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Read news about The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) which establishes and manages global standards for sustainable travel and tourism, known as the GSTC Criteria. The GSTC Criteria form the foundation Accreditation for Certification Bodies that certify hotels/accommodations, tour operators/transport providers, and destinations as having sustainable policies and practices in place. GSTC does not directly certify any products or services; but provides an accreditation program to accredit Certification Bodies.
Currently, 11 destination standards, 34 hotel standards, and 32 tour operator standards have achieved GSTC-Recognized status. The status offers the
Hotelbeds is launching a new initiative to identify, highlight and promote sustainable accommodation within its hotel portfolio. Over 15,000 properties
Achieving the GSTC-Recognized status means that a sustainable tourism standard has been reviewed by GSTC technical experts and the GSTC
Businesses and Destinations certified by a GSTC-Accredited certification program can also use the GSTC language and logo when they meet
Currently, 3 accommodation programs, 4 tour-operator programs, and 3 destination programs hold the GSTC-Accredited status.
The GSTC Destination Criteria v2.0 is the first revision to GSTC Destination Criteria. The GSTC-D v2 includes performance indicators designed
Helping protect and preserve destinations around the globe so that travellers can continue to enjoy them for generations to come
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) announced that the Adventure Green Alaska Standards for Accommodations and for Tour-Operators have achieved
The focus of the Sustainability Tourism Standard is to address requirements of the environmental impacts and its effect on land,
Green Destinations (GD) is a non-profit organisation of experts and destination ambassadors working in 80 countries.
