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Accreditation? Recognition?</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-item-1348393" 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 id="menu-item-1348389" 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 id="menu-item-22518" 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 id="menu-item-1348392" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page 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class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Auditor Training</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-item-28" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-28 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="28"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">TRAINING</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li id="menu-item-2387" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-page-parent menu-item-2387 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP)</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-21561" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21561 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Upcoming Courses</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-2383" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2383 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/certificate-in-sustainable-tourism/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Professional Certificate in Sustainable Tourism</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-30696" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30696 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/certificate-in-sustainable-business-travel/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Professional Certificate in Sustainable Business Travel</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-2388" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-1636 current_page_item menu-item-2388 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/gstc-trainers-partners/" 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href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/destination-membership/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Destination Membership</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li id="menu-item-26966" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26966" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/organizational-membership/org-membership-app/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Destination Membership Application</span></a></li></ul></li><li id="menu-item-2390" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-privacy-policy menu-item-2390" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-policy/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Policy</span></a></li><li id="menu-item-2392" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2392" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-categories-and-fees/" 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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 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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 menu-item-1067870 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-mice-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC MICE Criteria</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1354528 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-attraction-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Attraction Criteria</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2374 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/criteria-translations/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Criteria Translations</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-30672 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards ></span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24917" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards-for-hotels/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards for Hotels</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24916" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards-for-tour-operators/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards for Tour Operators</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2661" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards-for-destinations/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards for Destinations</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2708" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/certification/achieve-gstc-recognized/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Recognition of Standards (for Standard Owners)</span></a></li></ul></li><li 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 menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-28 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="28"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">TRAINING</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-page-parent menu-item-2387 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP)</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21561 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Upcoming Courses</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2383 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/certificate-in-sustainable-tourism/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Professional Certificate in Sustainable Tourism</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30696 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/certificate-in-sustainable-business-travel/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Professional Certificate in Sustainable Business Travel</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-1636 current_page_item menu-item-2388 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/gstc-trainers-partners/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Trainers and Partners</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2384 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/faq-gstc-training-program/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>FAQs: GSTC Training Program</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-30 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="30"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">MEMBERSHIP</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17961 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/member-search/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Members</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2393 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Become a GSTC Member ></span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item 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href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/organizational-membership/org-membership-app/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Destination Membership Application</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-privacy-policy menu-item-2390" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-policy/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Policy</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2392" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-categories-and-fees/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Categories & Fees</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2398" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-payment-options/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Payment Options</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2389 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/upcoming-members-webinars/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Webinars for GSTC Members</span></a></li><li class="nmr-logged-out menu-item menu-item-type-tml_action menu-item-object-login menu-item-19800 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/login/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Members Log In</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-4577 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="4577"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">EVENTS</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30219 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/upcoming-members-webinars/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Upcoming Webinars</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-733625 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc2024singapore/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC2024 Singapore, Nov 13-16</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1283909 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/events/upcoming-conferences/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Upcoming Conferences</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-35073 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/topics/news/gstc-conferences/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Past Conferences</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-18391 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="18391"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/topics/news/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">NEWS</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-35921 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/destination-stewardship-report/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Destination Stewardship Report</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item wpml-ls-slot-2 wpml-ls-item wpml-ls-item-en wpml-ls-current-language wpml-ls-menu-item wpml-ls-first-item wpml-ls-last-item menu-item-type-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-object-wpml_ls_menu_item menu-item-wpml-ls-2-en" data-classes="menu-item" data-item-id="wpml-ls-2-en"><a title="English" href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/gstc-trainers-partners/" class="fusion-background-highlight wpml-ls-link"><span class="menu-text"><img class="wpml-ls-flag" 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class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2370" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>About GSTC</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2371" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/gstc-impact/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Mission & Impacts</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-29713" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/gstc-history/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC History</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1043067" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/market-access-program/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Market Access Program</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2610 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>The People of GSTC ></span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2364" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/people/gstc-staff/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Staff</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2365" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/people/board-of-directors/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Board of Directors</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2368" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/people/assurance-panel/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Assurance Panel</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2369" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/people/gstc-working-groups/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Working Groups</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2679" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/sponsors-of-gstc/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Sponsors</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26799" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/member-search/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Members</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-522971" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/about/people/recruitment/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Recruitment</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2372 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/contact-us/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Contact GSTC</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-22758 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a 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 menu-item-1067870 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-mice-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC MICE Criteria</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1354528 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-attraction-criteria/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Attraction Criteria</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2374 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/criteria-translations/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Criteria Translations</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-30672 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards ></span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24917" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards-for-hotels/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards for Hotels</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-24916" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards-for-tour-operators/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards for Tour Operators</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2661" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/gstc-criteria/gstc-recognized-standards-for-destinations/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC-Recognized Standards for Destinations</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2708" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/certification/achieve-gstc-recognized/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Recognition of Standards (for Standard Owners)</span></a></li></ul></li><li 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 menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-28 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="28"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">TRAINING</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-page-ancestor current-page-parent menu-item-2387 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP)</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21561 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Upcoming Courses</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2383 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/certificate-in-sustainable-tourism/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Professional Certificate in Sustainable Tourism</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30696 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/certificate-in-sustainable-business-travel/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Professional Certificate in Sustainable Business Travel</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-1636 current_page_item menu-item-2388 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/gstc-trainers-partners/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Trainers and Partners</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2384 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-training/faq-gstc-training-program/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>FAQs: GSTC Training Program</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-30 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="30"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">MEMBERSHIP</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17961 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/member-search/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>GSTC Members</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2393 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Become a GSTC Member ></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-2391" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/organizational-membership/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Organization Membership</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-23373" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/organizational-membership/org-membership-app/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Organization Membership Application</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-2926" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/destination-membership/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Destination Membership</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-26966" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/organizational-membership/org-membership-app/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Destination Membership Application</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-privacy-policy menu-item-2390" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-policy/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Policy</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2392" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-categories-and-fees/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Categories & Fees</span></a></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2398" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/become-a-gstc-member/membership-payment-options/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Membership Payment Options</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2389 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/upcoming-members-webinars/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Webinars for GSTC Members</span></a></li><li class="nmr-logged-out menu-item menu-item-type-tml_action menu-item-object-login menu-item-19800 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/login/" class="fusion-background-highlight"><span>Members Log In</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-4577 fusion-dropdown-menu" data-item-id="4577"><a class="fusion-background-highlight"><span class="menu-text">EVENTS</span></a><ul class="sub-menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-30219 fusion-dropdown-submenu" ><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/membership/upcoming-members-webinars/" 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class="fusion-slider-visibility"></div><main id="main" class="clearfix "><div class="fusion-row" style=""><section id="content" class="" style="float: left;"><div id="post-1636" class="post-1636 page type-page status-publish hentry"> <span class="entry-title rich-snippet-hidden">GSTC Trainers and Partners</span><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://www.gstcouncil.org/author/aezaki/" title="Posts by Ayako Ezaki" rel="author">Ayako Ezaki</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-11-09T22:19:03+08:00</span><div class="post-content"><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-1"><h1 style="text-align: center;">GSTC Trainers and Training Partners</h1><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #747474;">GSTC works with sustainable tourism training experts from around the world who serve as official GSTC Trainers of the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program. 