE Hotel Group, an international hospitality real estate company, which operates the Park Plaza hotel brand in Europe, has taken another significant step towards achieving its net zero status by…
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La Rioja Host of UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism
The 7th edition of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Wine Tourism will be held in La Rioja in 2023. This new edition was presented at the Vivanco…
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Empowering Youth as a Key to a More Sustainable Tourism
The first Global Youth Tourism Summit concluded with a simulation of the UNWTO General Assembly where 120 participants from 57 countries and aged between 12 and 18 took part, and…
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Interview with Dr. Inmaculada Saranova de Martín, Executive Director at IbizaPreservation on its Global Tourism Plastics Initiative commitment
As part of Sustainable First’s partnership with the UNEP’s & UNWTO’s Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, Mafalda Borea speaks to Dr. Inmaculada Saranova de Martín, Executive Director at IbizaPreservation, on their…
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Scaling-up Tourism Action at UN Oceans Conference
UNWTO centred the discussions on tourism in a special Tourism Ocean Action side event of the Conference, held this week in Lisbon. Organized alongside the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme…