Sustainable News
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UNWTO: Stay home today, #TravelTomorrow
“By staying home today, we can travel tomorrow.” The hashtag #TravelTomorrow encapsulates this message of solidarity and hope, through which the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) calls for shared responsibility among…
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UNFCCC Decides to Postpone Global Climate Conference COP26
The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19. This decision has been taken by the COP Bureau of…
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Tourism Must Walk & Chew Gum – Light at the End of COVID-19 Tunnel
Let me start by making it clear that today and for the coming months every government and industry action must be focused on a total response, repeat total response, to…
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Sustainable Destination Costa Navarino to Develop Three New Areas
Costa Navarino the sustainable destination in the Greek region of Messinia, is developing two new luxury beachfront eco resorts close to the two José Mariá Olazábal-designed golf courses already scheduled…
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And the Winner of the Climate smART Award 2020 is…
In 2017, Leading Culture Destinations (LCD) and SUNx introduced the inaugural ‘Climate smART Award‘, which recognises a museum or large-scale public art project that has made a significant educational contribution…
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10 Tips for Sustainable Travel in 2020
Being away from home and the responsibilities of everyday life not only gives you the freedom to reset, but also immerse yourself in different cultures. Doing that can make you…
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COVID-19: UNWTO Calls on Tourism to be Part of Recovery Plans
In an update on the sector’s response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) offers a first assessment pointing to a decrease in international arrivals and receipts…
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Dive tourism: how to minimize your environmental impact
The Reef-World Foundation—the international coordinator of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Green Fins initiative—is reminding tourists of the huge environmental impact their actions can have and is calling on people…
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Let’s travel green: Here are some eco-friendly ideas to make tourism sustainable
We are living in a world wherein urban professionals are increasingly feeling the need to go on holidays and weekend getaways to unwind themselves. No wonder, a report has revealed…
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SUNx: eXistential Climate Crisis Requires More Urgent Actions
Inaugural Malta Climate Friendly Travel Think Tank concludes with finding that the eXistential climate crisis requires even more urgent action by the entire global Travel and Tourism sector. In Qawra,…