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The Invisible Burden of Tourism & Sustainable Financing

In this series of audio interviews, PATA explores sustainability and social responsibility issues through 10-minute conversations with thought-leaders and experts in their respective fields. Here, Megan Epler Wood, Principal of EplerWood International (EWI), examines the importance of sustainable financing for tourism development and discuss the opportunities arising from the Covid-19 crisis to refocus on sustainability and responsible investment for …

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Plastic Free Toolkit for Tour Operators

PATA has become a signatory of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the United Nations Environment Programme and World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. To further our commitments to GTPI, and in cooperation with the multi-stakeholder project TourLink, PATA created the Plastic Free Toolkit for Tour Operators: Your Guide To …

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Food & Plastic Waste Reduction: Standards for Tourism Businesses

To assist tourism and hospitality businesses in reducing food and plastic waste in their operations, PATA has developed standards that cover all phases of food and plastic consumption: sourcing, usage and disposal. The standards are a great tool for guiding businesses on the necessary checklist for minimising food and plastic waste, and they also include …

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Targeting Zero Plastics in Hospitality and Tourism Businesses- with UNESCO, PATA & Expedia Group

PATA started a collaboration with UNESCO to help build the capacity of tourism and hospitality businesses towards plastic waste reduction and community empowerment. To achieve this, PATA has developed an online course that guides readers through the steps for minimising the sourcing and consumption of single-use plastics as well as the importance of businesses to …

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Regenerative travel: Responsible Travel for Elephant-Based Tourism in Southeast Asia

This self-paced course was developed by Asian Captive Elephants Standards (ACES) for all stakeholders holding an interest in the elephant-based tourism industry. This may include travel associates, tour guides, government tourism representatives and staff from non-government organisations. Participants can use knowledge gained from this course to improve their tour guide skills, make informed business decisions, …

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Expecting the Unexpected: Tools and Policy Considerations to Support the Recovery and Resilience of the Tourism Sector

Tourism has been, and continues to be, one of the most affected sectors by the pandemic, resulting in negative socio-economic consequences for host communities in destinations as well as for underlying endowments that rely on tourists’ expenditure for maintenance and management. The aim of this report is to provide insights regarding the types of interventions …

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Tour Guiding: Culture Guiding & Heritage Interpretation

This self-paced course will teach you the importance and principles of cultural heritage interpretation. You will further understand the different types of cultural heritage such as archaeological sites, religious and sacred buidlings, urban heritage as well as intangible cultural heritage such as performance arts or traditional crafts. This course is the seventh of eight courses …

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Water Management in Hospitality

This module provides you with insights into how tourism is connected with global water security and scarcity. The module dives deeper into water consumption in hotels by outlining direct and indirect water consumption. It shows to what extend water is a cost factor in hotels and how to achieve cost savings through water savings. By …

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