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( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-22115" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-22115"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Cherise" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Cherise Addinsall</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Australia<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Asia Pacific</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Kazuhiro-Arai" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18503" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Kazuhiro-Arai-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Kazuhiro-Arai" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Kazuhiro-Arai-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18503"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Kazuhiro" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kazuhiro Arai</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Japan<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: East Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-24757" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-24757"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Matthias" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Matthias Beyer</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Germany<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English, German, Spanish<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Europe, Latin America, Africa</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34638" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34638"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Tshoganetso" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele<br /> </span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Botswana<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Africa</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18506" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18506"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Monique" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Monique Chen (Ying Chieh Chen)</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Taiwan<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Chinese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: East Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Ignacio de las Cuevas" title="GSTC Trainer Ignacio de las Cuevas" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-1606" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Ignacio de las Cuevas" title="GSTC Trainer Ignacio de las Cuevas" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-1606"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Ignacio" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ignacio de las Cuevas</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Spain<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English, Spanish, French<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Asia, Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="David-Ermen" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-30489" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="David-Ermen" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-30489"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.David" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. David Ermen</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-9"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: New Zealand<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English, German<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Asia Pacific, Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Ayako-Ezaki_sqr" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18710" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr.jpg 256w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Ayako-Ezaki_sqr" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18710" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr.jpg 256w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Ayako" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ayako Ezaki<br /> </span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-10"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Germany<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami" title="GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-1610" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami" title="GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-1610"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Mami" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Mami Futagami</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-11"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> East Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Anula-Galewska" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-46224" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Anula-Galewska" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-46224"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Anula" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Anula Galewska</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-12"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Poland<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Polish, Russian, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Central Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Tim Gamper" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-474273" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tim-Gamper-e1683104214436-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Tim Gamper" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tim-Gamper-e1683104214436-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-474273"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Tim" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tim Gamper</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-13"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Scotland (UK)<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English, Spanish, French<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia, Latin America, Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Catherine-Germier-Hamel" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-19222" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Catherine-Germier-Hamel" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-19222"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Catherine" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Catherine Germier-Hamel</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-14"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country: </strong>Cambodia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> French, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Greater Mekong Subregion</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34428" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34428"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Michaela" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Michaela Hölz</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-15"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Austria<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Mihee Kang" title="GSTC Trainer Mihee Kang" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-1612" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Mihee Kang" title="GSTC Trainer Mihee Kang" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-1612"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Mihee" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Mihee Kang</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-16"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> South Korea<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Korean, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> East Asia, Southeast Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-33684" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte.jpg 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-33684" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Nia" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nia Klatte</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-17"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Germany, UK<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-16 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Jeppe sqr" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-24848" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr.jpg 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Jeppe sqr" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-24848" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Jeppe" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jeppe Klockareson</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-18"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Sweden<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, Swedish<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Nordic Region</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-17 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18893" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-18893"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Diana" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Diana Körner</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-19"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Tanzania<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, German, French<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-18 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Nicola Koschel 200" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-24488" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Nicola Koschel 200" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-24488"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Nicola" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nicola Koschel</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-20"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Germany<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-19 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Kim Langmaid 150×150" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-20640" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Kim Langmaid 150×150" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-20640"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Kim" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Kim Langmaid</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-21"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> United States<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Western USA</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-20 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-36174" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-36174"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Leonardo" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Leonardo Latorre Melin</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-22"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Chile<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Spanish<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Latin America</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-21 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-21595" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-21595"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Antje" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Antje Martins</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-23"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific, Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-23 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-22 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Jorge Moller" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-3628" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Jorge Moller" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-3628"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Jorge" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jorge Moller</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-24"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Chile<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Spanish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South America</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-24 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-23 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34432" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34432"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Sabine" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Sabine Müller</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-25"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Switzerland<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-24 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-21403" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-21403"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Angela" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Angela Nagy</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-26"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Canada<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> North America</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-26 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-25 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Nalendra" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-691527" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Nalendra" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-691527"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Mochamad" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mochamad Nalendra</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-27"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Indonesia<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Bahasa Indonesia, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> South East Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-27 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-26 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Natalia Naranjo" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-3688" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Natalia-Naranjo-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Natalia Naranjo" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Natalia-Naranjo-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-3688"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Natalia" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Natalia Naranjo</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-28"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Colombia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Spanish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South America</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-28 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-27 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Steve Noakes" title="GSTC Trainer Steve Noakes" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-1625" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Steve Noakes" title="GSTC Trainer Steve Noakes" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-1625"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Steve" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Steve Noakes</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-29"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific, Scandinavia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-28 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Ioannis Pappas" title="GSTC Trainer Ioannis Pappas" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-1626" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2.jpg 338w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC Trainer Ioannis Pappas" title="GSTC Trainer Ioannis Pappas" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-1626" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2.jpg 338w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Ioannis" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Ioannis Pappas</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-30"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Greece<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Greek, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-30 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-29 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Kathleen Pessolano" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-3685" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Kathleen Pessolano" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-3685"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Kathleen" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kathleen Pessolano</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-31"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> USA<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Spanish<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> North America, Latin America</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-31 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-30 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="CB-Ramkumar-sqr" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-28703" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr.jpg 252w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="CB-Ramkumar-sqr" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-28703" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr.jpg 252w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Ram" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CB Ramkumar</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-32"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> India<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-32 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-31 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34423" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-34423"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Holger" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Holger Sigmund</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-33"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Switzerland<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-33 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-32 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="AnnaSpenceley small" title="AnnaSpenceley small" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-1502" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/AnnaSpenceley_small-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="AnnaSpenceley small" title="AnnaSpenceley small" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/AnnaSpenceley_small-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-1502"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Anna" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Anna Spenceley</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-34"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Seychelles<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-34 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-33 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-19282" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-19282"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Urs" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Prof. Urs Wagenseil</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-35"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Switzerland<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-35 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-34 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Chinthana Duminduhewa" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1335705" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-1200x1200.jpg 1200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Chinthana Duminduhewa" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1335705" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Chinthana-Duminduhewa-1200x1200.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Chinthana" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chinthana Duminduhewa</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-36"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Sri Lanka<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Sinhala<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Sri Lanka</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-36 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-35 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Prof DAC Suranga Silva" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-45417" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva.jpg 203w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Prof DAC Suranga Silva" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-45417" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva.jpg 203w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Suranga" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Prof. DAC Suranga Silva</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-37"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Sri Lanka<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Sinhala<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Sri Lanka</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-37 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-liftup-border-radius:50%;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><div class="awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-36 imageframe-liftup imageframe-36"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-36" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC Trainer Koji Miwa" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-390172" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Koji-Miwa-1-e1677832770765-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC Trainer Koji Miwa" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Koji-Miwa-1-e1677832770765-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-390172"/></noscript></span></div></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Koji" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Koji Miwa</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-38"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Japan, Mauritius</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-38 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-37 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC Trainer Pornpol Noithammaraj" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-390188" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="GSTC Trainer Pornpol Noithammaraj" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-390188"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Pornpol" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pornpol Noithammaraj</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-39"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Thailand<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Thai, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Thailand</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-39 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-38 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Halil burak sakal-2" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-200417" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2.jpeg 400w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-150x150.