Knowledge Networking Portal for Sustainable & Responsible Tourism
Contributor | Herbert Hamele |
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Target groups | Destinations , Businesses , Travellers , Education, Research, Consultancy , NGOs, Partnerships, Networks , Governments & Administrations |
Release date | 29/09/2016 |
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Traveling sustainably – how?
"A guide through the tourism label jungle" offers support in the choice of sustainable offers. On the occasion of World Tourism Day on 27 September, the organisations arbeitskreis tourismus & entwicklung (akte), ECOTRANS e.V., Bread for the World – Tourism Watch and Naturefriends International (NFI) present an updated version of the "guide through the tourism label jungle". The brochure offers a concise overview to support consumers; it thus contributes to the promotion of sustainable tourism development. The global list of labels and their descriptions are continuously updated on Sustainable Tourism Certification Worldwide on DestiNet |
Guide to environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism
A guide towards environmentally acceptable and sustainable tourism "Social and ecological criteria are becoming increasingly important to travellers, but they are sometimes difficult to assess. Recognised tourism labels can provide important guidance. This is also reflected in the high demand for our brochure, which has remained unbroken since the publication of the first edition in 2012," says Andrea Lichtenecker, executive director of Naturefriends International. Almost exactly one year ago, the world's governments adopted the Agenda 2030 which sets out 17 goals that describe how to shape the world's sustainable development. Tourism responsibility is explicitly mentioned. "The task now is to put into practice the reinforcement of sustainable production and consumption patterns in tourism, anchored in the Agenda. With this label guide, we want to make a contribution to the urgently needed tourism transition," says Antje Monshausen of Tourism Watch at Bread for the World.Up-to-date information online
For those looking for the most recent information, there is an additional service online: "The ongoing revision and expansion of the global list, published on the independent platform DestiNet.eu, is the ideal companion to the label guide 2016 − it's for everyone who wants to be kept up to date," says Herbert Hamele.- Common press release NFI, Ecotrans, AKTE, Tourism Watch -The updated edition of the brochure was funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation.
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