Satisfying customers with special needs: training tourism professionals
To everyone their own food is one among the topics to be addressed during a cycle of conferences focusing on food- and tourism-related issues that will take place in Bergamo. In the framework of East Lombardy – European Region of Gastronomy 2017, local tourism and service professionals will be invited to join discussions, including this […]
Last-Chance Tourism Creates Paradox For Environmental Tourists
Many travellers have recently added another site to visit to their bucket list: Australia’s renowned Great Barrier Reef. Their motivation behind wanting to see this landmark stems from the wish to “see it before it is gone,” a notion now recognized as “last-chance tourism.” Last-chance tourism is a phenomenon that has risen in recent years […]
The European Sweets Itineraries are ready for the students
The second European Sweets Itineraries platform meeting was held in Lisbon on the 6 and 7 September 2016. The platform partners presented itineraries that will take place in Italy, Portugal and Spain that will be tested by students from Latvia. The aim of these itineraries is to teach students from VET schools how to organize their travel itinerary, put them in contact […]
Greece promotes its ‘Hidden Treasures’ through European Union EDEN Project
Actions for the promotion of Greek destinations and sustainable tourism through the European EDEN (European Destinations of Excellence) project were discussed by Greece’s Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and Thessaloniki’s Regional Vice Governor Voula Patoulidou, in a meeting held in Athens last Friday. The goal of the program is to promote new, non-traditional tourist destinations […]
Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference in Tampa, 25th – 27th January 2016
The inaugural Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), is being hosted by the University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability in Tampa. TIES is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that seeks solutions for more environmentally sustainable tourism options, including ecotourism. The ESTC conference is gathering many notable tourism […]
A Step Towards Sustainability
The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the largest gathering on sustainability in the history of the Middle East, starts today. The goal of this event is to bring experts and visitors from more than 170 countries to discuss important problems related to sustainable development, water security and renewable energy. For a week, many world leaders, […]
A Guide to Ethical Eating When You Travel
Global Travel have published a guide where you can find some interesting tips to add “extra green” to your journey. “Just because we love traveling doesn’t mean that we have to stop paying attention to our environmental footprint while we’re on the road. Sure, it may be a bit easier at home, where we know all the eco-friendly stores, […]
Sustainable Travel Guide: Make sure your next trip is a green one!
No matter the name, the intent is the same: travel with the lightest environmental and socio-cultural footprint possible to maintain or improve conditions in all communities around the world and ensure their health for years to come. A lofty goal, but with a change in perspective and a little bit of effort, travel can be […]
IGCAT participated in a Gastronomy and Tourism debate
IGCAT participated in a Gastronomy and Tourism debate that took place, 1 September 2015 in Tossa de Mar, where the main subject was the importance of communication and gastro-journalism for gastro-destinations. The seminar, designed by LABPATC, IBERTUR and UB and hosted by the city of Tossa de Mar, is part of a strategy for the city […]
National Pioneers Push For Plastic Roads, Agri Tourism
In India in the past decade, 218 farmers in 156 villages across Maharashtra have benefitted from agri tourism. “These villages have become cleaner, are conserving rural culture and have created employment opportunities for over 2,700 people. In 2014 alone, these farmers engaged 4.14 lakh tourists which generated a turnover of 14.4 crore.”. Now, to improve agritourism R. […]
9 Tourist Attractions That Are Literally Dying
“Sites all over the world are under threat at any given moment. […]” says Stefaan Poortman, executive director of the Global Heritage Fund which aims to protect the most endangered cultural heritage sites in the developing world. “Tourism is not regulated well enough and the massive influx is putting a strain on sites all over […]
PATA and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council to conduct sustainable tourism training
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will host a Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) three-day intensive sustainable tourism-training programme at the PATA Engagement Hub in Bangkok from September 15-17, 2015. Tourism and environmental professionals seeking awareness of global best practice in practical and achievable sustainable tourism are invited to participate. Read original article at traveldailynews.asia