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Halil burak sakal-2" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-150x150.jpeg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-200417" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2.jpeg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Burak" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Halil Burak Sakal</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-40"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Türkiye<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Turkish, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Türkiye</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-40 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-39 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Mehmet Bahar" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-600243" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-150x150.png"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Mehmet Bahar" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-150x150.png" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-600243"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Mehmet" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mehmet BAHAR</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-41"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Türkiye<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Turkish, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Türkiye</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-41 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-40 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="duygu bora" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-600287" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-200x198.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-400x396.jpg 400w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="duygu bora" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-600287" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-200x198.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-400x396.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Duygu" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Duygu Bora</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-42"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> Türkiye<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Turkish, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Türkiye</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-42 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-41 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rajesh-Nambiar" title="GSTC-Trainer-Rajesh-Nambiar" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-684070" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rajesh-Nambiar" title="GSTC-Trainer-Rajesh-Nambiar" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-684070"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Rajesh" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rajesh Nambiar</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-43"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country:</strong> India<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> India</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-43 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-42 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Aditi-Chanchani" title="GSTC-Trainer-Aditi-Chanchani" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-684055" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1.jpeg 800w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-150x150.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Aditi-Chanchani" title="GSTC-Trainer-Aditi-Chanchani" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-150x150.jpeg" class="img-responsive wp-image-684055" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Aditi" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Aditi Chanchani</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-44"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: India<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: India</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-44 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-43 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Lina-Al-Khaled" title="GSTC-Trainer-Lina-Al-Khaled" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-684036" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Lina-Al-Khaled" title="GSTC-Trainer-Lina-Al-Khaled" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-150x150.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-684036"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Lina" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lina Al-Khaled</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-45"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Jordan<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Arabic, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Arab Countries</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-45 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-44 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rawan-Atallah" title="GSTC-Trainer-Rawan-Atallah" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="img-responsive wp-image-683949" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-150x150.jpeg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rawan-Atallah" title="GSTC-Trainer-Rawan-Atallah" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-150x150.jpeg" class="img-responsive wp-image-683949"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Rawan" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rawan Atallah</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-46"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Jordan<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Arabic, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Arab Countries</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-46 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-45 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Kingston Khoo" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1027083" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Kingston Khoo" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1027083"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Kingston" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kingston Khoo</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-47"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Malaysia<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English, Bahasa Malaysia<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-47 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-46 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Federica" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1027153" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Federica" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1027153"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Federica" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Federica Bosco</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-48"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Italy<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Italian, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-48 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-47 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Sonja Gottlebe" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1039918" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Sonja Gottlebe" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1039918"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Sonja" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sonja Gottlebe</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-49"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: France<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: French, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Europe, Africa</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-49 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-48 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Nabil Tarazi" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1186050" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Nabil Tarazi" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1186050"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Nabil" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nabil Tarazi</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-50"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Jordan<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Arabic, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Arab world</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-50 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-49 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Trang Nguyen – Headshot – cropped" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1348787" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-e1729235347632-200x200.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-e1729235347632.png 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-e1729235347632-150x150.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Trang Nguyen – Headshot – cropped" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-e1729235347632-150x150.png" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1348787" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-e1729235347632-200x200.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-e1729235347632.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Trang" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Trang Nguten</span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-51"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Vietnam<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: Vietnamese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: South east Asia</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-51 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-animated" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );" data-animationType="fadeIn" data-animationDuration="0.3" data-animationOffset="top-into-view"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container" style="text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div class="imageframe-align-center"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-50 hover-type-none" style="border:1px solid #ffffff;border-radius:50%;"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Ante Mandic" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1354337" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-150x150.jpg"/><noscript><img decoding="async" width="150" height="150" title="Ante Mandic" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-150x150.jpg" alt class="img-responsive wp-image-1354337"/></noscript></span></div></div><a class="fusion-modal-text-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".fusion-modal.Ante" href="#"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ante Mandić </span></h3> </a><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-52"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Country</strong>: Croatia<br /> <strong>Languages</strong>: English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation</strong>: Europe</p></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;"></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-52 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-1 Cherise" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-1" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-1" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Cherise Addinsall</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-22115 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-22115 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Cherise-Addinsall-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Cherise Addinsall is a Research Fellow at Southern Cross University, working on research and development projects in the South Pacific. Her research interests are in sustainable livelihoods and well-being, with a particular focus on enhancing benefits from tourism to host countries through sustainable tourism.</p><p>She has worked on a number of international research projects through the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. She has also published a number of articles and book chapters and recently supported the Vanuatu Government (through her company ‘Sustainable Island States’) to develop their Vanuatu Sustainable Tourism Policy (2018-2030).</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-2 Kazuhiro" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-2" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-2" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Kazuhiro Arai</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> East Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-22115 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Kazuhiro-Arai-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-22115 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Kazuhiro-Arai-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></noscript></p><p>Kazuhiro (Kazu) has been the president of the Hokkaido Adventure Travel Association since 2017, an organization that aims to promote adventure travel and to develop sustainable tourism in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture. He is also a board member of Ecotourism Japan, the executive officer of the Hokkaido Tourism and Community Development Center, and a board member of the World Indigenous People’s Network AINU (WIN AINU). Through these positions, he supports local community development and conservation through sustainable tourism in Hokkaido.</p><p>Kazu also founded the Daisetsuzan Nature School in 2001. The school is based in the Daisetsuzan National Park in Japan, and provides environmental education, eco tours, and nature conservation programs. The school has a park management contract with the government, and strives to create a system of “environmentally conscious use”. The concept is of conservation by users, working with the local community towards sustainable park management.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-3 Rawan" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-3" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-3" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Rawan Atallah</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Jordan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Arabic, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Arab World</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-683949 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rawan-Atallah" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-66x66.jpeg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831.jpeg 160w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-150x150.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-683949 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-150x150.jpeg" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rawan-Atallah" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-66x66.jpeg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rawan-Atallah-e1696411270831.jpeg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>With over 20 years of dedicated experience in the tourism sector, Rawan Atallah stands as a leading expert in sustainable tourism development, renowned for her comprehensive knowledge and remarkable contributions. Her journey encompasses a multifaceted career as a Consultant, Researcher, Trainer, Mentor, and project manager of transformative tourism projects.</p><p>With a rich track record of over 18 years in Tourism Destination Development and Tourism SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) development, Rawan has lent her expertise to numerous projects that have set new standards for excellence. She has spearheaded initiatives involving facilitating public-private partnerships, mobilizing and developing local communities, and the execution of impactful needs assessments and capacity-building programs.</p><p>Having collaborated with various development agencies and government entities over two decades, Rawan has actively contributed to key industry research and assessments across diverse facets of the tourism landscape, which included participation in studies encompassing tourism labor dynamics, adventure tourism, industry competitiveness, agri-tourism, artisanal industries, experiential tourism, and innovative tourism product development.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-4 Lina" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-4" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-4" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Lina Al-Khaled</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Jordan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Arabic, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Arab World</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-684036 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Lina-Al-Khaled" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-684036 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Lina-Al-Khaled" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Lina-Al-Khaled_comp-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><div><p>A passionate, multilingual, tourism professional, advisor, trainer, facilitator, presenter, speaker, board member and scholar with 25 years of working experience with public and private sectors, donor projects and NGOs. Member of the Jordan Economic Modernization Vision 2033 – Tourism Group, led by the Jordan Royal Hashemite Court since early 2022.</p></div><div><p>Throughout her career, Lina worked with MICE groups, advised tourism businesses on sustainable development and marketing, worked with government on strategic planning, tourism and investment promotion and marketing, with recent focus on sustainable and adventure tourism. She also worked on proposal writing, project planning and management, research, <span class="il">training</span>, facilitation, and grant management. Her diverse experience was a key success factor in her role as Executive Director of Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) between 2015-2019. Recently Lina joined GSTC as trainer and embarked on coaching for “Travelife” certification to help spread sustainability practices in Jordan and the region.</p><p>She is also a founding member in a cross tourism and environmental initiative led by 10 Jordanian women called “Himmeh w Lammeh” – working for a cleaner and greener Jordan.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-5 Matthias" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-5" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-5" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Matthias Beyer</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country:</strong> Germany<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, German, Spanish<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe, Latin America, Africa</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-24757 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-24757 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Matthias-Beyer-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Matthias Beyer is a fully qualified graduate of the hotel business and holds an engineering degree in landscape planning with a specialization in sustainable tourism planning. He has been working as an international consultant and expert on sustainable tourism planning, marketing and management since 2002 (with a special focus on developing and newly industrialized countries). After completing his studies, he worked as a freelance consultant and expert for several years and conducted various tourism projects in Germany, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia for national and international clients.</p><p data-uw-styling-context="true">In 2005 he founded the international consulting firm mascontour GmbH – Sustainable Tourism Consulting & Communication. With Matthias as General Manager, the firm has since implemented about 140 tourism projects in over 50 countries. His main areas of expertise include sustainable destination management strategies, PR and marketing support for destinations, tourism product development, capacity development as well as sustainable supply chain and value chain management. In addition, Matthias works as a lecturer at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences since 2008. Over the past few years, he has given numerous presentations at international conferences and trade shows, published several professional articles, hosted various events, and prepared a number of trade publications. He also regularly holds training seminars on sustainable tourism planning, marketing and management.