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A green way of life: Luang Prabang View, Laos


How to make a hotel green & responsible: Just do it!

Some may struggle with the costs of sus­tain­able prac­tices, but former Luang Pra­bang View Hotel Gen­er­al Man­ager John Wil­li­ams sees going green as a way of life … while sav­ing green­backs along the way.  This is the third Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Laos Show­case by “Good Tour­ism” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner WeAre­Lao. Mr Wil­li­ams grew up in a rur­al town, where […]

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Back to the future: Time for more ambitious climate action from travel & tourism


New hope through climate friendly travel SUNx Malta

Pres­id­ent of “Good Tour­ism” Part­ner SUNx Malta, Geof­frey Lip­man, reports: “UN Cli­mate Chief Patri­cia Espinosa has form­ally con­firmed to our SDG 17 part­ner Glor­ia Guevara at the WTTC top level sup­port for the SUNx Malta Cli­mate Friendly Travel Registry, and urged travel & tour­ism organ­isa­tions to file their car­bon reduc­tion plans.” Here is Pro­fess­or Lip­man’s […]

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Going local: Riverside Boutique Resort, Vang Vieng, Laos


A meal with a Vang Vieng view Riverside Boutique Resort, Vang Vieng, Laos

Sus­tain­able exper­i­ences reach into themed rooms at the River­side Boutique Resort in Vang Vieng, Laos while Gen­er­al Man­ager Math­ieu Thaer­on cuts con­sump­tion by rely­ing on com­mon sense and a clued-in staff. This is the second Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Laos Show­case by “Good Tour­ism” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner WeAre­Lao. Today’s trav­el­lers demand sus­tain­ab­il­ity and authen­t­ic exper­i­ences. River­side deliv­ers both.  “The moment […]

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Engaged in green: Crowne Plaza Vientiane, Laos


Crowne Plaza Vientiane, subject of a Sustainable Tourism Laos Showcase by "Good Tourism" Partner We Are Lao.

The first Sus­tain­able Tour­ism Laos Show­case by “GT” Des­tin­a­tion Part­ner WeAre­Lao asks: “How does IHG imple­ment its strict Green Engage glob­al guidelines in Laos?”  “It’s hard work to get to where we want to go,” said Crowne Plaza Vien­tiane Gen­er­al Man­ager Pat­ria Puyat, “but it can be done.” “Sus­tain­ab­il­ity is the right thing to do,” Ms Puyat said. […]

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‘Freeze or Fry Challenge’ highlights need to ACT NOW on climate crisis: SUNx


Fire vs ice. Image by thommas68 (CC0) via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/fire-and-water-fight-hands-fire-2354583/

The travel & tour­ism industry is urged to help save the plan­et. Geof­frey Lip­man, Pres­id­ent of SUNx Malta, has wel­comed the start of Joe Biden’s Pres­id­ency with a chal­lenge for us all to use the moment to act now to help redress the dev­ast­at­ing impact of cli­mate change. “As a kid we had a silly joke […]

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Worldwide Travel Alliance announced


Worldwide Travel Alliance

New European sales & mar­ket­ing group tar­gets travel & tour­ism entit­ies world­wide ahead of post-COV­­ID vac­cine travel boom. The World­wide Travel Alli­ance (WTA) has been launched to provide sales, mar­ket­ing, rep­res­ent­a­tion and PR ser­vices to glob­al travel brands seek­ing European cus­tom­ers. The Alli­ance con­sists of six lead­ing sales and mar­ket­ing experts based in the UK, […]

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