Travel and tourism account for approximately 10 percent of economic activity worldwide, and international tourism is projected to grow to 1.8 billion by 2030. The impact of travel and tourism on the environment and host communities can be both positive and negative, creating both opportunities and responsibilities.
Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
Travel and tourism account for approximately 10 percent of economic activity worldwide, and international tourism is projected to grow to 1.8 billion by 2030. The impact of travel and tourism on the environment and host communities can be both positive and negative, creating both opportunities and responsibilities. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) criteria aim to create a common understanding of sustainable tourism and contain the minimum requirements that every tourism business should aim to reach. They have been developed around four main themes:
- Sustainable management
- Socioeconomic
- Cultural
- Environmental
What Will You Benefit From?
GSTC certification provides the following:
Compliance with the highest social and environmental standards. Greater access to consumers seeking sustainable tourism. Becoming the preferred choice of websites and agencies that offer sustainable tourism. Inclusion on the Bookdifferent (supported by Booking.com) and GSTC websites. A positive impact on the environment. The right to use the GSTC logo. Improved reputation. We provide certification against the GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels and Tour Operators to individual companies, hotel groups and tour operators.