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-6 Tshoganetso" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-6" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-6" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Botswana<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, Tswana<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation: </strong>Botswana</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34638 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34638 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Tshoganetso-Carl-Ponoesele-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Ms. Tshoganetso Carl-Ponoesele is the Executive Manager – Quality Services with the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO). With over fifteen years’ experience working for different private and donor-driven organisations in the field of Environmental Management and Conservation, Ms. Carl is particularly passionate about maximizing community involvement and benefits through sustainable tourism development. Her experience spans from capacity building of Ecotourism Certification assessors; business advisory on environmental sustainability issues and the Botswana Ecotourism Certification System to Community Based Organisations and tourism product developers as well as drafting of the tourism industry service standards and criteria.</p><p data-uw-styling-context="true">In the advent of COVID-19, Ms. Carl led the development process of the Tourism Industry COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures for Botswana’s Tourism Industry, and has facilitated the process of the Botswana Ecotourism Certification Scheme (BECS)’s accreditation.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-7 Aditi" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-7" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-7" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Aditi Chanchani</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> India<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation: </strong>India</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-684055 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Aditi-Chanchani" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-66x66.jpeg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1.jpeg 800w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-150x150.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-684055 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-150x150.jpeg" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Aditi-Chanchani" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-66x66.jpeg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Aditi-Chanchani-1.jpeg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>With over 20 years of experience, Aditi has a multi-dimensional understanding of tourism having worked across a range of thematic areas. Her interest, expertise and commitment are in envisioning models of tourism that are pro-people, equitable, just and culturally appropriate.</p><p>She is currently based in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. She divides her time at the People for Himalayan Development that works with local communities on the Forest Rights Act, local governance and tourism that is meaningful and sustainable. She is associated with the Eicher Group Foundation as their Project Manager in Himachal Pradesh. She holds the position of the Chair of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s India Working Group and a member of the Destination Stewardship Working Group.</p><p>Her prior experience was with Equitable Tourism Options – a national level research, advocacy and campaign organisation that works on the impacts of tourism policy and development from the perspective of local communities from 2000 to 2019. During this tenure, she held a range of roles moving from an associate to heading the organisation as Director.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-8 Monique" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-8" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-8" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Monique Chen (Ying Chieh Chen)</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country:</strong> Taiwan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Chinese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> East Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-18506 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-18506 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Monique-Chen-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Monique Chen is the co-founder and the previous-chairwoman (2011-2017) of Sustainable Travel Taiwan (STT). Monique is specialist as an urban planner and museum operator, and has been engaged in cultural and environmental preservation work for 20 years. STT’s main objective is to encourage – by action – destinations and tourism industry stakeholders to implement GSTC Criteria by using the tools of certification bodies accredited by GSTC.</p><p>Early in her career, Monique was the first Chief of Operations & Promotion of the Gold Ecological Park – a gold mining village from the 18th century, where she was able to explore local history with mine workers and local residents, while developing a more sustainable approach to environmental conservation.</p><p>Monique completed her Master’s Degree in Building and Planning from National Taiwan University. Through her master thesis “Reseeing Bao Tzang Yan – Building Process and Forms of Urban Informal Cultural Landscape in Developing Countries” (1999), she worked with people in historical squatter area in Taipei for 2 years, and joined the protest movement team of anti-demolition of the historical squatter area, helping vulnerable groups to speak out. Now, the squatter area is known “Treasure Hill Taipei Artists Village” and is listed as one of the top tourist spots of Taipei by Lonely Planet.</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-9 Ignacio" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-9" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-9" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Ignacio de las Cuevas</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country:</strong> Spain<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Spanish, French<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Asia, Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1606 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Ignacio de las Cuevas" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1606 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Ignacio de las Cuevas" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer-Ignacio-de-las-Cuevas.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Ignacio currently works as the Head of Hotel Training Initiative (HTI), a component of the Vocational Skills Development Program (VSDP) in Myanmar. Ignacio and his team have organised and delivered hospitality training to nearly two thousand people from disadvantaged backgrounds in 2015-16 and nearly three hundred supervisory level staff from partner hotels. Ignacio brings more than fifteen years of professional experience to the team, acquired in four different continents in both the private and public sectors. His background in tourism management led him to work for high-end international hotels in the Caribbean, the Maldives and Switzerland. Since 2005, Ignacio has gained experience working for a number of international organisations, such as IUCN, UNWTO and UNCTAD.</p><p>Ignacio is a passionate team leader who thrives on working in multicultural settings. He commits his time and efforts to disseminating sustainable tourism practices and bringing to light both the positive and negative sides of tourism development. Ignacio is multi-lingual and holds a Master Degree and a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Ignacio has closely followed the development of Myanmar since 2006. He initially came to the country as a tourist, then as a researcher and he finally settled down in Yangon in 2012 with his family.</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-10 David" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-10" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-10" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. David Ermen</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country: </strong>New Zealand<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific, Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-30489 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-30489 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/David-Ermen-1-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>David is a consultant and speaker, with a focus on destination management, service quality improvement, and sustainability in tourism. During his career he has managed large scale consulting and development projects in Europe, the Middle East, Asia & Oceania. The projects included developing national tourism strategies, establishing tourism training colleges, and creating quality management systems for hospitality operators.</p><p>In addition, David researches, teaches and guest lectures on both service management and destination management related topics at international tourism schools. In 2017, David was involved in UNWTO’s International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development as a speaker and research contributor. Recent speaking roles include moderating the Destination Day at the ITB in Berlin and presentations on the management of destinations to avoid overtourism and millennials as sustainable travellers.</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-11 Ayako" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-11" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-11" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Ayako Ezaki</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country: </strong>Germany<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-18710 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr.jpg 256w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-18710 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ayako-Ezaki_sqr.jpg 256w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Ayako Ezaki is Co-Founder and Head of Knowledge Management & Communications at TrainingAid, an international tourism and training company offering online training courses and skills development opportunities for tourism industry professionals.</p><p>Having worked for over ten years in tourism professional training and education in the non-profit sector, Ayako specializes in content building, educational program design, and project planning. She also brings many years of experience in online communications, social media marketing, and web publishing. Through TrainingAid’s partnership with the GSTC, Ayako serves as Training Director to develop, manage and market the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP).</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-12 Mami" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-12" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-12" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Mami Futagami</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> East Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1610 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1610 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Mami Futagami" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Mami-Futagami.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Mami Futagami, Ph.D. is Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Studies at the Meijo University in Japan, where she teaches courses in sustainable tourism, international fieldwork, and cross-cultural studies. She completed her M.A. in Anthropology at Pennsylvania University and Ph.D. in sustainable community development at Kyushu University. She has served on advisory committees of local government for township governance and gender equality.</p><p>Her research interests include the development of global criteria and indicators monitoring tourism sustainability and the promotion of community-based cultural heritage tourism. Currently she is head researcher for a three-year sustainable tourism project financed by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research.</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-13 Anula" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-13" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-13" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Anula Galewska</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country:</strong> Poland<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Polish, Russian, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Central Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-46224 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska.jpg 160w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-46224 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Anula-Galewska.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript><br /> Anula is the co-founder and Managing Director of Travindy, sustainable tourism consulting agency and a news platform. Since 2012, Anula has been providing strategic advice and training to tourism destinations, hotels and tour operators from over 80 countries, helping them improve their sustainability operations and marketing. Anula is an experienced trainer, coach and auditor for GSTC-recognised certification schemes. Lately, Anula has been working on sustainable development projects in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.</p><p>Anula holds a Master’s Degrees in Sociology and in Responsible Tourism Management. She is frequent speaker at international tourism events and conferences, including ITB Berlin, WTM London, Arival Event, Web in Travel, among others. Anula is amazed by the world’s beauty and wants everyone else to experience it too. That’s why she promotes tourism as a tool for bringing more joy and wealth to people and places.</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-14 Tim" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-14" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-14" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Tim Gamper</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><strong>Country:</strong> Scotland (UK)<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English, Spanish, French<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia, Latin America, Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-22524 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Tim-Gamper-e1658271758137-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-22524 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Tim-Gamper-e1658271758137-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></noscript></p><p>Tim is the Managing Director of Gamper Smith Associates ltd., a consultancy firm based in Edinburgh specialised in international development cooperation. His main areas of expertise include vocational education and training, market systems development and local economic development in particular related to the sustainable tourism sector. His clients include international development partners, international NGOs, as well as local government authorities whom he advises on how to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate their sustainable tourism initiatives. His most recent tourism and hospitality assignments have brought him to Colombia, Peru, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Laos, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan.</p><p>Prior to settling down in Scotland in 2017, Tim has worked for 7 years with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Switzerland, Ecuador and Bangladesh and 8 years with Swisscontact, a Swiss-based international NGO specialised in private sector development. As country manager for Swisscontact in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar Tim managed to build up a portfolio of tourism and hospitality programmes, including for instance in Southern Laos, where he piloted an innovative model for bringing together public, private and civil society stakeholders under a joint tourism destination management umbrella – a model, which has been adopted by the Lao PDR as their main destination management model. Throughout his career, Tim has been active in training and capacity building measures in intercultural settings and is passionate about bringing people from different backgrounds together to create better destinations for people to visit and to live in.</div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-15 Catherine" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-15" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-15" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Catherine Germier-Hamel</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Cambodia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> French, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Greater Mekong Subregion</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-19222 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-19222 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Catherine-Germier-Hamel-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Originally from France, Ms Catherine Germier-Hamel is the Founder & CEO of Seoul-based business consulting firm Millennium Destinations. She also serves as Global Senior Consultant specialized in smart & sustainable travel, tourism, hospitality, F&B and MICE.</p><p>For over 25 years, Catherine has gained international experience in marketing, communications, business development, event planning, project design, management, and coordination, as well as capacity-building and training.</p><p>Catherine holds a Masters’ degree in Management and Business Administration (1992) and a post degree in Sustainable Tourism Development (2004). In 2005, she started a new life in South Korea where, among many different adventures, she has served as F&B Marketing Manager at a Novotel hotel and Director of Global Programs and Sustainable Tourism Consultant at the ST-EP (Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty) Foundation, before establishing Millennium Destinations.</p><p>Catherine has been actively involved in several local and global companies, non-profit organizations and initiatives committed to the promotion and achievement of sustainable consumption & production patterns, poverty alleviation, social inclusiveness, environmental protection, and responsible governance.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-16 Michaela" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-16" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-16" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Michaela Hölz</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Austria<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34428 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz.jpg 160w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34428 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Michaela-Hoelz.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>The discussion about sustainability has accompanied her for almost twenty years now. After studying political science, comparative religion and law, she completed her PhD on the topic of sustainable development in connection with Luhmann’s systems theory. She worked as a sustainability and EMAS/ISO officer, implemented regional sustainability projects and taught “sustainability reporting”. She has profound experience in facilitating seminars with different techniques like Theory U and other systemic methods.</p><p>Since 2018, she runs her own consulting firm on tourism and sustainability, in which she accompanies destinations and tourism companies on their way to sustainability.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-17 Mihee" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-17" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-17" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Mihee Kang</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> South Korea<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Korean, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> East Asia, Southeast Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1805 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Dr. Mihee Kang" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1805 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Dr. Mihee Kang" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/GSTC-Trainer_Mihee-Kang.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Mihee Kang is the President of PlayForest, a cooperative of sustainable travel businesses designed to benefit local communities and local activists dedicated to the conservation of their forests and to provide genuine community-based natural tourism experiences to the visitors. She was a research professor at Seoul National University, researching topics related to protected areas management and sustainable tourism. She received her Ph.D. degree at Seoul National University in 1999. She serves a number of key positions in both domestic and international organizations such as Korean UNESCO MAB Committee, Korean Geopark Committee, Global Sustainable Tourism Council, and Asian Ecotourism Network. She has actively participated in numerous ecotourism projects in Korea and abroad such as Australia, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Paraguay, etc. She has also published many articles and books including the recent book about ecotourism in ASEAN Countries.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-18 Kumi" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-18" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-18" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Kumi Kato</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Japanese<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Japan</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-28885 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato.jpg 500w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-28885 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KumiKato.