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href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/for-the-press/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC For the Press</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28777 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/donate/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Donate</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2608 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="2608"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">CRITERIA</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2378 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Criteria Overview ></span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2376" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/criteria-development-revisions/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Criteria Development & Revisions</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1351971" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/criteria-development-and-revisions-history/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Criteria Development & Revisions History</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1351863" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/feedback/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Feedback</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1349910" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-early-adopter-programs/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Early Adopter Programs</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2382" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/glossary/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Sustainable Tourism Glossary</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22687" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-and-sdgs/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>SDGs and GSTC Criteria</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2375 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-industry-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Industry Criteria</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2377 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-destination-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Destination Criteria</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page 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class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1027906 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-committed/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Committed</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-27 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="27"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">CERTIFICATION</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2705 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/certification/become-certified-hotel/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Certification for Hotels</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2707 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/certification/become-certified-tour-operator/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Certification for Tour Operator</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2706 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/certification/become-certified-destination/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Certification for Destination</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17798 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/certification/accreditation-certification-recognition/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>What is Certification? Accreditation? Recognition?</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1348393 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="1348393"><a href="#" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">ACCREDITATION</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1348389 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/accreditation/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Accreditation</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22518 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/accreditation/gstc-accredited-certification-bodies/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Accredited Certification Bodies</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1348392 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/accreditation/accreditation-documents/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Accreditation Documents</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1350794 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/accreditation/certification-scheme/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>CS-CB Framework</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1348390 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/accreditation/public-consultations/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Public Consultations</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1348391 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/accreditation/gstc-auditor-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Auditor Training</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom 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https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2024SWEDEN_2_comp-200x125.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2024SWEDEN_2_comp-320x202.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/largest-gstc-global-conference-stockholm-2024/">The Largest GSTC Global Conference Took Place in Stockholm With the Presence of Her Royal Highness of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/estefania-del-azar/" title="Posts by Stefi" rel="author">Stefi</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-04-30T22:08:28+08:00</span><span>April 30th, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> The GSTC2024 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference, which took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from April 23rd to April 26th, 2024, brought together 500 delegates from more than 50 countries, along with hundreds of viewers who watched the live broadcasting of the conference. The conference was held in Royal Djurdgården in two venues: Day 1 of <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/largest-gstc-global-conference-stockholm-2024/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/largest-gstc-global-conference-stockholm-2024/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on The Largest GSTC Global Conference Took Place in Stockholm With the Presence of Her Royal Highness of Sweden, Crown Princess Victoria"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-489453" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-489453 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 20 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 05, 2023 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2023-antalya-turkiye-concluded/" aria-label="GSTC2023 Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, Concluded with 350 delegates from 51 countries"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2023-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2023-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2023-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2023-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2023-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2023-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2023-antalya-turkiye-concluded/">GSTC2023 Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, Concluded with 350 delegates from 51 countries</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/estefania-del-azar/" title="Posts by