WTTC launched study into tourism and overcrowding

View this email in your browser DECEMBER 2017 EDITION WTTC launches study into tourism and overcrowding Titled Coping with Success - Managing Overcrowding in Tourism Destinations, the report looks to provide a toolkit offering context, best practices, and tactics to consider that can help destination leaders and planners develop their own approaches.Read more... SUSTAINABLE CITIES FOCUS 1: London A new series highlighting how different cities around the world address sustainability, starts with a look at London. Read more... G Adventures publishes free guidelines for responsible travel with indigenous people Produced in collaboration with The George Washington University's International Institute of Tourism Studies, the guidelines are intended to help travel companies work with indigenous people, while helping affected communities more directly benefit from responsible and culturally sensitive tourism. Read more... American Hotel & Lodging Association releases results of food waste pilot and creates toolkit Leading hotels undertool a set of projects aimed at demonstrating innovative strategies for reducing food waste in the hotel industry. Read more... Tourism businesses on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula pledge to go plastic free Southern Costa Rica region, commits to no longer use single-use plastic, such as food containers, bags, coffee cups and straws. Read more... CREST annual report on sustainable tourism focusses on tourism and SDGs 2017 edition of report is structured around the UNWTO's five pillars of the UN's International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Read more... Winners and finalists of the UNWTO Awards announced The UNWTO has announced the winners of the Ulysses Prize and the Ethics Award, as well as the 14 finalists for the UNWTO Awards for Innovation in Tourism. Read more... Written and edited by Jeremy Smith TOURISM FOR TOMORROW AWARDS 2018 The 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists will be announced mid-January 2018. TOURISM FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWS Find out where Tourism for Tomorrow has been featured in the media last month. CONTACT INFORMATION 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: CATEGORY SPONSORS: SUPPORTERS: Adventure Travel & Trade Association African Travel & Trade Association Asia Ecotourism Network BEST EN Considerate Hoteliers Ecotourism Japan Fair Trade Tourism Green Hotelier Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) International Tourism Partnership PATA Rainforest Alliance The Europarc Federation The International National Trusts Organisation Tony Charters & Associates The Long Run Travel+SocialGood Travelife Voyageons Autrement Unsubscribe from this newsletter