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Kumi Kato (PhD, Queensland, MEd, Griffith, BA, Tohoku) is a professor at the Faculty of Tourism/Graduate School of Tourism, Wakayama University, and a special appointed professor at Musashino University, Japan. She also has a visiting professorship at Asian Institute of Tourism, University of the Philippines, and advisory role at organizations including the Sustainable Tourism Promotion Center, APTEC (UNWTO Japan), Osaka University and Global Himalayan Expeditions India. She currently teaches sustainability & tourism, with a particular focus on community identity, empowerment and resilience. Before returning to Japan in 2008, she taught 24 years in Australia, in environmental studies, intercultural communication as well as professional development for teachers and business. She also developed a number of teaching materials and resources.</p><p>In 2018-19, Kumi lead a national project to develop a sustainable tourism standard Japan Sustainable Tourism Standard for Destinations (JSTS-D), a GSTC-D based standard developed during 2019. She also served as a site auditor for the WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Award. Kumi is a passionate advocate for sustainability in community development, education and research, working with a wide range of stakeholders, and initiating practical and often creative projects (e.g. documentary, performances and public installations). Now based in Japan, she is committed to promoting sustainable tourism locally, regionally and globally.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-19 Nia" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-19" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-19" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Nia Klatte</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Germany, UK<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-33684 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte.jpg 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-33684 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Hotel-Course-Speaker-Nia-Klatte.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Nia Klatte is Sustainability Project Manager for Considerate Group, a specialist company that helps hospitality businesses operate responsibly. A sustainable and responsible tourism specialist with a Master’s in Tourism & Social Anthropology from the University of Brighton, Nia combines her passion for sustainable development within the travel and hospitality industry.</p><p>Previously, Nia worked for 7 years in South East Asia, as Sustainability Manager in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, and as the Regional Sustainability Coordinator at Khiri Travel, and the Executive Director of Khiri Reach Foundation. Within a year she had helped Khiri become the very first DMC to be Travelife-certified in all its 7 destinations. Besides her engagement in various sustainability working groups across Southeast Asia, Nia is one of the founding members of IMPACT Vietnam, a network of responsible tour operators promoting sustainable tourism development.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-20 Jeppe" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-20" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-20" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Jeppe Klockareson</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Sweden<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, Swedish<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Nordic Region</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-24848 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr.jpg 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-24848 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jeppe-sqr.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Jeppe Klockareson is passionate about travel, nature and sustainability issues and has worked in tourism since 2004, focusing on ecotourism and responsible tourism. He’s held previous positions at Basecamp Explorer Sweden and STA Travel Nordic, as Managing Director and Product Manager and is the owner and founder of Fair Travel. Fair Travel is committed to sustainable tourism and travel principles, offering advisory and consultancy, sales & marketing support, lectures, keynote speaking and project work. He’s been instrumental in developing specialized sustainable tourism training programs for travel trade professionals in cooperation with higher vocational educations in Sweden. He’s a returning teacher and speaker both in Sweden and beyond, on training workshops and capacity building for sustainable tourism development.</p><p>Jeppe is a current board member of the Swedish Ecotourism Society, and he’s held positions at the Steering Committees of various tourism educations. Jeppe is also the organizer of several sustainable tourism development events and forums in the past.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-21 Diana" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-21" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-21" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Diana Körner</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Tanzania<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, German, French<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-18893 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-18893 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Diana-Koerner-Profile-Picture-200-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Diana works as a freelance sustainable tourism consultant for various stakeholders, such as the Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable (IFDD) and the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Foundation (SSTF) and is a team member of the Berlin based consultancy mascontour GmbH. Diana has a university background in Tourism Management (BA, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria & MSc, Skema Business School, France). Having started in the hospitality sector, she joined the Coordination Office of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism at UN Environment, before working as an international consultant on sustainable tourism projects as part of the mascontour GmbH team.</p><p>Since 2016 she is based in Seychelles where she co-founded the SSTF, a Seychellois NGO which acts as a connecting platform for tourism stakeholders in Seychelles, facilitating partnerships and joint initiatives for sustainable tourism, pursuing a five-year goal for Seychelles to be certified as a sustainable tourism destination by one of the GSTC-recognised bodies. Diana conducts regular trainings and workshops with a variety of different stakeholders from public and private sector. She considers herself a passionate sustainable tourism advocate and is an active board member of Linking Tourism & Conservation (LT&C).</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-22 Nicola" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-22" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-22" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Nicola Koschel</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Germany<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-24488 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-24488 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicola-Koschel-200.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Nicola Koschel serves on the GSTC Accreditation Panel on behalf of WWF. She is an independent tourism consultant based in Germany with a focus on the sustainable development and environmental management of tourism. After graduating from a BBA in Tourism Management and Consultancy (NHTV-NL) she obtained a Master in Sustainable Tourism Management (HNEE-DE).</p><p>Since 2007 Nicola has worked with and for NGOs, specialist researchers, federal ministries, the German Development Cooperation, the European Commission as well as by order of renowned consultancy firms. Her work portfolio involves product and destination development, feasibility studies, project evaluation, consumer market research, design of appropriate marketing strategies and the organization of study trips, tourism awards, and conferences. She is also a member of GSTC’s International Standards Working Group.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-23 Kim" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-23" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-23" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Kim Langmaid</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> United States<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Western USA</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-20640 size-full" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-20640 size-full" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kim-Langmaid-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Kim Langmaid is the Founder and Vice President of Sustainability Programs at Walking Mountains Science Center in Colorado’s Vail Valley. Kim played a lead role in the creation of the Actively Green GSTC “recognized” industry standard, the Mountain IDEAL GSTC “recognized” destination standard, and assisting Vail, Colorado in becoming the first certified sustainable destination in the United States.</p><p>Kim has been involved with sustainable tourism, climate action planning, collaborative conservation, sustainability education, and NGO leadership and management for over two decades. She has partnered with local governments, tourism organizations, and over 100 businesses to accomplish sustainability results. In addition to her roles at Walking Mountains, Kim teaches in the Sustainability Studies program at Colorado Mountain College, serves on the Vail Town Council, and on the Colorado Tourism Office’s Destination Development Committee.</p><p>Kim began her career as a wilderness guide and interpretive naturalist and has served in a wide variety of education and facilitation capacities since then. She is passionate about empowering others to take an active role in sustainable tourism and is excited to offer the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program through Walking Mountains Science Center and other partners in the United States.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-24 Leonardo" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-24" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-24" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Leonardo Latorre Melin</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Chile<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Spanish<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Latin America</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-36174 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-36174 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Leonardo-Latorre-Melin-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Leonardo Latorre Melin is the Executive Director of Regenera, a non-governmental organization that aims to promote sustainable and regenerative tourism development, with a special emphasis on protecting the cultural and natural resources of local destinations, as well as supporting families and communities where tourism serves as a tool for economic and social development. Leonardo has various professional experience in tourism destination planning, design of special interest products and facilitation of stakeholder participation processes.</p><p>He has a Master’s degree in Management and Innovation of Tourism from Universidad Austral de Chile, and diplomas in Indigenous Public Policies from Universidad Arturo Prat and Environmental Management from Universidad de Chile. He also teaches ecotourism at DUOC Valparaíso.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-25 Antje" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-25" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-25" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Antje Martins</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific, Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-21595 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-21595 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Antje-Martins_200-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Antje is currently an Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland. Prior to joining academia, Antje has worked in tourism and hospitality for more than 15 years across several countries such as Germany, France and Australia. With the aim of helping to minimize the impact of the tourism and hospitality industry on its social, cultural and ecological environment, she focuses on educating and mentoring future industry leaders. To help the industry improve further, Antje has also started her PhD on the topic of sustainable workforce.</p><p>Previously she served as the Training and Corporate Project Manager at EarthCheck, the world’s leading scientific certification and advisory group for travel and tourism, as well as managing the EarthCheck Training Academy. Training development and delivery, speaking engagements and workshop facilitation has always been an integral part of her journey, including on-the-job training of new staff, facilitating climate change workshops, speaking at industry conventions and delivering training courses online or face-to-face. . She is a Certified Asia Pacific Visitor Economy Expert through the Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA).</p><p>She serves as a Trainer for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and is a member of the GSTC Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-26 Jorge" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-26" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-26" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Jorge Moller</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Chile<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Spanish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South America</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3699 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1.jpg 500w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3699 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Jorge-Moller-1.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Jorge Moller started with ecotourism in 1985 in the South of Chile, always aware o bringing an environmental education perspective into a tourism experience. Moller is the owner of Darwin’s Trails Chile, a joint English-Chilean inbound Tour Operator with 20 years of experience providing authentic local experiences and local people contact for clients visiting Chile and Patagonia. Jorge works as a consultant with indigenous communities such as the Mapuches, Likan Antai and Rapa-Nui to provide them tools for sustainable development.</p><p>As an active member of the Board of the Chilean Tourism Bureau, Moller promotes the country of Chile in a sustainable way so as to include all type of experiences around the multiple Chilean territories. Jorge is also a teacher at the Universidad Catolica and a strategic partner of Fedetur (installing the Sustainable Distiction :S: in Hotels and Tour Operators coming up…). In 2013, Moller participated in the GSTC Early Adopter Program in Chile and had the privilege to represent Chile’s Lake Region at the GSTC AGM in Bonito, Brazil. Jorge was instrumental in the co founding and development of the South American Sustainable Tourism Network (SAST Network), which came into existence after the GSTC AGM and the ESTC in Bonito, Brazil.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-27 Sabine" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-27" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-27" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Sabine Müller</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Switzerland<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34432 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34432 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Sabine-Mueller-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Sabine Müller is Lecturer and Project Manager at the Institute of Tourism at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland. Her main areas of expertise include: community based tourism, destination competitiveness and sustainable tourism development. Sabine is involved in teaching and leading consulting projects in a variety of topics with tourism businesses and political institutions.</p><p>Prior to her work at the Institute of Tourism in Lucerne, Sabine has worked for the German Development Cooperation in Asia. Her work included sustainable product and destination development, strategy development, implementation of tourism standards. She advised capacity building measures regarding sustainable tourism and designed training programs based on stakeholder requests and needs. During her international assignments, Sabine has organized and facilitated several tourism study trips and fairs. During her international assignments, Sabine has organized and facilitated several tourism study trips and fairs.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-28 Angela" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-28" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-28" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Angela Nagy</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Canada<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> North America</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-21403 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-21403 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer_Angela-Nagy-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Angela Nagy is the CEO of GreenStep Solutions, a company that has provided sustainability solutions for thousands of small and medium sized enterprises across Canada and the US since 2008. With more than twenty years experience in project management, business development, marketing and public relations, Angela has lived and traveled extensively throughout Europe, the US and Canada, working with all levels of business, non-profits and governments on a variety of sustainability related projects.</p><p>Angela has been trained by former Vice President and Nobel Laureate, Al Gore, David Suzuki and IPCC scientists to deliver the Climate Reality Project. She is certified in Organizational GHG Accounting through the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute and as a Sustainability Practitioner through The Natural Step.</p><p>Her experience also includes politics, and Angela has served as an elected official at the municipal and regional government elected on a platform of sustainability.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-29 Mochamad" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-29" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-29" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Mochamad Nalendra</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Indonesia<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Bahasa Indonesia, English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> South East Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-691527 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-691527 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nalendra-scaled-e1696862351783-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Mr. <span class="il">Nalendra</span> is a speaker, consultant, and CEO of Wise Steps Consulting, a sustainable tourism consulting firm based in Indonesia. He is also the authorized GSTC trainer in Indonesia and Certified Professional Marketer (Asia) by Asia Marketing Federation. Graduated from Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management in Monash University Australia, <span class="il">Nalendra</span> has worked with various clients, partners, and DMOs both international and national including State Secretariat for Economy Affairs (SECO) Switzerland, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), and Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy as sustainable tourism and marketing expert.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-30 Rajesh" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-30" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-30" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Rajesh Nambiar</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> India<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> India</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-684070 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rajesh-Nambiar" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-684070 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC-Trainer-Rajesh-Nambiar" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Nambiar_comp-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Rajesh Nambiar is CEO &amp; Chief Consultant at Provork which helps tourism and travel businesses with vision planning, advising strategy, developing innovative products and distribution. He is an advisor for community-based projects and mentor for startups in tourism. He is founder of Travizz.com, a first of its kind, practical digital library designed to reshape the travel industry.<br /> Previously, he was Executive Vice President of Ottila International, a wholesale tour-operator.