Stefi" rel="author">Stefi</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-12-24T00:08:42+08:00</span><span>May 20th, 2023</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> GSTC2023 Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, Concluded with 350 delegates from 51 countries The #GSTC2023 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference that took place on May 9th-12th in Antalya, Türkiye, brought together 350 delegates from 51 countries, along with hundreds of viewers that watched the live broadcasting of the conference. The conference was held at the Nirvana <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2023-antalya-turkiye-concluded/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2023-antalya-turkiye-concluded/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on GSTC2023 Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, Concluded with 350 delegates from 51 countries"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-277153" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-277153 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 20 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 12, 2022 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2022-global-conference-in-seville-andalusia-spain/" aria-label="Largest GSTC Conference Took Place in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, December 2022"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2022-speaker-stage-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2022-speaker-stage-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2022-speaker-stage-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2022-speaker-stage-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2022-speaker-stage-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2022-speaker-stage-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2022-global-conference-in-seville-andalusia-spain/">Largest GSTC Conference Took Place in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, December 2022</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/tfnykchn/" title="Posts by Tiffany Chan" rel="author">Tiffany Chan</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-12-18T11:04:20+08:00</span><span>December 20th, 2022</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p>GSTC2022 Global Conference in Seville, Andalusia, Spain The GSTC2022 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference that took place on December 12th-15th in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, brought together 350 delegates from 61 countries, along with hundreds of viewers that watched the live broadcasting of the conference. The conference was held at FIBES Sevilla, the city's Exhibition and Conference <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2022-global-conference-in-seville-andalusia-spain/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2022-global-conference-in-seville-andalusia-spain/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Largest GSTC Conference Took Place in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, December 2022"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-138958" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-138958 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-gstc-conferences category-news tag-korea"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 29 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 09, 2022 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/" aria-label="GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Gunsan, Korea"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-speakers-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-speakers-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-speakers-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-speakers-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-speakers-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-speakers-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/" aria-label="GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Gunsan, Korea"> <img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-151158" role="presentation" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience-320x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-151158" role="presentation" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a> <a style="display:none;" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-audience.jpg" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery138958]" title="" data-title="GSTC APAC audience" data-caption=""> </a></div></li><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/" aria-label="GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Gunsan, Korea"> <img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-151153" role="presentation" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka-320x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-151153" role="presentation" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a> <a style="display:none;" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Traveloka.jpg" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery138958]" title="" data-title="GSTC APAC Traveloka" data-caption=""> </a></div></li><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/" aria-label="GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Gunsan, Korea"> <img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-151207" role="presentation" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok-320x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-151207" role="presentation" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a> <a style="display:none;" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-APAC-Hanbok.jpg" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery138958]" title="" data-title="GSTC APAC Hanbok" data-caption=""> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/">GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Gunsan, Korea</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/tfnykchn/" title="Posts by Tiffany Chan" rel="author">Tiffany Chan</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2023-02-07T16:55:04+08:00</span><span>September 29th, 2022</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Korea Concluded After two years without an on-site GSTC Conference due to the pandemic, the 2022 GSTC Asia-Pacific Conference took place in Saemangeum, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, Korea, from September 15-17. It brought together Korean and international tourism stakeholders involved in the development and promotion of sustainable travel & tourism, including <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2022-asia-pacific-conference-in-gunsan-korea/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on GSTC 2022 Asia-Pacific Conference in Gunsan, Korea"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-35072" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-35072 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 14 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 12, 2021 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2021-online-members-meeting-report/" aria-label="GSTC 2021 Online Members Meeting Brought Together 250 Members"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-2021-Dec-7-1000px-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-2021-Dec-7-1000px-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-2021-Dec-7-1000px-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-2021-Dec-7-1000px-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-2021-Dec-7-1000px-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-2021-Dec-7-1000px-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2021-online-members-meeting-report/">GSTC 2021 Online Members Meeting Brought Together 250 Members</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2023-02-07T16:47:15+08:00</span><span>December 14th, 2021</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> GSTC 