Malta, Taking the Lead on Climate Change
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WTTC Estimates Over 100 Million Jobs Lost in Travel & Tourism Sector
London, United Kingdom, April 30, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Number of jobs losses jumps by over 30% in the last month.…
Seychelles First Country to Reopen Borders
Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles, April 28, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ All restrictions of movement of people will be removed…
Riskline Issues Latest Advice for Travel Managers, Business Travellers
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25, 2020 /TRAVELINDEX/ Leading global risk company Riskline has released its latest…
UNFCCC Decides to Postpone Global Climate Conference COP26
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, April 2, 2020 /travelindex/ The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take…
Tourism Must Walk & Chew Gum – Light at the End of Covid 19 Tunnel
By Professor Geoffrey Lipman, President SUNx Malta : Let me start by making it clear that today and for the coming…
UNWTO Update: Tourism and Coronavirus Disease COVID-19
Madrid (Spain) - March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The tourism sector, like no other economic activity with social…
Coronavirus – Testing Times for Leaders
Bangkok/Milan/Seoul - March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Delays in testing set back the coronavirus response.…
UNWTO and WHO Agree to Further Cooperation in COVID-19 Response
Geneva (Switzerland) - March 12, 2020 (travelindex.com) - The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization…
WHO Recommendations for International Travellers in Relation to COVID-19
Geneva (Switzerland) - March 5, 2020 (travelindex.com) - On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World…
Plastic Ocean Arch in Seychelles Showcases Harsh Reality of Ocean Pollution
Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles) - March 5, 2020 (travelindex.com) - A Plastic Ocean Arch was recently erected in…
SUNx: eXistential Climate Crisis Requires More Urgent Actions
Qawra (Malta) - March 2, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Inaugural Malta Climate Friendly Travel Think Tank concludes with…
UNWTO Statement on the Containment of Coronavirus COVID-19
Madrid (Spain) - February 28, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Tourism's continued growth and unique transformative…
Sustainable Travel Ireland Adopts the GSTC Industry Criteria
Dublin (Ireland) - February 28, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Sustainable Travel Ireland has formally adopted the GSTC…
UNWTO & WHO Call for Responsibility & Coordination in Joint Statement on…
Madrid (Spain) - February 26, 2020 (travelindex.com) - As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease…
Global Tourism Plastics Initiative Takes On Worst Polluters
Madrid (Spain) – February 18, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is ground-breaking…
Pullman Luang Prabang Launches Guide to Celebrate Sustainability
Luang Prabang (Laos) - February 14, 2020 (travelindex.com) - Five-star Hotel Pullman Luang Prabang recently…
SUNx Reiterates Call for Climate Neutral 2050 Aviation Moon-shot
Madrid (Spain) - January 27, 2020 (travelindex.com) - SUNx, the Strong Universal Network – a legacy program for the…
Riskline Top 10 Travel Risks for 2020
Herfølge (Denmark) – January 14, 2020 (travelindex.com) –The impact of climate change and potential final year of…
Abu Dhabi Launching the Abrahamic Family House a Synagogue, Mosque and Church in…
Abu Dhabi (UAE) – January 1, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Historic project dubbed the "Abrahamic Family House" to be…
UNWTO Launches Report at COP25 Measuring Tourism Carbon Emissions
Madrid (Spain) – December 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Transport-related emissions from tourism are expected to…
Best Western Hotels on Social Mission, Changing Young Lives in Thailand’s…
Chanthaburi Province (Thailand) - October 25, 2019 (travelindex) - Best Western Hotels and Resorts recently…
Thailand Two National Parks Classified ASEAN Heritage Parks
Bangkok (Thailand) – October 23, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to…
Crowd-Sourcing the SDGs, New Open-Source Digital Platform to Unlock Ideas
New York City, New York (USA) – October 14, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The World Economic Forum today announces the…
UNWTO: Global City Leaders Adopt the Nur-Sultan Declaration on Smart Cities
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) – October 10, 2019 (travelindex.com) – City leaders from around the world have met in the…
Australian Sustainable Tourism Observatory Joins the UNWTO Observatory Network
Perth (Australia) – October 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Australia’s South West Sustainable Tourism Observatory has…
Partnerships for Tomorrow, PATA Announces Vision 2020
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) – October 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) – In line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable…
SUNx Issues First Annual Climate Friendly Travel Report
New York City, New York (USA) – September 25, 2019 (travelindex.com) – A landmark report issued today by SUNx, in…
World Economic Forum Launches E-Commerce Action Agenda for Africa
Cape Town (South Africa) – September 11, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the…
Thailand Announces Five New National Parks
Bangkok (Thailand) - August 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to…
Malta Leads EU Discussion On Zero Carbon 2050 for Travel Tourism
Brussels (Belgium ) – July 29, 2019 (travelindex.com) – At the European Parliament in Brussels this week, there was…
UNWTO: Tourism Financing for the 2030 Agenda at Aid for Trade Conference
Geneva (Switzerland) - July 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Tourism’s unique potential as a tool for driving the global…
Malta Launches the Global SUNx Centre for Climate Friendly Travel
Malta (Valletta) – June 24, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Government of Malta, through the Ministry for Tourism has…
Air Passengers to Governments; Focus on Sustainable Fuels, Not Carbon Taxes
Geneva (Switzerland) – June 20, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called…
UNWTO: Sustainability Key Part of Tourism Policies, But More to Be Done
Madrid (Spain)– June 14, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Countries around the world are integrating sustainability in…
Skal International Launches 2019 Sustainable Tourism Awards
Torremolinos, Malaga (Spain) – June 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) – In its 18th edition, a total of 56 entries from 25…
World Economic Forum and UN Sign Strategic Partnership Framework
New York (USA) – June 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) –The World Economic Forum and the United Nations signed today a…
The Mauritian Standard on Sustainable Tourism Now GSTC-Recognized
Port-Louis (Mauritius) - May 27, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased…
Anita Mendiratta Recognised by IIPT
New York (United States) – May 20, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The day globally recognised as United Nations'…
UNWTO: Guatemala to Launch Sustainable Tourism Observatory
Madrid (Spain) – May 17, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The new Observatory is located in the city of La Antigua…
Saint Ange Tourism Report – 13th May 2019
Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - May 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) - A lot of talk about tourism everywhere. The…
Five Sustainability Trends to Keep on the Radar in 2019
London (Great Britain) – April 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Ever get the feeling that forest fires, record-defying…
Skal International and Biosphere Tourism Strengthen Collaboration
New York (United States) - April 5, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Skål International CEO, Daniela Otero, met recently…
Tourism for Tomorrow Award Winners Announced at WTTC Summit
Seville (Spain) – April 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is delighted to…
Gloria Guevara Opens WTTC Global Summit 2019 in Seville, Spain
Seville (Spain) – April 3, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Travel and Tourism generates economic growth, create jobs and…
Climate Resilience Program Announced at WTTC Global Summit
Seville (Spain) – April 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Speaking today at the WTTC Global Summit in Seville, Professor…
Indonesian Government Announces Steps to Tackle Plastic Pollution
Jakarta (Indonesia)- March 11,2019 (travelindex.com) – The Government of Indonesia, in partnership with the…
Embrace Sustainability in Style with Earth Hour at Aqua Bar
Bangkok (Thailand) – March 11, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel joins millions around the…
Best Western Hotels Acquires Global Luxury Hotel Collection, Worldhotels
Phoenix, Arizona (United States) - February 18, 2019 (travelindex) - Best Western Hotels & Resorts announced…
World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage to Combat Overtourism
Sydney (Australia) - February 1, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The new body will focus on measures to protect and…