From big T&T Corporations banning plastic to fully electric aircraft being introduced, discover what's new in sustainable tourism

View this email in your browser FEBRUARY 2018 EDITION 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards finalists Who are the Finalists for the Tourism for Tomorrow Community and People Awards? Read more... Sustainable cities focus: Abu Dhabi As part of our series exploring key sustainability challenges and initiatives happening in global cities, we look this month at Abu Dhabi. Read more... Tourism and Sustainable Development: Interview with Saskia Griep, Better places Dutch tour operator Better Places is one of the very few in the world that commits to offsetting all its customers' carbon costs from their journeys. WTTC speaks with their founder, Saskia Griep about the impact this could have on greener development if rolled out wider across the industry. Read more... Norway announces plan for all-electric short-haul flights from country by 2040 State-owned operator, Avinor intends for all flights departing its airports of 90 minutes or less to take place on fully electric aircraft, which will include destinations in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Read more... PATA launches campaign on wasting food in tourism PATA has produced a practical web portal containing a wide range of guidance and resources for industry looking to reduce its food waste. Read more... New Impact Travel Alliance event series focusses on SDGs The New York-based  Impact Travel Alliance (ITA) has announced plans for a series of events using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to bring three global issues to the forefront of discussions within the travel industry in 2018. Read more... Tourism companies and destinations begin to act on plastics Various companies in the travel industry have announced initial measures to address their impact, which if rolled out across the industry and across a wider range of products, could have a significant effect on the natural world upon which so much of tourism depends. Read more... Written and edited by Jeremy Smith TOURISM FOR TOMORROW AWARDS 2018 The 2018 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Finalists have been announced! Learn more 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