2021 Online Members Meeting The GSTC 2021 Online Members Meeting that took place on December 7th and 9th, brought together a total of 250 participants from 59 countries in the two meetings. Every year, GSTC holds a professional conference focusing on sustainable tourism, standards, certifications, and the GSTC Criteria. The themes are different <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2021-online-members-meeting-report/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2021-online-members-meeting-report/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on GSTC 2021 Online Members Meeting Brought Together 250 Members"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-29146" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-29146 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 17 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 12, 2020 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2020-online-members-meeting-report/" aria-label="GSTC 2020 Online Members Meeting Brought Together 280 Members"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-8th-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-8th-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-8th-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-8th-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-8th-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-8th-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2020-online-members-meeting-report/" aria-label="GSTC 2020 Online Members Meeting Brought Together 280 Members"> <img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-29185" role="presentation" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th-320x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-29185" role="presentation" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a> <a style="display:none;" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Attendees-Dec-10th.jpg" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery29146]" title="" data-title="Attendees Dec 10th" data-caption=""> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2020-online-members-meeting-report/">GSTC 2020 Online Members Meeting Brought Together 280 Members</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2023-02-07T16:43:08+08:00</span><span>December 17th, 2020</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> GSTC 2020 Members Online Meeting The GSTC 2020 Online Members Meeting that took place on December 8th and 10th, brought together a total of 280 participants from 56 countries in the two meetings. Every year, GSTC holds a professional conference focusing on sustainable tourism, standards, certifications, and the GSTC Criteria. 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class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> “Navigating the Way Forward” – GSTC 2019 Global Conference in the Azores The GSTC 2019 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference "Navigating the Way Forward" that took place on December 4th-7th in Terceira Island, the Azores, brought together 250 delegates from 42 countries, along with hundreds of viewers that watched the live broadcasting of the conference. <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2019-global-conference-in-the-azores/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-2019-global-conference-in-the-azores/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on “Navigating the Way Forward” – GSTC 2019 Global Conference in the Azores"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-22359" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-22359 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 11 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 03, 2019 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/quality-through-creativity-led-the-2019-gstc-asia-pacific-sustainable-tourism-conference-in-chiang-mai-thailand/" aria-label="“Quality Through Creativity” Led the 2019 GSTC Asia-Pacific Sustainable Tourism Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" 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href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2020-05-11T16:34:04+08:00</span><span>March 11th, 2019</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> "Quality through Creativity" Led the 2019 GSTC Asia-Pacific Sustainable Tourism Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand The 2019 GSTC Asia-Pacific Sustainable Tourism Conference "Quality through Creativity" took place from Febraury 27th to March 2nd in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 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src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ian-Khama-Luigi-Cabrini-Randy-Durband-320x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-21726" role="presentation" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ian-Khama-Luigi-Cabrini-Randy-Durband-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ian-Khama-Luigi-Cabrini-Randy-Durband-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a> <a style="display:none;" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ian-Khama-Luigi-Cabrini-Randy-Durband.jpg" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery21608]" title="" data-title="Ian Khama, Luigi Cabrini, Randy Durband" data-caption=""> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/the-global-sustainable-tourism-conference-2018-in-maun-botswana-gstc2018/">Sustainable Tourism Professionals Gathered at the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2018 in Maun, Botswana</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2019-08-06T22:18:35+08:00</span><span>December 12th, 2018</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> Sustainable Tourism Professionals Gathered at the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2018 in Maun, Botswana The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2018 in Maun, Botswana, which was organized by Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference (GSTC), brought together 150 delegates from 26 countries, as well as hundreds of viewers joining the live <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/the-global-sustainable-tourism-conference-2018-in-maun-botswana-gstc2018/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div 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rich-snippet-hidden">2020-05-08T11:32:20+08:00</span><span>September 14th, 2017</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> Sustainable Destinations was the leading themes at the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2017 in Aysen, Chile The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2017 in Aysén, Chile (GSTC2017Aysen), brought together 250 delegates from 29 countries, as well as thousands of viewers joining the the live broadcast of the conference. 