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Tourism and the Climate Crisis: Where To Now? This year’s COP (Conference of the Parties) climate summit featured, for the first time in its history, tourism as part of the official Action Agenda. This has helped bring together industry organisations and make a strong call for enhanced climate action in tourism. On the other hand, many delegates representing civil society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and most vulnerable countries shared profound disappointment as the summit failed to deliver ambitious commitments needed to meet the reality of the crisis. Where does this leave us? Feeling frustrated. Calling for change. Re-focusing on local bottom-up actions. In addition to all of those, it’s time for our industry to channel our energy to push for not just enhanced climate action, but also for bold transformations, doing all we can to meet the moment and to create a climate-positive future for our industry. The good news is, solutions already exist. Many are already mobilising. We don't need to (or rather, we can't afford to) wait for there to be a transformative global agreement to push for more action. To spotlight existing and ongoing efforts to enhance climate action and to bring about positive change to the tourism system, here are some of the examples and resources we’ve shared in the past, addressing climate action in travel and tourism. [Panel] Examples of Impactful Climate Action https://lnkd.in/dteQWdgy [Panel] Sustainable Investing and Green Financing to Accelerate Tourism’s Transition https://lnkd.in/dvEHsEQe [Case Study] Climate Change Adaptation - Chumbe Island Coral Park https://lnkd.in/d2pGMrP5 [Case Study] Net Zero Commitments - The Travel Corporation https://lnkd.in/dYraP4WB [Case Study] Becoming a Climate Positive Business - Intrepid Travel https://lnkd.in/dcme-p-5 [Case Study] Carbon Action Plan - STC Expeditions Case Study https://lnkd.in/dCGBpfPR #TrainingAid4Tourism #ClimateAction #TourismAndClimate #ClimateJustice #FutureOfTourism

Making tourism more sustainable is a massive challenge. But there are solutions. Through our courses, workshops, projects and collaborative initiatives, we are constantly learning about and sharing great solutions for sustainable tourism. And our newsletter is there to spread the word, shining a spotlight on practical solutions, innovative ideas and useful resources to drive positive change in travel and tourism. Nov edition coming out soon! If you're not yet subscribed, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dK-gVrdE #TrainingAid4Tourism #SustainableTourism

The city of Berlin has an ambitious emissions reduction goal: 70% by 2030 and 90% by 2040. And tourism can be a critical part of this goal. As part of the Sustainable Berlin program by visitBerlin, the "Deep Dive" online workshop series empowers industry stakeholders with knowledge and tools on tangible sustainability steps. Today we co-hosted our third Deep-Dive session (led by Holger and Laura), focused on CO2 measurement - a key challenge many businesses face. Ours is a diverse sector with a wide range of businesses, from small independent hotels to large chain groups, from local restaurants to global logistic companies. But we also have similar opportunities for achieving the shared goal, for example: 💡 Working with existing tools (even though no tool can do everything we need) to start measuring 💡 Integrating footprint measurement-related tasks into the existing workflow 💡 Collaborating within teams (incorporating external inputs where needed) to address priorities 💡 Connecting with other industry colleagues for more inspiration As we discussed during our session today, facilitating opportunities for collaboration is one of the most important ways to empower stakeholders. We’re thrilled to be supporting Sustainable Berlin in this process, and look forward to our 4th session next week! 🤩   🇩🇪 👇👇👇 Die Stadt Berlin hat sich ein ehrgeiziges Ziel zur Emissionsreduzierung gesetzt: 70 % bis 2030 und 90 % bis 2040. Und Tourismus kann ein wichtiger Teil dieses Ziels sein. Als Teil des Programms „Sustainable Berlin“ von visitBerlin vermittelt die Online-Workshop-Reihe „Deep Dive“ den Akteuren im Tourismus- und MICE-Bereich Wissen und Tools für konkrete Nachhaltigkeitsschritte. Heute haben wir gemeinsam unsere dritte Deep-Dive-Sitzung veranstaltet (geleitet von Holger und Laura), mit dem Fokus auf Messung und Reduzierung von CO2 Emissionen – eine zentrale Herausforderung, vor der viele Unternehmen stehen. Unser Sektor ist vielfältig und umfasst eine breite Palette von Unternehmen, von kleinen unabhängigen Hotels bis hin zu großen Hotelketten, von lokalen Restaurants bis hin zu globalen Logistikunternehmen. Aber wir haben auch ähnliche Möglichkeiten, das gemeinsame Ziel zu erreichen, zum Beispiel: 💡 Mit vorhandenen Tools arbeiten (auch wenn kein Tool alles kann, was wir brauchen), um mit der Messung zu beginnen 💡Aufgaben die sich mit der Fußabdruckmessung befassen, in den vorhandenen Arbeitsablauf integrieren 💡In Teams zusammenarbeiten (bei Bedarf externe Inputs einbeziehen), um Prioritäten anzugehen 💡Mit anderen Branchenkollegen netzwerken, um mehr Inspiration zu erhalten Wie wir während unserer heutigen Sitzung besprochen haben, ist die Förderung von Austausch und Zusammenarbeit eine der wichtigsten Möglichkeiten, Akteure einer Destination zu unterstützen. Wir freuen uns, Sustainable Berlin in diesem Prozess zu unterstützen, und freuen uns auf unsere 4. Sitzung nächste Woche!🤩