</p><p>He has over 28 years of experience, covering international and domestic tourism, while focusing on business management, product development, and distribution. On the academic front he holds a Diploma in Hotel Management, a bachelor’s degree in economics, and a Diploma in Advanced Marketing.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-31 Natalia" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-31" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-31" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Natalia Naranjo</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Colombia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Spanish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South America</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1623 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Natalia Naranjo" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1623 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Natalia Naranjo" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Natalia-Naranjo.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Tourism and development expert advisor. She is currently Country Representative in Colombia for the Canadian Organization for Technical Cooperation – Canadian Executive Service Organization CESO-SACO, Country Representative in Colombia and Ecuador for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council – GSTC, and official trainer for the same organization. Natalia is a leader for the development and strengthening of COMUNITUR – the Tourist Community for Development, a network that works hand by hand with communities and initiatives to promote sustainable and responsible development. Natalia has an undergraduate degree in Finance and International Relations from the Externado de Colombia University, and a master’s degree in Environment from the Social Psychology Faculty from Barcelona University, Spain. She has worked in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Spain with the private and public sector, local communities and NGOs. She has more than 10 years of experience in tourism, development, and international relations. She is a professor at Externado de Colombia University in tourism public policies and analysis of international conjuncture for the Tourism and Hospitality Business Administration Faculty. She has experience in events organization, and training with rural communities; she has also been a lecturer at various national and international conferences.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-32 Steve" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-32" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-32" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Steve Noakes</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific, Scandinavia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1625 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Steve Noakes" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1625 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Steve Noakes" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Steve-Noakes.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Steve Noakes has been involved in the travel and tourism industry for 40 years, and is a long term advocate for sustainable tourism practices across the Asia Pacific region. He is founder of Pacific Asia Tourism, an international project management company focused on tourism’s capacity to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. He is also Director/part-owner of Ecolodges Indonesia & EcoSafari Indonesia, operating ecolodges and inbound tours with a wildlife and biodiversity conservation focus across Indonesia, a Director of Binna Burra Mountain Lodge in the world heritage listed Lamington National Park in Australia and a Director of the Lamington Natural History Association at Lamington National Park.</p><p>In 2008, Steve was honoured with the inaugural Ecotourism Australia Medal, recognizing his active engagement in the Australian and international ecotourism industry. He was the lead Asia Pacific representative in the development of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, serving on the GSTC Board, the Education & Training Working Group, the Election Committee, the GSCT Trainers Selection Committee and as a senior GSTC Trainer. He has also been an active participant on the UNWTO Panel of Tourism Experts and the World Committee on Tourism Ethics, contributing to a number of UNWTO projects in Asia and East Africa. He the past two decades, has served as an Adjunct/Visiting Professor in Sustainable Tourism, at Universities in Australia, Norway and Finland. Nowadays, he is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Australia, and teaches the full semester Sustainable Tourism & Indigenous Cultures, subject at Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-33 Minako" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-33" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-33" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Minako Okada</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Japanese<br /> <strong>Region of Operation:</strong> Japan</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-21979 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq.jpg 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-21979 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Minako-Okada_sq.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Minako Okada is a researcher and consultant in tourism marketing and management. After graduating from MSc in Tourism Marketing Management at University of Surrey, she has worked for over twenty years in the Japanese tourism industry including non-profit and private sectors Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), JTB Tourism Research & Consulting. Co. and The Japan Education Centre for the Hotel Industry. She brings diverse experiences and profound knowledge in tourism marketing & research, tourism education, MICE and tourism promotion.</p><p>Minako specializes in sustainable tourism, destination marketing & management and women’s empowerment through tourism (SDGs goal No5). Minako coordinated the development of the Japanese national sustainable tourism indicator system “Japan Sustainable Tourism Standard for Destinations” (based on the GSTC Destination Criteria) in collaboration with the Japan Tourism Agency (Japanese Government). She is currently a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Tourism, Wakayama University, researching women’s empowerment and sustainable tourism.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-34 Ioannis" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-34" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-34" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Ioannis Pappas</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Greece<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> Greek, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1626 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Ioannis Pappas" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2.jpg 338w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1626 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Ioannis Pappas" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAPPAS_-_2.jpg 338w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Ioannis PAPPAS, Founder & CEO of GREEN EVOLUTION SA, is Director for Mediterranean Region of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). He is a Mechanical Engineer, with PhD in Applied Mechanics, with over 30 years’ experience in several fields of science, focusing in Sustainability for Tourism, Energy and Environmental Efficiency in Infrastructure and Buildings, Advising in standardization of companies and technological implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation methodologies, ESG, CSR and Sustainability Consulting in Private and Public Sector. He is GSTC Assessor for Destinations, Consultant for Sustainable Tourism Certification Standards, focusing on Hotels, Tour Operators and Destinations, and Approved Trainer for GSTC. He was an invited speaker in a number of conferences, seminars and webinars, including European Commission, Governments, Universities, GSTC and Google.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-35 Kathleen" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-35" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-35" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Kathleen Pessolano</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> USA<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Spanish<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> North America, Latin America</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3685 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3685 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kathleen-Pessolano.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Kathleen Pessolano is Director of Destinations Program and Associate Technical Director for the GSTC. Kathleen is an attorney and international practitioner at the intersection of tourism and sustainable development. She assists destinations with planning, policy, and management systems to develop tourism while protecting the natural and cultural resources. Kathleen especially enjoys working directly with communities to build capacity, devise strategies to broaden community benefits from tourism, and launch public-private governance structures for sustainable destination management.</p><p>Kathleen is particularly passionate about coastal tourism issues and small island development. In the last decade, she has worked for the GSTC, The Heritas Group, Cultural Heritage Partners PLLC, Sustainable Travel International, and served as an attorney for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP. Before law school, Kathleen helped the Center for International Private Enterprise advance private sector development in Latin America & the Caribbean.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-36 Ram" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-36" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-36" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">CB Ramkumar</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> India<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-28703 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr.jpg 252w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-28703 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/CB-Ramkumar-sqr.jpg 252w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>CB Ramkumar (Ram) is an author, speaker, trainer, consultant and an entrepreneur. He is passionate about sustainability and has over the years acquired application knowledge in sustainable living concepts. He developed a model for sustainable living when he built and founded Our Native Village, an eco resort just outside Bangalore, in South India. Over the last decade, he has extended his expertise to sustainable living – including topics such as sustainable food, sustainable health, sustainable marketing and branding.</p><p>Ram is also a trained Climate Leader after undergoing a training programme by the Former US Vice President and Nobel laureate, Mr. Al Gore. In addition to being a regular guest faculty in colleges across India, Ram is a guest faculty for the Indian Forest Officers training programme for eco tourism for the Jungle Lodges & Resorts in Karnataka and the International Centre for Environmental Audit & Sustainable Development in Jaipur.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-37 Holger" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-37" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-37" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Holger Sigmund</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Switzerland<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> German, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34423 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-99x100.jpg 99w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund.jpg 160w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-34423 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-99x100.jpg 99w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Holger-Sigmund.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Holger is a tourism and hospitality expert and entrepreneur. With more than 22 years of experience he knows the industry from different angles. He has a broad knowledge and experience in collaboration within destinations and the industry. He studied tourism management and worked for an Austrian destination, an incoming agency and a ski resort before starting his own business in 2004, working on various projects in the tourism, hospitality and MICE sectors and lecturing for universities.</p><p>From 2010-2020 he was founder and managing director of a tour operator. He is co-owner of Tourismuspartner, which has been offering seminars on online reputation, distribution and guest communication in German and English worldwide since 2010 and he pools his knowledge and work as a trainer, facilitator and consultant in the field of sustainability as co-founder of Tourism Impact.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-38 Anna" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-38" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-38" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Dr. Anna Spenceley</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Seychelles<br /> <strong>Language:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1631 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC Trainer Anna Spenceley" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1631 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC Trainer Anna Spenceley" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-Trainer_Anna-Spenceley.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr. Anna Spenceley is an independent consultant based in South Africa. She works on sustainable tourism issues for a wide range of international agencies, including the World Bank group, the International Trade Centre, UNWTO, UNEP, UNDP and SNV. Anna’s work includes participatory policy and master plan development, triple bottom line assessments (economic, social, and environmental), tourism certification and indicators, market research, value chain analyses and also training.</p><p>Anna is Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS Group), and leads capacity building for the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Sustainable Tourism Forum. Anna is on the editorial boards of the International Journal for Sustainable Tourism and Koedoe. Her book publications include “Tourism and Poverty Reduction”, “Responsible Tourism: Critical issues for Conservation and Development” and “Evolution and Innovation in Wildlife Conservation. Anna was a founding board member of the GSTC, and currently sits on the GSTC Destination Working Group and acts as GSTC trainer.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-39 Masaru " tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-39" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-39" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Masaru Takayama</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia Pacific</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1633 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="GSTC TRAINER Masaru Takayama" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1633 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-150x150.jpg" alt="GSTC TRAINER Masaru Takayama" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-45x45.jpg 45w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GSTC-TRAINER-Masaru-Takayama.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Mr. Masaru Takayama founded Japan Ecolodge Association (ECOLA) in 2006 and Asian Ecotourism Network (AEN) in 2015, to promote nature and community-based sustainable tourism and eco-lodging industry in the region by creating a multi-stakeholder triple-bottom line platform. ECOLA is a Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC) member under the 10YFP Sustainable Tourism Programme and developed the Environmentally Sustainable International Standard which is recognized to meet the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria. He serves on the GSTC election committee.</p><p>Masaru also owns and operates a rural ecotravel agency, Spirit of Japan Travel, registered in Kyoto, and is an owner of a 75-year-old historic building registered under Japanese Culture Agency, Shunyoso, to make the place for a sustainable tourism, lifestyle training and education facility. He serves on a number of key positions in the organizations both home and abroad including Global Ecotourism Network and Ecotourism Japan, and has been appointed by internationally recognized award programs – including Tourism for Tomorrow Awards (World Travel and Tourism Council), World Legacy Awards (National Geographic), and Responsible Tourism Awards (Wild Asia) – to serve on the judging panel.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-40 Urs" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-40" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-40" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Prof. Urs Wagenseil</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Switzerland<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, German<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-19282 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil.jpg 160w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-19282 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Trainer-Urs-Wagenseil.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Urs Wagenseil is Professor and Head of the Tourism Competence Centre of the Institute of Tourism at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland. His areas of expertise include: destination management, tourism strategies; tourism and sustainable development; tourism business and entrepreneurship. Urs serves on the board of TourCert (sustainability certification for tourism businesses and destinations), and is a current member of the GSTC Destinations Working Group.</p><p>Since 2005, Urs has been working at the Institute of Tourism at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, teaching as a Professor and leading applied research projects, as well as leading consulting projects with tourism businesses, NGOs, political institutions and other Universities in Switzerland and other countries around the world. Before working in the academic sphere, Urs acted as a Destination Manager in Lenzerheide, a good 1.1 million overnights all-year-destination in the Swiss Alps.</p><p>Urs also has industry experience managing incoming and outgoing tourism (e.g. working with Kuoni), and focuses on the following key topics: destination management, tourism strategies, tourism and sustainable development, tourism business entrepreneurship & start-ups and tour operating.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-41 Chinthana " tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-41" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-41" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Chinthana Duminduhewa</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Sri Lanka<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Sinhala<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Sri Lanka</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-42638 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/MG_5013-scaled-e1652097671479-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-42638 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/MG_5013-scaled-e1652097671479-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></noscript></p><p>Chinthana Duminduhewa is a specialist in tourism and sustainable development, entrepreneur, trainer, lecturer, consultant, and GSTC lead trainer. He is passionate about sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, ecotourism, wildlife tourism, and photography having more than 25 years of experience.</p><p>Chinthana is giving his knowledge and high capacity for innovative tourism product development specially in the area of community-centric tourism product development. Also, community involvement in protecting wildlife is his research area. At present, he is serving with many projects and training with International and national organizations. He is one of the pioneers in promoting sustainable tourism in Sri Lanka, specially in the national context. While being an entrepreneur in the tourism industry, he initiated concepts and developments to tourism as well. Currently, he is actively engaged in decentralizing the sustainable tourism concept all over Sri Lanka while delivering many programmes to stakeholders, university students, government entities, private enthusiasts, etc. He is the founding industry coordinator of the Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Destination Management CSTDM Programme at the University of Colombo.