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title="" data-title="GSTC-28 sml" data-caption=""> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/destinos-sostenibles-fue-el-tema-principal-en-la-conferencia-global-de-turismo-sostenible-2017-en-aysen-chile/">Destinos Sostenibles fue el tema principal en la Conferencia Global de Turismo Sostenible 2017 en Aysén, Chile</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2019-05-24T10:53:01+08:00</span><span>September 14th, 2017</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> Destinos Sostenibles fue el tema principal en la Conferencia Global de Turismo Sostenible 2017 en Aysén, Chile La Conferencia Global de Turismo Sostenible 2017 en 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class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 18 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 11, 2016 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/building-sustainability-in-european-tourism-was-the-leading-theme-of-the-2016-gstc-european-regional-meeting-in-athens-greece/" aria-label="Building Sustainability in European Tourism was the leading theme of the 2016 GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="GSTC2016Europe Group Photo" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC2016Europe_Group_Photo-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC2016Europe_Group_Photo-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC2016Europe_Group_Photo-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC2016Europe_Group_Photo-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="GSTC2016Europe Group Photo" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC2016Europe_Group_Photo-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC2016Europe_Group_Photo-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/building-sustainability-in-european-tourism-was-the-leading-theme-of-the-2016-gstc-european-regional-meeting-in-athens-greece/">Building Sustainability in European Tourism was the leading theme of the 2016 GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2023-02-07T00:37:14+08:00</span><span>November 18th, 2016</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p></p><p> Building Sustainability in European Tourism was the leading theme of the 2016 GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece November 2016, Athens, Greece – The GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece, took place on 23-24 November 2016, with 200 participants, including many GSTC members and GSTC Board members, coming <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/building-sustainability-in-european-tourism-was-the-leading-theme-of-the-2016-gstc-european-regional-meeting-in-athens-greece/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/building-sustainability-in-european-tourism-was-the-leading-theme-of-the-2016-gstc-european-regional-meeting-in-athens-greece/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Building Sustainability in European Tourism was the leading theme of the 2016 GSTC European Regional Meeting in Athens, Greece"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-1762" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-1762 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-destinations category-gstc-conferences category-news tag-korea tag-suwon tag-unwto"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 17 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 10, 2016 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/global-sustainable-tourism-conference-2016-concluded-in-success/" aria-label="Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2016 Concluded in Success"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="sml clean IMGL4878" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sml_clean_IMGL4878-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sml_clean_IMGL4878-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="sml clean IMGL4878" decoding="async" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/global-sustainable-tourism-conference-2016-concluded-in-success/">Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2016 Concluded in Success</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2021-10-02T05:13:21+08:00</span><span>October 17th, 2016</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> October 2016, Suwon, Republic of Korea – The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2016 in Suwon, Republic of Korea, took place on 5-8 October 2016, with 400 participants coming from more than 20 countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa, and North America. This includes many GSTC members and the GSTC Board members. The conference brought direct <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/global-sustainable-tourism-conference-2016-concluded-in-success/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/global-sustainable-tourism-conference-2016-concluded-in-success/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2016 Concluded in Success"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-1308" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-1308 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 19 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 09, 2015 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/annual-general-meeting-agm-2015/" aria-label="2015 GSTC Annual General Meeting Held in Huangshan, China"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="Screen Shot 2015 09 17 at 11.31.16 PM" decoding="async" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen_Shot_2015-09-17_at_11.31.16_PM-320x202.png" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Screen_Shot_2015-09-17_at_11.31.16_PM-320x202.png" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="Screen Shot 2015 09 17 at 11.31.16 PM" decoding="async" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/annual-general-meeting-agm-2015/">2015 GSTC Annual General Meeting Held in Huangshan, China</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/jmoses/" title="Posts by Jimena Moses" rel="author">Jimena Moses</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2023-02-06T23:46:37+08:00</span><span>September 19th, 2015</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> Attendees of the 2015 GSTC AGM September 17th, 2015 - The GSTC 2015 Annual General Meeting was held September 10-13 in Huangshan, China. Participants from fourteen countries attended the event hosted by GSTC and the Huangshan Administrative Committee (HSAC) which manages the Mount Huangshan World Heritage site. The three-day dynamic event offered workshops <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/annual-general-meeting-agm-2015/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/annual-general-meeting-agm-2015/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on 2015 GSTC Annual General Meeting Held in Huangshan, China"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-1251" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-1251 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 30 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 04, 2015 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/latin-america-regional-meeting-brings-success-for-gstc/" aria-label="A Successful GSTC Latin America Regional Meeting in Quito"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="Group" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Group-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Group-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Group-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Group-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="Group" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Group-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Group-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/latin-america-regional-meeting-brings-success-for-gstc/">A Successful GSTC Latin America Regional Meeting in Quito</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/amorrison/" title="Posts by Andrew Morrison" rel="author">Andrew Morrison</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2019-05-24T11:01:59+08:00</span><span>April 30th, 2015</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p></p><p> April 30, 2015 – The GSTC Latin America Regional Meeting took place April 26th with great success. The gathering gave 75 travel and tourism professionals from over 12 countries a foundational list of tools, contacts, and references to improve overall sustainability of their operations. Structured in part like a workshop, <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/latin-america-regional-meeting-brings-success-for-gstc/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/latin-america-regional-meeting-brings-success-for-gstc/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on A Successful GSTC Latin America Regional Meeting in Quito"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-876" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-876 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 28 