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Sustainable Tourism Best Practices

The Rainforest Alliance has published a Guide for Sustainable Tourism Best Practices. The guide, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, includes a series of principles and concrete recommendations that can be implemented by companies, communities and individuals whose livelihood depends on land-use.

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Green Tourism Curriculum

Sustainable Tourism International has teamed up with George Washington University’s International Institute of Tourism Studies to offer an online hospitality management curriculum that integrates the principles of ecotourism and responsible travel. The program includes:

  • Sustainable Management for Tourism Destinations,
  • EcoToursim Management,
  • EcoLodge Development,
  • Corporate Social Responsibility for Tour Operators, and
  • Community-based Tourism Development.

For more information, contact STI, info@sustainabletravel.com.