VISION SUSTAINABLE TOURISM BULLETIN BOARD

Sunday, 29 Nov, 2009 0

The week’s sustainable tourism sprinkles of news in brief:

TOURISM FOR TOMORROW DEADLINE EXTENDED – WTTC has extended the deadline for the sustainable tourism award to 14 DEcember

EIBTM (from December 1-3 in Barcelona) is to host a CSR Symposium which should give the MICE industry their first opportunity into input which is shaping the industry’s implementation and reporting on sustainability

NATUREAIR – the world’s first carbon-neutral carrier won the WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow 2009 award.

TRAVEL MATTERS, Independent travel agency, has joined sustainable travel charity TravelPledge as an official supporter, helping their clients to give back to the destinations that they visit.

People and Places said “Exploitation of young gappers and vulnerable communities MUST stop.

Tourism South East UK has appointed a new Director – Simon Matthews – to strengthen the organisation’s relationships with its strategic partners across the region. And new board members including sustainable tourism B&B owner Sandra Barnes-Keywood.

AMTRACK Illionois launched a green travel campaign

Western Australia is to promote responsible tourism with responsibletravel.com

SKAL 2009 Ecotourism awards were presented in Budapest

Blenheim Palace was 2,000th member of the UK Green Tourism Business Scheme

National Geographic partners with Hurtigruten to protect its Norwegian costal destinations

Travelport is to co-sponsor the 2010 WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

Lonely Planet and Nokia partner to show how Nokia mobile telephones are benefitting communities in far flung destinations

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