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-42 Suranga" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-42" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-42" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Prof. DAC Suranga Silva</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Sri Lanka<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Sinhala<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Sri Lanka</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-45417 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva.jpg 203w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-45417 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Prof-DAC-Suranga-Silva.jpg 203w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Professor in Tourism Economics at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, with distinctive skills and competencies in teaching, research, consultancies on Tourism Economics, which covers and relates to different subject disciplines/areas such as Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Market Analysis and so on.</p><p>He has a vast experience in Management of Public Sector Service as being the Director General/CEO of Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM), Ministry of Economic Development, Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2012 and being Director of Staff Development Center (SDC), University of Colombo. He is the founding academic coordinator for introducing Diploma, Executive Diploma, Postgraduate and Masters in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management Programmes to the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has made a significant contribution for sustainable tourism development in Sri Lanka as an eminent academic, outstanding researcher and resourceful consultant after the completion of his PhD Study at Virije University Amsterdam, theNetherlands was on sustainable tourism development in Sri Lanka and completed Advanced Certificate in Environmental Management from New England University, Australia.</p><p>He is the founding academic coordinator of the Certificate Programme in Sustainable Tourism Destination Management (CSTDM) at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-43 Koji" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-43" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-43" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Koji Miwa</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Japan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Japanese, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Japan, Mauritius</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-390172 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Koji-Miwa-1-e1677832770765-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-390172 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Koji-Miwa-1-e1677832770765-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></noscript></p><p>Koji Miwa has engaged in sustainability issues for his entire career. In his earlier career, he worked with local communities in Southeast Asia supporting them in building a sustainable society through sustainable farming and forest management. He also provided training courses on Satoyama conservation for students from around the world in Japan.</p><p>Currently, Koji works as a policy researcher in the Biodiversity and Forest Area at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). He engages in global biodiversity issues, focusing on achieving living in harmony with nature. Koji is currently involved in work related to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), and serves as a fellow in its assessment on Transformative Change. He has been supporting Mauritius to promote sustainable tourism, aiming to increase awareness of sustainability issues among the local tourism industry and communities, and assisting them to obtain the “Blue Oasis” certification which acts as proof of meeting the Mauritian standards on sustainable tourism recognized by GSTC for hotels and tour operators.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-44 Pornpol" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-44" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-44" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Pornpol Noithammaraj</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Thailand<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Thai, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Thailand</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-390188 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845.jpg 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-390188 size-thumbnail alignleft" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Pornpol-Noithammaraj-e1678078483845.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Mr. Noithammaraj is currently an independent sustainable tourism consultant in Thailand. For almost a decade, he worked for the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Public Organization), a governmental agency responsible for developing tourism destination in sustainable manner. He has great experience on sustainable destinations development. Through those years, he undertook several related projects, e.g. sustainable tourism destination assessment program, water stewardship in tourism destinations, tangible and intangible cultural heritage inventory for tourism, tourism for all in cultural heritage site, etc. In addition, he also has experience in community and local stakeholder engagement, and he also understands tourism-related laws and policies in Thailand as well as its public administration and budget system.</p><p>Regarding GSTC, he has involved and supported many of its activities, e.g. translating GSTC-D v2.0 into Thai language, principle person to arrange 2019 GSTC Asia-Pacific Sustainable Tourism Conference in Chiangmai, Thailand, etc. He always mentions that still numbers of tourism personnels and related stakeholders in Thailand have language barrier. So he has big intention to deliver the training in Thai language and make such knowledge more accessible among Thai society.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-45 Burak" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-45" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-45" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Halil Burak Sakal</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Türkiye<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Turkish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Türkiye</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-200417 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-66x66.jpeg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2.jpeg 400w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-150x150.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-200417 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-150x150.jpeg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-66x66.jpeg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Halil-burak-sakal-2.jpeg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Prof.Halil Burak Sakal is the Director of the Social and Strategic Studies Center at Cappadocia University. His areas of expertise include politics and economy, as well as water, environment, and energy management. He has worked in fieldworks and projects on the political economy of water, electricity, and natural resources, sustainable and competitive tourism development, and strategic planning. He has been a GSTC trainer and auditor (hotels) since 2022.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-46 Mehmet" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-46" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-46" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Mehmet BAHAR</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Türkiye<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Turkish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Türkiye</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-600243 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-66x66.png 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-150x150.png 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-150x150.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-600243 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-66x66.png 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Mehmet-Bahar-e1691570565771-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr.Mehmet BAHAR graduated from 9 Eylül University, Aydın Tourism and Hotel Management School. He holds Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Tourism and Hotel Management from Akdeniz University. After working at every level of the sector, he worked as a general manager in many national and international hotel chains until 2014. Later, he left the hotel business and worked as a founding partner at Celextravel in 2014 – 2019. In 2019, he started to give lectures on “Tourism and Hotel Management” at the University of Cappadocia at associate, undergraduate and graduate levels, and he still continues this duty. He conducts academic and sectoral studies on sustainability issues.In addition, he is actively working in many NGOs related to tourism.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-47 Duygu" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-47" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-47" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Duygu Bora</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Türkiye<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Turkish, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Türkiye</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-600287 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-101x100.jpg 101w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-200x198.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-300x297.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-400x396.jpg 400w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-600287 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-101x100.jpg 101w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-200x198.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-300x297.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/duygu-bora-400x396.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Dr.Duygu Bora has been working as a faculty member in tourist guidance master’s programs and sustainable tourism management programs at Cappadocia University since 2020, and she is the head of the department of these programs. In addition to her undergraduate education in tourism and hotel management, she also completed her master’s and doctorate in the same field. Between 2008 and 2014, she worked as a manager in the housekeeping department of five-star hotels during the summer seasons. She carried out his master’s degree on the relationship between in-service training perception and learning motivation and questioned the relationships of autonomy, psychological ownership and organizational citizenship behavior in her doctoral thesis. She has studies on sustainable tourism development, sustainable gastronomy tourism, the effects of generations on the tourism industry, education and development, and career barriers. The researcher, who took part in the project of updating the Turkey master plan, also took part as a researcher in projects such as the preparation of Turkey’s sustainability inventory, the integration of tourism, the Mustafapaşa social responsibility project, the preparation of the Van province master plan. Since 2022, she has been working as a GSTC trainer at Cappadocia University, which is the only institution authorized to provide GSTC training. She has also successfully completed GSTC sustainable tourism auditor training.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-48 Kingston" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-48" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-48" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Kingston Khoo</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Malaysia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English, Bahasa Malaysia<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Asia</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1027083 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1027083 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Kingston-Khoo-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Kingston holds over 20 years of tourism experience, a bachelor’s in technology management from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and is a licensed tourist guide. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Dusky Leaf Adventures, a tour company that specializes in experiential and community-based tours in Malaysia. He is also the president of Eco-STEPS Malaysia (Sustainable Tourism & Environmental Protection Society), an NGO that champions sustainable tourism in Malaysia. His fervor for sustainable and regenerative tourism and its role in preserving Malaysia’s rich natural and cultural heritage, prompted him to look at tourism and hospitality in a more holistic way. His previous roles include being Group Head of Marketing for Tradewinds Hotels & Resorts, Director of Sales & Marketing of Mutiara Taman Negara and Senior Product Development Manager for Discovery Overland Holidays. Through these roles, he has gained profound insights into how sustainable tourism enriches the experiences of travelers, benefits local communities, contributes to positive social and environmental impacts and improves the triple bottom-line of companies.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-49 Federica" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-49" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-49" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Federica Bosco</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Italy<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Italian, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1027153 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1027153 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Federica-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Federica Bosco holds a MSc in Tourism Economics and Management from Bologna University, Italy. Her major research interests include destination management, sustainable tourism, certification for sustainable tourism, slow tourism. In ETIFOR Valuing Nature Federica works for the Tourism Program, supporting destinations and organizations in the application of the sustainable tourism principles defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Other fields of work include participatory processes for destination management and tourism product development, slow tourism design and marketing.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-50 Sonja" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-50" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-50" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Sonja Gottlebe</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> France<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> French, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe, Africa</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1039918 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1039918 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Sonja-Gottlebe-1-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Sonja Gottlebe is a seasoned professional with a passion for tourism spanning several decades. With diverse experience across the tourism value chain, including lodge construction, sports event management, and logistics for film shootings, she developed a<br /> keen interest in responsible tourism in the 1990s. As the manager of Boogie Pilgrim Tour Operator for 33 years, her efforts garnered international recognition and numerous awards in Germany, England, and South Africa. As the chairman of a prominent private tourism association in Madagascar, Sonja played a crucial role in developing strategies and fostering collaborations between South Africa, the Indian Ocean, and Europe. She also contributed to establishing the first International sustainable tourism certification network across 16 African countries. Since 2014, as a freelance Tourism Consultant based in Madagascar, Sonja has focused on sustainable tourism development in National Parks, regional marketing, and implementing certifications. Fluent in German, French, and English, she is a convinced social entrepreneur in Madagascar. In summary, Sonja Gottlebe is a flexible and experienced professional who offers a unique and unconventional journey in the field of tourism.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-51 Nabil" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-51" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-51" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Nabil Tarazi</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Jordan<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Arabic, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Arab world</p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1186050 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1186050 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Nabil-Tarazi-1-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p>Nabil is the Founder and CEO of EcoHotels, operators of <a href="https://ecohotels.me/Feynan">Feynan Ecolodge</a>, a pioneering world class ecotourism destination located in Jordan. Feynan has over 40 international awards and accolades, including being selected by National Geographic Traveler as one of the best 25 ecolodges in the world, and being the overall winner of WTM’s 2019 World Responsible Tourism Awards.</p><p>EcoHotels’ ethos rests firmly in Nabil’s belief that profits should be sought in line with benefit to the environment and the communities that inhabit the areas where EcoHotels operates. At Feynan, that ethos revolves around 5 pillars: Giving guests unique and authentic experiences, benefiting 80+ families from the local community, supporting conservation, running the lodge with minimal environmental impact, and providing education and interpretation to visitors and the visited.</p><p>In 2023, Nabil setup<a href="http://www.nastadeem.com"> Nastadeem</a>, and partnered with the GSTC to be the exclusive trainers in the Arab World for the Sustainable Tourism Training Program. Nastadeem translated the GSTC Criteria into Arabic, and now conducts the trainings in both English and Arabic. Nabil consults on sustainability and ecolodge/boutique hotel development and operation. He is a founding board member of the Global Ecotourism Network, and currently the organization’s treasurer.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-52 Trang" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-52" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-52" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Trang Nguyen</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Vietnam<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> Vietnamese, English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> South East Asia<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-1348787 alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20188%20188'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="188" height="188" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-300x300.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-1348787 alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Trang-Nguyen-Headshot-cropped-300x300.png" alt="" width="188" height="188" /></noscript></p><p>Ms. Trang is a hands-on consultant with over a decade of professional experience as sustainable tourism specialist, CSR coordinator, community-based tourism project manager, and business development specialist in both public and private sectors across Southeast Asia.</p><p>She has rich experiences in leading and implementing sustainability initiatives that contribute to the SDGs at both corporate and community levels. She possesses strong applied research and analytical skills on various development aspects including tourism policy and planning, environmental management, and strategic communications.</p><p>Trang holds an Erasmus Mundus European Master in Tourism Management, and is an alumnus of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) funded by the US government.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-modal modal fade modal-53 Ante" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="modal-heading-53" aria-hidden="true" style="--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background:#f6f6f6;"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document"><div class="modal-content fusion-modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Close">×</button><h3 class="modal-title" id="modal-heading-53" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Ante Mandić</h3></div><div class="modal-body fusion-clearfix"><p><strong>Country:</strong> Croatia<br /> <strong>Languages:</strong> English<br /> <strong>Regions of Operation:</strong> Europe</p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dr. <span class="il">Ante</span> Mandić is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism, University of Split, Croatia</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, and is affiliated with Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University, USA. His expertise spans sustainable touris</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">m, with a focus on nature-based destinations, protected areas, climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and strategic policy planning.