Lodging magazine reported that Ted Turner announced the world's first global sustainable tourism criteria at the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. The criteria establish a minimum requirement upon which any tourism business should pursue to be called sustainable. The Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria established the criteria, which is comprised of the Rainforest Alliance, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Foundation, and United Nations World Tourism Organization.
The criteria are available for review at: www.SustainableTourismCriteria.org. The four critical areas the criteria cover include: maximizing social and economic benefits to host communities, reducing negative impacts on the host communities culture, reducing ecological damage, and planning for sustainability. The program will provide greater benefits for all concerned in the not too distant future so keep checking their website.
See you in Charleston, SC for the Summit!!!
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