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Sustainable hospitality, or rather, sustainable destination!

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Sustainable hospitality, or rather, sustainable destination! Last month, we said goodbye, talking about sustainable hotels. This month, I wanted to see if my interpretation of sustainable hospitality was shared. Not exactly!  I realised that most often, only the hospitality sector, i.e. hotels and accommodation, is understood or referred to as sustainable hospitality.  On the other […]

Sustainable Tourism World news

Christmas Island Shoreline. By Christmas Island Tourism Association.

Sustainable Tourism World News While the focus is still on communication and the shoulders of the single operators and organisations in Europe, Ecotourism Australia partners to develop sustainable tourism in the Indian Ocean Territories. I am glad to be able to bring some light to the sector of sustainable tourism, sharing the experience of Ecotourism […]

Sustainable Hotel: a definition still too closely linked to the green aspect

Sustainable Hotel: a definition still too closely linked to the green aspect In Italy, we misunderstand the definition of a sustainable Hotel. To have some examples. The website vacanzesostenibili.com (and many others, including Qui Finanza) defines a sustainable hotel as an accommodation facility, possibly furnished and built with eco-friendly materials, equipped with solar panels to […]

Cruising. Can or should we talk about sustainable cruising?

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Cruising. Can or should we talk about sustainable cruising? Pnrr does not work for ferries. We are talking about ecological transition, but ferries are old ships and should be renovated, just as the cruise industry has done. Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Crociere, did not mince words at the annual meeting of the Assarmatori […]