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How Hospitality Sustainability Might Be Transformed Post-COVID

2021-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

White Arkitekter

A new report reveals that by 2050, hotels will need could be far more sustainable with the right cooperative framework in place.

Tags: hospitality news, Paris Climate Agreement, Royal Park Hospitality Hub, sustainability, sustainability news, sustainable architecture, sustainable design, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, White Arkitekter

Five Greek Islands Among Threatened European Cultural Heritage Sites

2020-12-15 by Argophilia Travel News

ruins of Paleochora

According to the European voice of civil society, Europa Nostra, several Greek islands are in danger of losing their cultural heritage.

Tags: Amorgos, cultural heritage, culture, environmentalism, European culture, Greece culture, Kimolos, Kythira, Natura 2000, nature, Sikinos, sustainability, Tinos island, wind farms

TUI Group’s Fritz Joussen Proclaims Company “Future Proof”

2020-12-11 by Phil Butler

TUI CEO

TUI Group CEO Fritz Joussen proves once and for all his company could care less about sustainability, people, or future other than dividends.

Tags: airlines, All-inclusive, cruises, Fritz Joussen, resorts, sustainability, sustainable, TUI, TUI Group, TUI resorts, TUI stocks

Greece Moves to Ban All Single-Use Plastics by July 2021

2020-08-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece is advancing on plans to ban single-use plastics by July, 2021. A new law targets unsustainable practices.

Tags: Greece, Greek sustainability, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, single-use plastics, sustainability, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism

TUI Group Names Charlotte WWiebe Sustainability Director

2020-02-28 by Argophilia Travel News

TUI Group

TUI Group has just named Charlotte WWiebe Sustainability Director, taking over the role from Jane Ashton, who leaves the company in March.

Tags: Charlotte WWiebe, sustainability, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, TUI, TUI Group

Posidonia 2020 Could Be Biggest Ever Maritime Meetup

2020-02-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Posidonia 2020

The 2020 Posidonia exhibition is on course to see record numbers of exhibitors and visitors this summer, serving the Greek shipping industry.

Tags: climate change, Greece events, Greek shipping, HELMEPA, Maritime conferences, maritime events, Posidonia 2020, Posidonia Games, Posidonia Golf Tournament, sustainability

Sustainable Tourism May End Up With a Regulatory Solution

2020-02-06 by Phil Butler

Tourist throng

The private sector cannot be counted upon to provide a truly sustainable solution for tourism. It seems clear lawmakers will need to step in.

Tags: Environment, global warming, Hilton, Okinawa, PhocusWire, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable tourism, tourism trensds, Travel Mole, world tourism

WWF Calls for Action to Save the Mediterranean Sea

2019-12-12 by Phil Butler

WWF Graphic

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has now called for countries to adhere to the agreements of its Mediterannean Sea Initiative.

Tags: ecology, Greece, Marine Protected Area, Mediterranean, Mediterranean islands, sustainability, Turkey, WWF, WWF initiative, WWF Marine Protected Area

Boiling Seas of Earth Cruises Half Price on Black As Soot Friday

2019-12-03 by Phil Butler

Cruises news

A candid look at the most unsustainable form of vacationing, cruise lines that seem to have no intention of tidying up their acts.

Tags: Andy Stuart, cruises, greece cruises, Greek harbors, Harry Sommer, Norwegian CEO, Norwegian Cruise Line, Santorini cruises, Skift, Skift News, sustainability, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

Oops! SETE is Redefining Realities: Stay Tuned for Comic Sustainability

2019-10-22 by Phil Butler

Greece reenvisioned

At the annual Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), stakeholders discussed a new era of tourism. Or, are they redefining realities?

Tags: Alejandro Barrera, David Rowan, Greece conferences, Patrik Gustavsson, Paul Papadimitriou, SETE, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Yiannis Retsos

The WWF’s Blue Panda Heads to Ionian Sea

2019-07-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Blue Panda chart

The World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Blue Panda will be sailing to the Ionian Islands to raise awareness about the risks posed by oil and gas exploitation.

Tags: Blue Panda, sustainability, WWF, WWF France, WWF Mediterranean, WWF UK

Recap: 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture

2018-12-14 by Delia Gavrilescu

UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference

On the agenda of the 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture event held December 3-5, in Istanbul, Turkey, stakeholders discussed cultural tourism as fundamental for a sustainable future.

Tags: cultural tourism, sustainability, sustainable tourism, tourism, UNESCO, UNTWO, world tourism

UNWTO, WTO, ITC, and WTTC Make Joint Statement on Tourism

2018-10-12 by Argophilia Travel News

25th August Street

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have issued the joint communication “Tourism, Trade and the WTO” affirming the importance of enhanced global cooperation on trade & tourism, and encouraging greater participation of the tourism sector in trade policy.

Tags: ITC, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable tourism, Tourism in Greece, travel, UNWTO, WTO, WTTC

Does Greece Have a “Mickey Mouse” Sustainable Tourism Policy?

2018-10-03 by Phil Butler

Today, as we look at the progress Greece has made toward a truly sustainable form of tourism.

Tags: Aegean Sea, Aegean sustainability, Agenda 21, Dr Ioannis Pappas, GNWTO, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Local Agenda 21, sustainability, sustainable tourism, tourism studies, TUI, TUI Group, University of the Aegean, UNWTO

Greece’s Sustainable Tourism: Which Way to the Future?

2018-10-02 by Phil Butler

Greek tourism minister

he Greek Tourism Ministry and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) just announced increased cooperation for developing best practices for optimizing Greece’s booming tourism. But is their focus sustainable for the long term?

Tags: Alexis Tsipras, Angel Gurría, crete, Crete sustainability, cruise lines, George Tziallas, GNTO, greece cruises, Greece economy, Greece travel, Jeb Sprague, OECD, passenger ships, sustainability, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, TUI

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