🌿Sustainability training on sustainability training🌿 In the "Deep Dive" online workshop series by visitBerlin, we are exploring key pain points and areas where businesses need most support, as they work on their Sustainable Berlin journey.  Today's session focused on staff training and professional development, featuring expert guidance from our trainers Laura and Holger, a leading local case study by AXICA Eventlocation, and interactive exchange among Sustainable Berlin partner companies, sharing ideas on making learning a key part of sustainability commitment. In addition to technical and practical tips on building good training programs, key highlights of our discussions today were the important ingredients of successful sustainability training, which are all about people: 💡 Knowledge-sharing through personal connections 💡Motivation through team building and networking 💡Engagement through regular communications 💡Continuous improvement through active listening     We’ve had the pleasure of working with visitBerlin since last year, and are really excited to be part of the city’s growing sustainability initiative. It’s wonderful to see strong engagement by tourism and MICE stakeholders who form an active community of industry colleagues supporting each other. 💪 🇩🇪 👇 👇👇 🌿Nachhaltigkeitstraining zum Thema Nachhaltigkeitstraining🌿 In der Online-Workshop-Reihe „Deep Dive“ von visitBerlin, untersuchen wir gemeinsam die wichtigsten Schwachstellen und Bereiche, in denen Unternehmen auf ihrem Weg zur Nachhaltigkeit am meisten Unterstützung benötigen. Unsere heutige Sitzung konzentrierte sich auf die Schulung und Weiterentwicklung der Mitarbeiter. Dabei gab es fachkundige Anleitung durch unsere Trainer Laura und Holger, eine führende lokale Fallstudie der AXICA Eventlocation und einen interaktiven Austausch zwischen den Partnerunternehmen von Sustainable Berlin, bei dem Ideen ausgetauscht wurden, wie wir Lernen zu einem zentralen Bestandteil unseres Nachhaltigkeitsengagements machen können. Neben einigen technischen und praktischen Tipps zur Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Schulungsprogrammen in Teams waren die wichtigsten Punkte unserer heutigen Diskussionen die notwendigen Bestandteile erfolgreicher Nachhaltigkeitsschulungen, bei denen es vor allem um Menschen geht: 💡 Wissensaustausch durch persönliche Kontakte 💡 Motivation durch Teambildung und Networking 💡 Engagement durch regelmäßige Kommunikation 💡 Kontinuierliche Verbesserung durch aktives Zuhören Wir haben seit letztem Jahr das Vergnügen, mit visitBerlin zusammenzuarbeiten und freuen uns sehr, Teil der wachsenden Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative der Stadt zu sein. Es ist wunderbar, das starke Engagement der Tourismus- und MICE-Akteure zu sehen, die eine aktive Community von Branchenkollegen bilden, die sich gegenseitig unterstützen. 💪 🙏 Alexandra Beck, Leonie Umbach, Marie-Luise Genzel, Alexander Pritzkow 🙏 #SustainableTourism #SustainabilityTraining

💬How can meetings and events be net-positive - creating sustainable values, offering meaningful experiences and ensuring lasting benefits? ☝ That's the question we asked our virtual panel of industry leaders. And we are thrilled to share great examples, lessons and insights we've received in response. 💡 How we can re-think the way we gather? How can our meetings and events be designed with a focus on sustainable values beyond recycling and offsetting? How we can ensure our gatherings are truly meaningful, creating lasting benefits for hosts and guests? 🌐 Read our panel article and find inspiration for your own organisation and destination to gather meaningfully! https://lnkd.in/dpcEfSci 🙏 We are grateful to our contributors who have generously shared their valuable insights: - Kathlin (Kati) Hagedorn, Tourism Cares - Cara Puah CMP, CEM, DES, NTUC LearningHub - Alexandra Michat and the Events teams at EXO Travel - Jana Apih, GoodPlace, Factory of Sustainable Tourism - Josephine Piplits, Act by Choice - Judith Mair, The University of Queensland Business School - Gili Back, TEAM SPIRIT THAILAND #TrainingAid4Tourism #SustainableMICE #MeaningfulEvents #GatheringMeaningfully #ImpactfulEvents #Sustainability #Meetings #MICE #Events

