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How is tourism meeting the challenge of becoming a more sustainable industry – consumer & destination perspectives
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The Mediterranean region is one of the most popular tourism destinations worldwide with some destinations having issues or challenges regarding tourism activity.
This report showcases a range of sustainable tourism examples and good practices which have been successfully implemented into policies at local, regional and state level in the Mediterranean.
View the 8 best practice case studies in this report by clicking on the image. 
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Switzerland Tourism apptoach to sustainable tourism:
Sustainable travel doesn’t necessarily mean having to go without. Sustainable travel means greater awareness and depth and more enjoyment. Switzerland follows its own sustainability strategy: Swisstainable. Swisstainable is all about having one’s finger on the pulse – and maximum relaxation in a natural setting:
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The purpose of Sustainable Travel Ireland is transform the Irish tourism industry into one that respects and protects the environment, but also supports local communities and makes better places for people to live and work in.
Sustainable Travel Ireland, Ireland’s leading and longest-running body for the promotion of sustainable and responsible tourism. Their internationally recognised certification standard is the only set of criteria used in Ireland that are recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).
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The Wren Urban Nest is a 137 room hotel in Dublin city, the property as whole uses 100% renewable energy and is the first hotel in Ireland to comply with the World Green Building Council’s definition of ‘Net Zero Operational Carbon’.
There ethos is that hotels of the future have a responsibility to the host city to minimise the environmental and social impacts of their guests.
This one of the first-of-its-kind hotel in Europe. The building burns no fossil fuels, has zero local pollution and even improves the air quality around it.” See more in the article above.
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This survey draws on a sample of more than 7,700 taken from eleven markets in Asia and Europe.
The report shows that :
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This report by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) sets out a strategic roadmap for a sustainable future for tourism businesses.
ITIC states that all three areas of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – need to co-exist and the economic benefits of tourism must be preserved whilst minimizing the sector’s carbon footprint and ensuring social cohesion.
This report sets out 26 key policy recommendations to be implemented to enable the industry becomes more sustainable.
Many businesses within the sector are already well on the journey and a number of case studies are outlined in this report.
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A joint report by Booking.com and EY-Parthenon, presents a transition pathway with specific opportunities for accommodation to directly reduce their carbon emissions. Based on primary research obtained from surveying accommodation providers:
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