Martin Heng: Advocating for Accessible Tourism
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- Jun, 20, 2024
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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 […]
Read MoreInterview with Roi Ariel, General Manager of the GSTC
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- Aug, 15, 2022
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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 […]
Read MoreCalculate the CO2 emissions of your holidays
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- Aug, 25, 2021
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Want to know how much CO2 your holiday trip generates? No problem, use the climate calculator tool on our website and find out!
Read MoreInterview with Sebastien Archambeaud, Founder of Handiscover
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- Feb, 17, 2021
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„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 […]
Read MoreTop-10 sustainability tips for hotels
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- Aug, 07, 2020
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These ten tips show how easy it is for hotels to take the first step towards sustainability by making some easy changes.
Read MoreInterview with Liisa Kokkarinen, Project Manager for Sustainable Arctic Destination at Visit Finland
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- Jul, 16, 2020
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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 […]
Read MoreHow to use the 17 SDGs in tourism
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- Jul, 01, 2020
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The SDGs as a framework for destinations and tourism companies Do you want to make your company more sustainable and don’t know where to start and what to do? Why not use the 17 sustainability development goals (SDGs) as a guide and support? They are incredibly helpful and can be used free of charge. Read […]
Read MoreTop 10 sustainability tips for destinations
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- May, 13, 2020
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How to make your destination sustainable No more excuses! Time to act is now! It’s high time to make your destination more sustainable and improve the satisfaction of visitors, stakeholders and residents. It will improve your reputation and counteract overtourism. You are a destination manager and sustainability has been on your todo-list […]
Read MoreNorthflash’s sustainability policy
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- May, 05, 2020
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Northflash’s sustainability policy Northflash wants to actively help to minimize the negative impact of travel and events on people and nature. We • want to be the natural contact for destinations, hotels, tour operators, event organisers and other companies seeking competent support for their sustainability work. • travel in a way […]
Read MoreSustainability for events
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- Mar, 04, 2020
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Sustainability for events Events and tourism are closely linked. Many tourists visit an event during their holidays, while many others travel to an event and stay a few days longer to explore the destination. Still others plan their holidays so that they can attend an event. In addition, events are a good way […]
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