</span></p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1354337 size-thumbnail alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1354337 size-thumbnail alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Ante-Mandic-1-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;">A prolific author, Dr. Mandić has co-edited significant works such as Mediterranean Protected Areas in the Era of Overtourism (Springer, 2021), Cultural Sustainable Tourism: Strategic Planning for a Sustainable Development (Springer, 2022), The Routledge Handbook of Natu</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">re-Based Tourism Development (Routledge, 2023), and Handbook on Managing Nature-Based Tourism Destinations Amid Climate Change (Edward Elgar, 2024). His editorial roles extend to special issues of leading academic journals, such as Tourism Planning & Development and Journal of Ecotourism.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial;">His consultancy work includes advising the Croatian Ministry of Tourism and Sports on the Strategy for Sustainable Tourism Development 2030 and technical guidelines for carrying capacity assessment and destination management. He has contributed to EU projects like SmartCulTour and DestiMED Plus, Nature4CChange and COMMITMENT, and led the sustainable tourism master plan for rural Dalmatia. As a member of the IUCN TAPAS Group and a GSTC Expert Trainer, he combines academic knowledge with practical expertise to advance global sustainable tourism practices.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-53 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f2f2f2;border-color:#f2f2f2;border-top-width:1px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-sep-clear"></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-53"><h2>Training Program Partner: TrainingAid</h2><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #747474;">TrainingAid, through its partnership with the GSTC, manages and develops the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP).</span></p><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1509 alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20240%2080'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="TrainingAid logo" width="240" height="80" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TrainingAid_logo-300x100.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1509 alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/TrainingAid_logo-300x100.png" alt="TrainingAid logo" width="240" height="80" /></noscript></p><p><a href="https://www.trainingaid.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TrainingAid</a> is an international tourism training company specialized in sustainable tourism. Focusing on practical and accessible skills development opportunities for travel and tourism industry professionals, TrainingAid offers and supports online, live and in-person training options. Working with industry leaders and experts, TrainingAid provides courses on key topic areas including business development, destination marketing and management, and effective tools and solutions for smart and sustainable growth of the tourism sector.</p><hr /><h2>Regional Training Partners</h2><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #747474;">GSTC works with partner organizations in various regions around the world that support the GSTC’s mission to increase sustainable tourism knowledge and practice. These training partners work with authorized GSTC trainers to offer the official GSTC STTP curriculum on behalf of the GSTC.</span></p><h3><span style="font-size: 16px;">Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO)</span></h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-1638 size-full" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20160%2085'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Training Partner BTO logo" width="160" height="85" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Training-Partner_BTO_logo-e1494670447807.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-1638 size-full" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Training-Partner_BTO_logo-e1494670447807.png" alt="Training Partner BTO logo" width="160" height="85" /></noscript>Country: Botswana</p><p>The Botswana Tourism Organization is the leading body supporting the efforts to market Botswana’s tourist product, grade and classify tourist accommodation facilities, and promote investment in the tourism sector. With its long-standing commitment to conservation of its land, wildlife and cultural heritage, Botswana enjoys a solid reputation as a progressive sustainable tourism destination and one of the top safari destinations in the world.</p><hr /><h3>DASTA (Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration), Thailand</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-22557" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%2047'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="47" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Dasta_1.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-22557" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Dasta_1.png" alt="" width="150" height="47" /></noscript>Country: Thailand</p><p>DASTA is a government agency which is accountable to Prime Minister, aiming to create, develop and prolong sustainable tourism in Thailand. DASTA focuses on developing tourism in designated areas, namely Chang Island and Vicinity, Pattaya City and Vicinity, Historical Parks of Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaengphet, Loei, Nan Old City, and Uthong Ancient City, in three dimensions – economy, society, and environment.</p><hr /><h3>Destination Capacity</h3><p>Region: Oceania, Asia Pacific<img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-29273" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20214%20136'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="214" height="136" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo-157x100.png 157w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo-200x127.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo.png 300w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-29273" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo.png" alt="" width="214" height="136" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo-157x100.png 157w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo-200x127.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Destination-Capacity-logo.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px" /></noscript></p><p>Destination Capacity is a consulting and training company, focusing on tourism strategy, destination management and sustainability. Operating from New Zealand, Destination Capacity provides in-person and online services to public and private organizations that want to take the next step in their sustainability journey.</p><hr /><h3>Fair Travel</h3><p><img decoding="async" class=" alignright size-full wp-image-1640" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20140%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Training Partner Fair Travel" width="140" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Fair-Travel_logo_250-200x200.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class=" alignright size-full wp-image-1640" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Fair-Travel_logo_250-200x200.jpeg" alt="Training Partner Fair Travel" width="140" /></noscript>Region: Nordic Region</p><p>Fair Travel is a travel consultancy that works with companies around the world to make responsible tourism mainstream and successful. In addition to representing tour companies to offer fair and sustainable travel experiences, Fair Travel provides support to academic institutions, research groups and other organizations engaged in the area of socially, economically and environmentally responsible tourism.</p><hr /><h3>Green Evolution</h3><p><img decoding="async" class=" alignright wp-image-1640" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20240%2096'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Training Partner Green Evolution" width="240" height="96" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Training-Partner_GreenEvolution_LOGO_300.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class=" alignright wp-image-1640" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Training-Partner_GreenEvolution_LOGO_300.jpg" alt="Training Partner Green Evolution" width="240" height="96" /></noscript>Region: Southeast Europe</p><p>Green Evolution, based in Athens, Greece, was created in 2009 by a group of experts who are specialists in sustainability, energy & carbon finance. Our vision is to help create a sustainable and secure future based on integrated environmental services in tourism, assisting public and private sector organizations in their efforts to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change impact. Green Evolution offers services in Europe working with several sustainable tourism standards and Awards, in Tour Operators, Hotels & Destinations. Designs and implements strategies on GHG management and delivers training for the tourism sector. Green Evolution supported several applied research & technological development projects, in demonstration & commercial application, net zero strategy, CSR & ESG reporting development, efficient building modelling, for nZEB & Passive House Standard, investment and techno-economic feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments, market research as well as activities for Sustainable Destinations. Green Evolution Staff & Partners have several certifications on Energy Design & Consulting, like Certified Passive House Designer, Certified Passive House Consultant, LEED Consultant, European Energy Manager (EuReM) and more.</p><hr /><h3>MarkPlus Tourism</h3><p><img decoding="async" class=" alignright wp-image-1645" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20164%20116'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Training Partner MarkPlus logo" width="164" height="116" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/MarkPlus-Center-Tourism-Hospitality.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class=" alignright wp-image-1645" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/MarkPlus-Center-Tourism-Hospitality.png" alt="Training Partner MarkPlus logo" width="164" height="116" /></noscript>Country: Indonesia</p><p>MarkPlus Center for Tourism & Hospitality is a unit business of MarkPlus, Inc., the leading marketing consultant in Indonesia. The Center provides professional services for tourism and hospitality industry players. It was inaugurated on 8th November 2014 by the Minister of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia, Arief Yahya. MarkPlus Center for Tourism and Hospitality is highly committed in formulating relevant business solutions through its consultancy services, comprehensively understanding Indonesia tourism through insightful research, and building the capability of tourism and hospitality human resources using participatory learning approaches.</p><hr /><h3>mascontour</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-24173" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20154%20154'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="154" height="154" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200-66x66.png 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200-150x150.png 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200.png 200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-24173" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200.png" alt="" width="154" height="154" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200-66x66.png 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200-150x150.png 150w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/mascontour-logo-200.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px" /></noscript>Country: Germany<br /> Regions of Operation: Global</p><p>Founded in 2005, mascountour is a global consultancy working to achieve an innovative and consistent combination of tourism and sustainability. With an interdisciplinary team of expert, with many years of international industry expertise in tourism and sustainable development, mascontour works with destination organizations, tourism companies, and development cooperation organisations, offering practical solutions at the local, regional, national and international level.</p><hr /><h3>Regenera</h3><p><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-19279 alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%200%200'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Regenera" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Training-Partner-Regenera.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-19279 alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/GSTC-Training-Partner-Regenera.jpg" alt="Regenera" /></noscript>Country: Chile<br /> Region of Operation: Latin America</p><p>Regenera is a non-governmental organization that aims to promote sustainable and regenerative tourism development, with a special emphasis on protecting the cultural and natural resources of local destinations, as well as supporting families and communities where tourism serves as a tool for economic and social development.</p><hr /><h3>Walking Mountains Science Center</h3><p><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-19279 alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20258%2062'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="258" height="62" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL-200x48.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL-300x72.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL.jpg 400w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-19279 alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL.jpg" alt="" width="258" height="62" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL-200x48.jpg 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL-300x72.jpg 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/wm_logoRev_FINAL.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px" /></noscript>Country: USA</p><p>The Sustainability Programs Department at Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon, Colorado offers educational group trainings and custom coaching opportunities to support businesses, destination managers, and local government staff and officials in understanding and implementing sustainable tourism practices. Walking Mountains provides the GSTC “recognized” Actively Green standard for certification of businesses, and the Mountain IDEAL GSTC “recognized” destination standard for certification of mountain resort communities. Onsite trainings are offered in Vail, Colorado and other locations.</p><hr /><h3>Wise Steps Consulting</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-33020" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20240%2087'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="240" height="87" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Wise-Steps-Conculting_logo-200x73.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Wise-Steps-Conculting_logo.png 240w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Wise-Steps-Conculting_logo.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-33020" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Wise-Steps-Conculting_logo.png" alt="" width="240" height="87" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Wise-Steps-Conculting_logo-200x73.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Wise-Steps-Conculting_logo.png 240w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></noscript>Country: Indonesia</p><p>The first integrated sustainable tourism consultancy in Indonesia, Wise Steps is a solution provider for destination management organisations and private sectors. Be it local governments, hospitality and tourism businesses, or tourist villages, it helps provide new perspectives on sustainable development and technology in an effort to manage risk. Our talent pool experts specialise in rural destination development, sustainable tourism, marketing, feasibility study, and much more.</p><hr /><h3>University of Colombo</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-35833 size-full alignright" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20112%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="112" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Colombo-University-75x100.png 75w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Colombo-University.png 112w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Colombo-University.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-35833 size-full alignright" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Colombo-University.png" alt="" width="112" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Colombo-University-75x100.png 75w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Colombo-University.png 112w" sizes="(max-width: 112px) 100vw, 112px" /></noscript>Country: Sri Lanka</p><p>The University of Colombo in Sri Lanka was established in 1921 as University of Ceylon. It is the oldest and pioneer higher education institution in Sri Lanka by maintaining academic excellence. It has developed a tourism study program named Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Destination Management (CSTDM) with the GSTC partnership. The CSTDM programme provides the required theoretical and conceptual knowledge and right practical applications of sustainable tourism development in Sri Lanka with the context of global best practices to the prospective students those who are currently involved in and for those who aspire to join the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.</p><hr /><h3>Cappadocia University (Kapadokya Üniversitesi)</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-600207" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20258%2061'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="258" height="61" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-200x48.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-300x72.png 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-400x95.png 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-420x100.png 420w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-600x143.png 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-768x183.png 768w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-800x191.png 800w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek.png 1200w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek.png" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-600207" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek.png" alt="" width="258" height="61" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-200x48.png 200w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-300x72.png 300w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-400x95.png 400w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-420x100.png 420w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-600x143.png 600w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-768x183.png 768w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek-800x191.png 800w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/KUN_ENG_tek.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px" /></noscript>Country: Türkiye</p><p>Cappadocia University (KÜN) is the leading institution in Türkiye in tourism strategic planning, sustainable tourism research and training, and destination development. KÜN is a GSTC member, authorized GSTC training services provider, and the official partner of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye. Committed to increasing the competitiveness of Turkish tourism industry, KÜN closely cooperates with Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency and the GSTC in the development of Türkiye’s national sustainable tourism program and criteria.</p><hr /><h3>Nastadeem</h3><p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-1186084 size-thumbnail" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20150%20150'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" width="150" height="150" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/NASTADEEM-e1713367500694-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/NASTADEEM-e1713367500694-150x150.jpg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-lazy-src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/NASTADEEM-e1713367500694-150x150.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-1186084 size-thumbnail" src="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/NASTADEEM-e1713367500694-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/NASTADEEM-e1713367500694-66x66.jpg 66w, https://www.gstcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/NASTADEEM-e1713367500694-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></noscript>Country: Jordan</p><p>Nastadeem is dedicated to advancing sustainable tourism practices across the tourism sector in the Arab World. We offer comprehensive training, coaching and consulting services to guide tourism organizations in implementing sustainable practices. We translated the GSTC Criteria to Arabic and are the exclusive training partner for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) in the region, conducting trainings on the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program (STTP) and the Hospitality Training Program in both Arabic and English. Our mission is to empower tourism stakeholders, including hotels, tour operations, other tourism businesses, government agencies, and communities, to embrace sustainable practices that not only preserve natural and cultural heritage but also foster economic development.</p></div><div class="fusion-clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns" style="--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-54 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy"><div 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