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Navigator Award 2025: GBTA Commends MEP Nikolina Brnjac for Commitment to Sustainable Business Travel In Europe

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is pleased to announce the awarding of its prestigious 2025 “GBTA Navigator Award” to Member of the European Parliament Nikolina Brnjac (EPP, Croatia) for her advocacy contributions to the business trave...

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Navigator Award 2025: GBTA Commends MEP Nikolina Brnjac for Commitment to Sustainable Business Travel In Europe 1 October 2025GBTANational & International Policy
Navigator Award 2025: GBTA Commends MEP Nikolina Brnjac for Commitment to Sustainable Business Travel In Europe
Malta joins International Code for Protection of Tourists and hosts landmark conference on tourism law
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Malta joins International Code for Protection of Tourists and hosts landmark conference on tourism law

Malta has become the 29th country globally, and the 6th in Europe, to adhere to the International Code for the Protection of Tourists (ICPT). The move marks a significant step in strengthening global commitments to travellers’ rights and consumer pr...

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Malta joins International Code for Protection of Tourists and hosts landmark conference on tourism law30 September 2025UN TourismNational & International Policy
Malta joins International Code for Protection of Tourists and hosts landmark conference on tourism law
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Fact-Check: Will All French Hotels Need Eco-Certification by 2026?

There’s been a lot of buzz in the media recently claiming that France’s Loi Climat & Résilience will force all hotels to obtain eco-certification by 2026. But a closer reading of the legislation reveals a different picture.

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Fact-Check: Will All French Hotels Need Eco-Certification by 2026?24 September 2025GCS TIMES GROUP COMPANY LIMITEDNational & International Policy
Fact-Check: Will All French Hotels Need Eco-Certification by 2026?
Europe’s underappreciated superpower
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Europe’s underappreciated superpower

While Europe’s policymakers and opinion leaders obsess over semiconductors and clean tech, another economic engine is humming along with far less fanfare – and far greater local impact. In its forecast for the five-year period from 2024 to 2029, Oxf...

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18 September 2025Booking.comNational & International Policy
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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com
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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com

At Booking.com, we welcome the launch of the Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews for Tourism Accommodation, presented by Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

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by Peter Lochbihler
15 September 2025Booking.comNational & International Policy
EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com
Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?
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Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?

Imagine this: you run a 30-room independent hotel in Spain. You’ve invested in solar panels, eliminated single-use plastics, and source food from local suppliers. Guests praise your efforts. Yet when travellers search on Booking.com, your property d...

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4 September 2025University of SurreyNational & International Policy
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The locals are revolting…but do they have a point?
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The locals are revolting…but do they have a point?

Last year saw the emergence of a new spectacle, with local residents in some major European tourist destinations undertaking very vocal protests against tourism, often armed with water pistols, to provide an amusing and newsworthy nuisance to some v...

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27 August 2025Global Asset SolutionsNational & International Policy
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Travel & Tourism in Poland Set to Surpass Economic Records

Poland’s Travel & Tourism sector is on track for a milestone year, with 2025 projections showing a return to pre-pandemic strength in GDP contribution and domestic visitor spending, according to new data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC...

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Travel & Tourism in Poland Set to Surpass Economic Records24 June 2025WTTCNational & International Policy
Travel & Tourism in Poland Set to Surpass Economic Records
UN Tourism and Croatia sign agreements to advance sustainable tourism development, research and innovation
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UN Tourism and Croatia sign agreements to advance sustainable tourism development, research and innovation

UN Tourism has agreed to partner with the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia and the University of Zagreb on research and innovation in sustainable tourism development and the creation of a Sustainable Tourism Awards.

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UN Tourism and Croatia sign agreements to advance sustainable tourism development, research and innovation16 June 2025UN TourismNational & International Policy
UN Tourism and Croatia sign agreements to advance sustainable tourism development, research and innovation