MPT’s Bison Resort gets 1st Swachhata Green Leaf rating – Times of India
Bhopal: MPT’s Bison Resort in Madai received the first ever Swachhata Green Leaf Rating System to boost sustainable tourism launched by the Union government.The Swachhata Green Leaf Rating System is an effort in response to PM Narendra Modi’s emphasis on world-class levels of hygiene and sanitation at tourist facilities across the country as a prerequisite […]
UN Tourism Sustainable Development Goals
1. People Category Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Startups that reshape tourism into a force for positive social change by addressing education, health, and gender equality. Looking […]
Back-up plans and good governance make tourism more resilient
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. As we celebrate UN Global Tourism Resilience Day, let us commit to building an industry that thrives in the face of adversity, safeguarding the livelihoods of millions, and ensuring the sustainability of […]
Venice entry fee: Here’s when and how much you’ll have to pay in 2024
ADVERTISEMENT Last November, Venice authorities unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city. The tourist tax was due to launch earlier in the year but was delayed over logistical issues and fears it would hit tourist revenue. The council has now confirmed the launch of the online payment […]
All the countries where you have to pay a ‘tourist tax’ in 2024
From Venice to Bali, new fees are being chged to try and combat overtourism. ADVERTISEMENT Overtourism could have been 2023’s word of the year in the travel industry. News of the negative impacts of too many tourists was everywhere. The world’s most popular destinations, like Venice, Barcelona and New Zealand, are struggling to keep visitor […]
Venice puts further limits on tourists to protect the city
The iconic Italian city will restrict tour group sizes as part of its mission to regulate huge crowds and improve local life. ADVERTISEMENT The Italian city of Venice has announced new limits on the size of tourist groups – the latest move to reduce the pressure of mass tourism on the famed canal city. Starting […]
Swisstainable tourism | Clean waters run deep
One of Patek Philippe’s most enduring company slogans: “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation,” was introduced when the company launched its “Generations” campaign in 1996. Trust the Swiss to know a thing or two about the power of legacy, and how to honour and preserve […]
Rising temperatures and more extreme weather events: How is Europe’s tourism industry coping?
By Annabel Murphy Rattled by deadly floods in Greece, wildfires in Tenerife and extreme temperatures in southern Italy during the 2023 summer holiday period, more people have woken up to the impacts of climate change and travel preferences are changing, according to research conducted by the European Travel Commission (ETC). The survey, conducted every six […]
IN FOCUS: ‘We are in a crisis right now’ – Koh Samui enduring severe water shortages as tourism demand booms
At the same time, PWA said it has received a 24 per cent increase in the number of customers it is meant to service this year, due to the dry conditions. “Some residents on Samui are not our customers; they use water from their own deep well or shallow well. But once the drought comes, […]
New tourist tax will soon make visiting Iceland more expensive
The Nordic country wants to protect its ‘unspoilt nature’ from overtourism with a new nightly fee. Iceland plans to introduce a tourist tax to help protect its unspoilt nature. ADVERTISEMENT The Nordic country has seen a sharp rise in tourists over the past decade. Visitor numbers grew by more than 400 per cent between 2010 […]