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Initiatives of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council to promote
sustainable tourism practices
Luigi Cabrini
Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council
UNCTAD-SELA Conference -29 April 2021
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What is the GSTC?
The leading global authority in
setting and managing standards for
sustainable travel & tourism
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Founding Organizations:
Global Sustainable Tourism Council
+
UNWTO, UNEP, Rainforest Alliance
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Some GSTC Members
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www.gstcouncil.org
GSTC Criteria
Each set has 41 criteria ( and 105 indicators) in 4 pillars:
Sustainability
Management
Social &
Economic Cultural Environmental
To date, three sets of GSTC Criteria have been developed:
Criteria for Hotels and Tour Operators (2008, revised 2012, 2017)
Criteria for Destinations (2013, revised 2019)
Criteria for Industry (2017)
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SDG and GSTC Destinations Criteria
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Of public domain... in 20 different languages
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From the Destination criteria
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Many labels… much confusion…
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Certification by GSTC Accredited CBs
(Accreditation Body)
GSTC-Accredited Certifying Bodies
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Market Access: TUI Group
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Joint programme: GSTC-Royal Caribbean-WWF
RCL has adopted the GSTC criteria
➢ All tours offered by RCL will be managed by Tour Operators
accredited by GSTC and categorized according to their level of
sustainability
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MSC Cruises
Sustainable ExcursionsIn 2019, approximately 10% of our excursions werewith tour operators certified to the GlobalSustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) standards. TheGSTC includes two sets of criteria, one fordestinations, and one for hotels and tour operators,setting specific requirements to protect and sustainthe world’s natural and cultural resources, as wellas ensuring that tourism acts as a tool to ensureconservation and poverty alleviation.
To support these efforts, we are encouraging morecity friendly tours, with 118 e-bike tours in 59 citiesoffered in 2019.
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POST PANDEMIC TOURISM WILL BE
MORE SUSTAINABLE ?
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• The experience of the 2009 crisis
• The drivers toward a more sustainable tourism
• The trends of the market demand
• The responsibility of the tourism industry