Our employees are the most important sources of sustainability inspiration and action for our organisations. In addition to effectively engaging staff in sustainability practices within our teams, we can create a ripple effect of positive benefits by actively encouraging staff members to contribute their time and talent to wider social impact and community development initiatives. So what are some of the benefits and opportunities corporate volunteering programs can provide for organisations? Here are some examples - from different industries - highlighting ideas and lessons on employee volunteering.  🏄Patagonia’s Environmental Internship Program offers any employee up to two months of paid time off to work for the environmental group of their choice. "For small, grassroots groups working in local communities, having a free intern is a huge help. And when interns return, they bring back stories, inspiration and a new commitment to our environmental mission." https://lnkd.in/dZn7FhVP 🍻After completing a year-long internal study to better understand employees’ existing community involvement, Creature Comforts Brewing (Georgia, USA) launched an Employee Volunteer Program which also includes customers in company volunteering. https://lnkd.in/d2wzNEEv 🥑The “Planeteers” - team members at Faith in Nature with passion for nature - are employees from across the organisation that actively support community-focused events such as beach cleanups, soap giveaways.    Sustainability Report https://lnkd.in/d27uuDGH 🗃️Datagraphic has implemented a corporate volunteering policy. As well as promoting employee engagement, corporate volunteering is “a tool to further engage our staff in achieving our ESG goals". https://lnkd.in/gyMYnFDr ⛩️Inside Travel Group has a Volunteering Leave Policy – one paid day of volunteering leave each year to support environmental and social impact organisations. This resulted in over 270 hours of staff volunteer time in 2022. The Group sets specific targets for % of staff members taking a volunteering leave as well as the total volunteering hours. https://lnkd.in/d2Vyx_FP 🎓EHL Group implements a CSR Purpose Program and engages both students and staff members in volunteer activities around the annual events Solidarity Month and Sustainability Week (centrally managed through an online platform Benevity). EHL's tips for educational organisations include “Allow room for students and staff to bring in their ideas and suggestions, as they are the most likely to motivate each other to join.” https://lnkd.in/dchZZMxe What do you think? What other examples of effective corporate volunteering and staff engagement come to mind?

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Want to work in sustainable tourism? 🤩Find inspirations for your own path to working in sustainable tourism by learning from industry professionals actively engaged in sustainability. 🏔️Our Sustainability Journey article series shares stories of many different paths taken by industry professionals - from business leaders to marketing specialists, sustainability managers, destination stewardship experts, to community development practitioners - and diverse examples of opportunities for tourism professionals. 🗺There are many different ways YOU can make sustainability a key part of your professional journey. Find ideas and inspirations from these stories of sustainability journeys for and by tourism professionals! 👉 Sustainability Journey articles: https://lnkd.in/dcHn8iqw #TrainingAid4Tourism

📣 New case study published! 💡 STOMP (Sustainable Tourism Operations & Measurement Program) is a software solution designed to help small tour operators professionalise and streamline their operations through... ✅ simple and efficient budget, sales, contact and itinerary management tools ✅ easy and transparent reporting of sustainability impacts ✅“Sustainability Receipt” for travellers to see how their money is spent STOMP is an exciting initiative led by Raj Gyawali and Linda Veråsdal at Ethical Travel Portal, highlighting that: ⚙️Small businesses face unique challenges related to their operations. Solutions promoting sustainable business practices need to address these challenges in order to be relevant. ⚙️Local tour operators are key players in responsible travel, supporting local economies and ensuring tourism benefits stay locally. As an industry we need to advocate for a system that supports such local ecosystems by strengthening small businesses. ⚙️Travellers can - and many want to - make purchase decisions that positively impact local communities. It’s up to the industry to make it easier for more travellers to do so. ⚙️Sharing sustainability and local impact data transparently is good business. Travellers appreciate having access to easy-to-understand data on where their money goes, and are more likely to trust those operators that communicate transparently about costs and impacts. 👉Read the case study to learn more: "Sustainability Performance Measurement as Part of Business Operations: STOMP Case Study" https://lnkd.in/d-7w5eiC #TrainingAid4Tourism #Sustainability #TourOperators #TourismSMEs #SustainableTourism #SustainabilityReporting #SustainabilityCommunication #SustainabilityManagement #SmallBusiness #SustainableTravel #ResponsibleTravel

Does your business have a sustainability policy? Having a clearly defined sustainability policy (and importantly - having it implemented) is often one of the main, and even first, criteria of sustainability certification requirements for businesses. Not sure if your business meets such requirements? Need guidance on getting started? Then this self-guided online course is for you! Following the lessons and instructions in our Sustainability Policy & ESG Strategy course, you will take concrete steps in building your own sustainability policy that will strengthen your company’s sustainability performance. 🛎 For Hotels Hotel managers, accommodation providers and hospitality professionals seeking concrete action steps to build a solid foundation. https://lnkd.in/dKWcDtVJ 📸 For Tour Operators Tour operators, travel agencies, activity providers and booking platforms committed to concrete and practical sustainability steps. https://lnkd.in/d7N-YnK6 #TrainingAid4Tourism #SustainabilityPolicy #Hotel #SustainableHospitality #SustainabilityManagement #TourOperator #ESG #Sustainability #SustainabilityStrategy #SustainableTourism