Transforming our world theme for WTTC 2017 Global Summit

E-mail not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Tourism for Tomorrow Newsletter April 2017 Forward this email to your friend IN THIS ISSUE Countdown to WTTC Global Summit The theme for this year's WTTC's Global Summit, which takes place at the end of this month in Bangkok, is 'Transforming our World', focussing on tourism's potential to make the world a better place, and the challenges it faces to achieve these aims. READ MORE >>> Tourism and SDG 2 - Zero Hunger. How can tourism help end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture? As one of the most direct connections there is between visitor, host and the land, food offers responsible companies many opportunities to use tourism to support local communities. READ MORE >>> Accessible Tourism interview: Helping everyone see African wildlife with Endeavour Safaris Endeavour Safaris specialise in safaris for disabled people and those of limited mobility, providing a template for rest of industry that it doesn't matter how wild and remote your offer is, it is possible to deliver it in a truly inclusive way. READ MORE >>> The Travel Corporation and Treadright Foundation support Indian elephants for Earth Day For every booking made on Saturday, April 22, 2017 with TTC brands around the world, The TreadRight Foundation will donate $1 to Wildlife SOS - India to help save elephants in abusive or harmful situations.READ MORE >>> Damning report leads to call to end skiing in the Alps It may be necessary to end winter tourism in the Alps in order to save the fragile mountain ecosystems, a spokeswoman for the Austrian Alpine Association has said, in response to a recent WWF study. READ MORE >>> Pilot scheme launched to reduce hotel food waste The World Wildlife Fund supported by The Rockefeller Foundation and the American Hotel & Lodging Association has launched a series of pilot projects aimed at reducing food waste in the hotel industry. READ MORE >>> Innovative plan to save world's reefs from extinction launched 50 Reefs, brings together a coalition of leading ocean, climate and marine scientists as well as conservation practitioners from around the world to develop a list of the 50 most critical coral reefs to protect. READ MORE >>> Written and edited by Jeremy Smith Contact Information at WTTC: For more information on Tourism for Tomorrow please click here or contact: Kmar Makni Tourism for Tomorrow Manager World Travel & Tourism Council Tel: +44 (0) 207 481 6488 Email: kmar.makni@wttc.org HEADLINE SPONSOR  2017 SIGN UP TO NEWSLETTER CATEGORY SPONSORS 2017 SUPPORTERS Adventure Travel & Trade Association African Travel & Trade Association ​ BESTen Considerate Hoteliers ​ Ecotourism Japan ​ Fair Trade Tourism ​ Global Eco Conference ​ Green Hotelier​                                      Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) International Tourism Partnership ​ PATA ​ Rainforest Alliance ​ The Europarc Federation ​ The Long Run                                      Travelife      ​ Tony Charters & Associates ​ Voyageons Autrement Unsubscribe from this newsletter

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