The future of tourism in a changing world

Sustainable development must become “business as usual”

If sustainable development is going to become a mainstream concept it must be accepted as a normal part of everyday business practice by line and senior managers in companies. The question ‘is that sustainable?’ has to become as common as ‘is that profitable?’; in fact, those two concepts need to move closer together until answering [...]

Hotel EMS Programs- Only Step #1 towards Sustainable Tourism

Over the last decade, we have seen increasing tourism and hospitality media coverage on efforts undertaken by a growing, but still minority, hotel chains and independent properties in using cost savings tactics associated with implementation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) programs. In supporting the expanding distribution of this message, the Hotel sector has publicly [...]