Sustainable Development in Tourism
101 Tips for Sustainable Tourism
- To Promote the Sustainable Tourism Awards and Ecotourism principles.
- To offer easy-to-followtips that ensure we not only save energy and resources, but also create a cleaner, greener planet for our children.
- To provide a forum among the members for the exchange of environmental ideas from across the globe. Ideas both from Northern and Southern Hemispheres, tips for businesses in cold, warm and tropical climates, deserts, snow fields, mountains, seaside resorts, convention centres and small and large tourism providers.
Skål International, following the United Nations declaration of 2002 as the Year of Ecotourism and the Mountains, launched the Ecotourism Awards in the same year, to highlight and acknowledge best practices around the globe.
Skål, as an international organisation of industry leaders, is a powerful force in the travel and tourism industry to initiate change and encourage the conservation of the environment in order to promote tourism and travel.
The awards presented on these grounds, while highlighting best practices in tourism around the world, also serve the purpose of acquainting the world with this new concept that puts emphasis on the importance of the interaction of the physical, cultural and social environments, the traveller’s responsibility and the need for active community participation in Ecotourism.
Holiday for a living planet
A global campaign including green planet tips for the world's growing number of international tourists have been development and launched by the United Nations Enviroment Programme (UNEP).
The internet-based campaign, "Green Passport", aims to raise tourists' awareness of their potential to contribute to sustainable development by making responsible holiday choices. Click here to visit the campaign and learn how you can going green while you are on the go!
Green Globe
Green Globe – The Premier Global Certification for Sustainability
- Immediate access to the Green Globe Certification System
Full access to the online system to review all criteria for certification. Businesses can immediately begin evaluation and certification by uploading documentation that addresses the criteria and assigning tasks to staff throughout the organization. Determine your own timeline for the certification process. A comprehensive budgeting program to plan investment in new solution to improve sustainability performance.
- A copy of the Green Globe certification criteria
Receive a copy of the Standard detailing all criteria. This document can be used internally by businesses for planning and training purposes.
- The Green Globe benchmarking tool: Green Globe Index
This simple on line tool allows your business to identify the level of sustainability currently being achieved. The short questionnaire covers internationally accepted environmental and social responsibility indicators. The Index report details the businesses’ successes and areas that need improvement.
- The Green Globe Environmental Trainings Program
A comprehensive program based on tutorials which instruct management and staff on how they can achieve sustainability for the business and in their communities. Teaches the importance of sustainability and why it has become a global movement for better performance.
- Updated Certification Criteria
International standards for sustainability are constantly developing to drive improved environmental performance and greater social commitment. Via its international partnerships. Green Globe is at the forefront of this process and keeps its members up-to-date with the latest recognized criteria. Green Globe members are assured of always being the ‘greenest’ travel and tourism business.
- Listings as “Green Globe Member” on all Green Globe websites
Green Globe Members are immediately recognized as being committed to better environmental and social outcomes.
- Access to accredited Green Globe Consultants and Auditors to pursue certification
Choose from one of our professional consultants to help you through the certification process. A complete list of accredited auditors is available to choose from to have your certification independently audited. (Charges apply for consulting and auditing services)
- Marketing Services provided by Green Globe Marketing
Promote your achievements to a worldwide audience of over 10.5 million consumers, 240.000 travel professionals, 35.000 meeting & incentive specialists, 1.800 tour operators as well as 5.000 investment houses. 10% discount on published advertising rates at Islands Magazine, 30% discount for certified businesses. Green Globe promotes all members at the following trade shows: World Travel Market – ITB – IMEX – Arabian Travel Market – ITB ASIA – Luxury Travel Market and many other local trade shows.