Costa Rica Welcomes Its First-Ever Vegan Boutique Hotel
A new vegan hotel says it's 'pioneering the way for vegan tourism in Costa Rica'.
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Hosts Provide Accommodations for Mexican Red Cross Frontline Staff
Airbnb announced that the global Frontline stays program will be activated in Mexico starting Monday, April 27, in alliance with the Mexican Red Cross, in order to provide frontline workers with comfortable and convenient places to stay, while they carry out their critical work to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Hosts Will Offer Stays to Frontline Responders in Colombia
Airbnb announced the activation of its global Frontline stays program in Colombia, aimed at providing free and subsidized homes to healthcare staff and frontline responders who carry out their critical work to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic within the country. Accommodations will allow these professionals to be closer to their workplaces while staying safely distanced from their families.
Buenos Aires joins World Tourism Organization network of Tourism Observatories
Buenos Aires has become the latest city to join the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO), a pioneering initiative of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) aimed at helping destinations manage tourism in a smart and sustainable manner.
Guatemala partners with UNWTO to launch Sustainable Tourism Observatory
The new Observatory is located in the city of La Antigua Guatemala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a leading tourism destination. Led by the Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (INGUAT) and supported by the Guatemalan government, the Observatory will periodically collect data and scientific evidence as it monitors the effect tourism has on the historic city. This data will then be used to assess how tourism can best be used to help drive sustainable growth and development.
Marriott Hotels in Costa Rica Present Their New Rooms Inspired in Local Nature
Marriott hotels in Costa Rica will start 2019 with newly renovated rooms providing guests a new experience of luxury and modernity, with designs created to evoke the destination and local nature in every detail.
UCF Rosen College Researchers Help Bonaire Become a “Blue Destination”
An island paradise is the last place one thinks there would be concern over the environment and the economy, after all you're there to get away from it all. But, on the island of Bonaire in the Western Caribbean, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Researchers from University of Central Florida (UCF) Rosen College of Hospitality Management worked with the island's government on the creation of a Strategic Tourism Masterplan. On May 30, 2018, Bonaire's Parliament adopted the Masterplan establishing Bonaire as a "Blue Destination", the first in the Caribbean. This means the island focuses on "green efforts" such as ecotourism, renewable energy, conservation of the ocean through waste management and the banning of some forms of sunscreen whose chemical makeup, Oxybenzone and Octinoxate, can kill some sea life, damage coral and disrupt the normal ecosystem in the ocean.
Sustainable Tourism Observatories: UNWTO welcomes collaboration between Guanajuato and Paraguay
UNWTO welcomes the agreement reached by the Sustainable Tourism Observatory of Guanajuato (Mexico) and Paraguay to facilitate knowledge and technology transfer. Guanajuato is one of the 16 Observations in the UNWTO Network.
Amazonas State to Set a New Standard for Brazil with Presentation of Carbon Emissions Certificate to Marriott International
Brazil made history today when the State Secretary of Environment for Amazonas (SEMA), on behalf of the State Government of Amazonas, and the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), delivered its first-ever certificate of carbon emissions reduction to the US-headquartered hospitality company Marriott International. The presentation will take place during the Climate Summit of the Americas in Guadalajara, Mexico. This is the first time in Brazil that a certificate has been issued by a partnership between state government, a private institution and a non-governmental organization. The document is not transferable.
GBTA Hosts Successful Third Annual Rio Energy, Resource and Marine Symposium 2015
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Brasil hosted its third annual GBTA Rio Energy, Resource and Marine Symposium 2015 recently at the Hotel Sofitel Copacabana Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. More than 90 business travel professionals from Brasil, the United States and Latin America participated in the successful event. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in education sessions and an expanded trade show to improve their industry knowledge and obtain ideas about corporate travel management in this important segment related to energy resources.
Speaker Roster Announced for 5th Annual Mexico Resort Development Conference
Four-time LPGA Player of the Year, Lorena Ochoa, will be the featured keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Mexico Resort Development Conference in San Diego. Ms. Ochoa heads a list of more than two dozen experts in resort financing, marketing, amenities programming and development who will present at the Conference, to be held September 12-14 at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego.
Barceló Hotels & Resorts Receives International Recognition For Environmental Efforts
Seven of Barceló Hotels & Resorts' all-inclusive properties in Mexico have achieved the distinguished Certified Gold or Silver status from Green Globe, the prestigious benchmarking program for sustainability in travel and tourism. This internationally recognized program, which is administered by the worldwide advisory group EC3 Global, certifies that these resorts are committed to operating at the world’s highest environmental standards. Moreover, the hotelier's ability to obtain such an achievement at seven distinct hotels demonstrates a company-wide dedication to preserving these leading destinations for generations of travelers to come.
Honduras jockeys for ecotourism favor
The Lodge at Pico Bonito, a 22-cabin ecoresort on Honduras’s Caribbean coast, is a lush, attractive retreat great for birding and hiking enthusiasts. But the Small Luxury Hotels of the World member has yet to find its groove. “We’ve had incredible coverage but haven’t had great occupancy,” said owner Robert Vinelli, whose property’s occupancy averages in the low 60s. Vinelli’s lament speaks to a larger problem: the Central American country is playing second fiddle to more developed tourism destinations such as Guatemala and Nicaragua. But it’s trying, and it has plenty to offer investors; archeology buffs; and birding, hiking and diving enthusiasts.
World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Honors Marriott With 'Tourism for Tomorrow Award for Sustainability'
Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious and highly competitive "2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Award for Sustainability" in the Global Tourism Business category by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The global award recognizes the company's achievements in demonstrating sustainable tourism practices, including the protection of natural and cultural heritage, social and economic benefits to local people and environmentally-friendly operations.
Recap: The 46th Annual Congress of IH&RA International Hotel & Restaurant Association
Monterrey-Mexico | During three days, the world's best hospitality leaders gathered in Monterrey, Mexico, where was held the IH&RA's 46th General Assembly, from 20-22 October 2008, where 250 delegates & hospitality leaders from 40 nations did attend the congress that was held in Mexico with its main theme LEADING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE.