Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria

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New Inter-American Development Bank assessment tool utilizes GSTC (5/29/09)

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The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC Partnership) is a coalition of 32 organizations working together to foster increased understanding of sustainable tourism practices and the adoption of universal sustainable tourism principles.

The Partnership, which was initiated by Rainforest Alliance, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Foundation, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), launched the Sustainable Tourism Criteria at the World Conservation Congress in October 2008. These criteria will be the minimum standard that any tourism business should aspire to reach in order to protect and sustain the world’s natural and cultural resources while ensuring tourism meets its potential as a tool for poverty alleviation.

GSTC Partnership Members (learn more > )

American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST), Conservation International, Ecotourism Kenya, ECOTRANS, Expedia, Inc., Federation of Tour Operators (FTO), Forum Anders Reisen, Global Development Research Center, GTZ, Hotel Association of Canada, HM Design, ICOMOS, International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IHRA), M-Travel Switzerland, National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations, Oceania Sustainable Tourism Alliance, Rainforest Alliance, R. Tauck & Partners, Sabre Holdings/Travelocity, Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity, Solimar International, Sustainable Travel International, SVT Group, The International Ecotourism Society, Tourism Concern, Travel Weekly-US, UN Environment Programme, UN Foundation, and the University of Utah.