An important part of that article was how the United Nations emphasised that increased consumer awareness about responsible travel was a key driver for
greening the tourism industry.
Not exact matches
Canada will need to seriously increase
tourism, such as PEI's «Anne of
Green Gables»
industry, to grow its non-manufacturing export
industry.
Another group promoting a
greener hospitality
industry is the World Travel &
Tourism Council (WTTC), which works to improve the quality of tourism around the
Tourism Council (WTTC), which works to improve the quality of
tourism around the
tourism around the world.
Decision makers from all sectors of the Middle East travel
industry are being asked to place a bigger emphasis on sustainability this year and create a strong regional voice to drive
green tourism initiatives.
Other zones will be dedicated to sustainable destinations and
green suppliers, giving the event significance for a broad cross section of the travel market amid increasing awareness that responsible
tourism is the
industry's largest growth sector by demand.
Held over three days, the event will be the largest ever gathering of government officials, regional and international
tourism authorities, environmental agencies,
industry leaders, urban city planners, architects, developers, institutional investors and financiers, airlines and tour operators,
green product suppliers, universities and academics to examine this issue.
Breaking Travel News catches up with Professor Geoffrey Lipman, president of the newly launched International Council of
Tourism Partners, to discuss initiatives currently underway to support quality
green growth in the
industry.
Moderated by professor Geoffrey Lipman, a world authority on
green tourism, the first of a series of panel debates dealt with the question of how can large scale
tourism ever be made sustainable, and whether the
industry's large players are doing enough.
WTTC's decision was based on Abu Dhabi's compelling presentation, the enthusiasm of government and
industry agencies, accessibility of the destination, a high standard of capability and evidence of
green tourism growth as a key development strategy.
Our site will continue to be focused on
green travel tips for individual travelers, but this would be a way for people in the
tourism industry to hear directly from
green consumers.
Green Globe is a highly regarded certification scheme for the travel and
tourism industry that demonstrates a commitment to improving environmental performance and efficient operations.
Al Saloom was part of a panel of experts tackling issues surrounding students in the
tourism industry during a discussion titled «Youth Employment in the Arab World: Tourism and the Environment» at World Green T
tourism industry during a discussion titled «Youth Employment in the Arab World:
Tourism and the Environment» at World Green T
Tourism and the Environment» at World
Green TourismTourism.
The Lancaster London's herculean efforts to promote sustainability and awareness of
green issues through leading by example have gained them wide recognition within the industry, along with top awards including: «Considerate Hotel of the Year», «Visit London Award for Sustainable Tourism» and «Silver Award from Green Tourism for London» to name a
green issues through leading by example have gained them wide recognition within the
industry, along with top awards including: «Considerate Hotel of the Year», «Visit London Award for Sustainable
Tourism» and «Silver Award from
Green Tourism for London» to name a
Green Tourism for London» to name a few.
Although he's talking about
tourism, it seems the point is relevant for other
industries as well as part of a shift occurring in the environmental movement: products or services are not worthy just because they're
green.
But just because this Central American country has been a pioneer in the so called eco-
tourism industry for over 25 years, they seem to be ahead of the curve, and the talks from the Planet, People, Peace conference TreeHugger has been invited to cover have actually been quite good.A conclusion from the first day of the event, yesterday, was that the
tourism industry seems to be maturing along with other segments of the «
green» movement.
This NGO, which was founded in 1987 to mitigate the environmental impact of large
industries, has been working to «
green» various
tourism initiatives for the past 14 years.
Since it's free to obtain and the
Tourism Institute provides a series of benefits to companies that get it (preference to use wildlife areas and museums for operators, better credit conditions, tax incentives, lower water and electricity rates, among others), it seems it's a rare case of a stamp that actually serves to
green the
industry rather than making money.