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 04, 2014 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-annual-general-meeting-in-bonito-brazil-2014/" aria-label="GSTC Annual General Meeting in Bonito, Brazil (2014)"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="ties20pic2011" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ties20pic2011-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ties20pic2011-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ties20pic2011-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ties20pic2011-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="ties20pic2011" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ties20pic2011-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ties20pic2011-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-annual-general-meeting-in-bonito-brazil-2014/">GSTC Annual General Meeting in Bonito, Brazil (2014)</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/admin/" title="Posts by GSTC Administrator" rel="author">GSTC Administrator</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2021-10-05T07:46:38+08:00</span><span>April 28th, 2014</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p>Industry professionals gather in one of the most important annual conferences in Sustainable TourismBonito, Brazil (April 28, 2014) – Located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Bonito is a quiet and astonishing destination with a population of almost 20,000 inhabitants. True to its name -Bonito means beautiful in Portuguese- this simple-life village <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-annual-general-meeting-in-bonito-brazil-2014/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-annual-general-meeting-in-bonito-brazil-2014/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on GSTC Annual General Meeting in Bonito, Brazil (2014)"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-28533" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-28533 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 30 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 09, 2012 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-third-annual-meeting-2012/" aria-label="GSTC Third Annual Meeting (2012)"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Annuam-Members-Meeting-2012-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Annuam-Members-Meeting-2012-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Annuam-Members-Meeting-2012-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Annuam-Members-Meeting-2012-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Annuam-Members-Meeting-2012-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Annuam-Members-Meeting-2012-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-third-annual-meeting-2012/">GSTC Third Annual Meeting (2012)</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/rariel/" title="Posts by rariel" rel="author">rariel</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2021-10-02T05:27:13+08:00</span><span>September 30th, 2012</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p> GSTC Third Annual Meeting Open Forum: Morning Overview From left: Gwen Migita, Charles Arden-Clarke, Leilani Latimer, Erika Harms, Kelly Bricker, Shannon Stowell, Jane Ashton, Mila Dahle The third annual Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) meeting was held in Washington D.C. from September 26-29th, 2012. The GSTC has tripled its membership in the <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-third-annual-meeting-2012/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-third-annual-meeting-2012/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on GSTC Third Annual Meeting (2012)"> Read More </a></div></div></article><article id="post-3472" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-3472 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gstc-conferences category-news"><div class="fusion-date-and-formats"><div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 8 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 07, 2011 </span></div><div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i></div></div><div class="fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow"><ul class="slides"><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed" aria-haspopup="true"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/success-the-gstc-annual-membership-meeting-recap/" aria-label="GSTC Holds 2nd Annual Membership Meeting (2011)"> <img width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-4-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-4-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-4-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-4-320x202.jpg" class="attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-4-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-4-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a></div></li><li><div class="fusion-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/success-the-gstc-annual-membership-meeting-recap/" aria-label="GSTC Holds 2nd Annual Membership Meeting (2011)"> <img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20202'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-26503" role="presentation" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3-700x441.jpg 700w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3-320x202.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="320" height="202" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3-320x202.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-26503" role="presentation" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3-320x202.jpg 320w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3-700x441.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></noscript> </a> <a style="display:none;" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC2011-2nd-Annual-Membership-Meeting-3.jpg" data-rel="iLightbox[gallery3472]" title="" data-title="GSTC2011 2nd Annual Membership Meeting #3" data-caption=""> </a></div></li></ul></div><div class="fusion-post-content post-content"><h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/success-the-gstc-annual-membership-meeting-recap/">GSTC Holds 2nd Annual Membership Meeting (2011)</a></h2><p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/janice/" title="Posts by Janice" rel="author">Janice</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2020-05-15T11:25:09+08:00</span><span>July 8th, 2011</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p><div class="fusion-post-content-container"><p>Hola! A warm thank you to everyone who was able to attend the 2nd Annual GSTC Membership Council meeting in Barcelona, Spain last week. We had an amazing turn out (close to 200 people registered for the event!). The most exciting part…we had 60 members join us! The week began with a two-day meeting of <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/success-the-gstc-annual-membership-meeting-recap/">[...]</a></p></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div><div class="fusion-meta-info"><div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/success-the-gstc-annual-membership-meeting-recap/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on GSTC Holds 2nd Annual Membership Meeting (2011)"> Read More </a></div></div></article></div></div></section></div></main><div class="fusion-footer"><footer class="fusion-footer-widget-area fusion-widget-area fusion-footer-widget-area-center"><div class="fusion-row"><div class="fusion-columns fusion-columns-1 fusion-widget-area"><div class="fusion-column fusion-column-last col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12"><section id="text-11" class="fusion-footer-widget-column widget widget_text" style="border-style: solid;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;"><div class="textwidget"><h4 style="color: #fff; text-align: 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