Martin Heng: Advocating for Accessible Tourism
Martin Heng: Advocating for Accessible Tourism Martin Heng is a highly respected advocate for accessible travel, drawing on a rich background of professional experience and personal resilience. Born in Birmingham, UK, Martin holds a BA and MA in English literature from Cambridge University and an MA in Communications from RMIT University, Melbourne. In 1987, he […]
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Navigate climate anxiety: Insights with Jon Brewer
Facing climate anxiety? Join our talk with Jon Brewer for insights on blending personal growth with environmental consciousness.
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Understanding Certifications in Sustainable Tourism and Event Management
Dive into the world of sustainability certifications! Discover the crucial differences between the various types of certification and learn to navigate your way to sustainability with confidence. Start your dive here and improve your informed choices!
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Interview with Dr. Richard Munang, Deputy Regional Director of the UNEP Africa Office
Dr. Munang discusses sustainable tourism’s role in Africa’s climate strategies, economic growth, and innovative volunteerism for community empowerment.
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Lift up your company: Offer sustainability training for your staff
Are you a company looking to reduce your environmental impact and improve your performance? Investing in sustainability training for your staff may be the answer. Sustainability has become an important topic for many companies in recent years. Companies recognise that sustainable business practices are not only good for the environment, but can also have long-term […]
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Interview with Roi Ariel, General Manager of the GSTC
Roi Ariel pulls the strings of what is currently one of the most important organisations when it comes to making the biggest business sector in the world economy, tourism, more sustainable. As General Manager of the GSTC, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, he works with an ambitious international team to help organisations, companies, destinations […]
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Calculate the CO2 emissions of your holidays
Want to know how much CO2 your holiday trip generates? No problem, use the climate calculator tool on our website and find out!
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Interview with Sebastien Archambeaud, Founder of Handiscover
„Improving accessibility will be really important for the whole industry“ … are Sebastien Archambeaud’s words when it comes to the matter of tourism recovery after the Covid19 crisis. Sebastien is the founder of Handiscover, the leading travel booking platform for people with disabilities. He founded Handiscover after realising how challenging it is for people with […]
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The top 12 advantages of 3rd party certification
A tourist destination certified as sustainable increases its reputation, counteracts overtourism, attracts visitors with purchasing power and environmental awareness, has more satisfied stakeholders and saves money.
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Interview with Liisa Kokkarinen, Project Manager for Sustainable Arctic Destination at Visit Finland
It is a great and wonderful goal to make tourism in Finland sustainable. Liisa Kokkarinen is deeply involved in this programme. She is part of a team that helped develop the concept of Sustainable Travel Finland. Liisa heads the ‘Sustainable Arctic Destination’ programme, whose aim is to convince tour operators, travel agents and other tourism […]
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