Raffe Hotels and Resorts Launches Malolo Lailai Community Trust in Fiji
The trust will fund education, health, environmental, and emergency relief projects through guest donations matched dollar-for-dollar by the hotel group.
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GSTC in Practice: How GCSTIMES Helps Hotels Meet Section D
GCSTIMES outlines how their sustainable key cards, amenity kits, and packaging help hotels comply with GSTC Section D environmental requirements.
UN Tourism Supports Members in Asia and Pacific in Data-Focused Capacity Building
UN Tourism has further strengthened the capacity of its Members across Asia and the Pacific to produce reliable, integrated, and policy-relevant tourism data.
GCSTIMES Eco-Crafted Pens for a New Ritual in Sustainable Luxury
GCSTIMES eco-crafted pen collection is designed for hotels and resorts seeking simple, thoughtful, and sustainable guest amenities.
Wooden Key Cards with Character: A New Option for Hotels
In a fast-paced world, travelers often arrive at hotels carrying the weight of busy flights, overflowing inboxes, and unexpected delays. Recognizing the power of small moments to transform a guest’s experience, GCSTIMES has introduced a charming solution: a wooden key card shaped like a playful cat, designed to evoke smiling from the very first touch.
PATA Releases New Report on Tropical Coastal Cities’ Sustainable Tourism Development
The development of sustainable tourism in tropical coastal cities rests on four key pillars: proper resource management, harmonious coexistence between locals and residents, diversification of the economy and tourism products, and successful implementation of sustainable practices across the private sector.
Three Sustainability Blind Spots You Can Tackle in 2026
By late 2025, most hotels have have done the visible work: LEDs, towel reuse, refillables, less plastic. But the biggest impacts may still sit out of sight in how we build, furnish, supply, and host. From a supplier’s lens (GCSTIMES), three blind spots now matter most:
Novotel Becomes First Hospitality Brand to Join Seafood Task Force
Novotel, a leading global hotel brand with 600 hotels in 68 countries, has become the first hospitality brand to join the Seafood Task Force (STF).
Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming Partner with Ocean Conservancy for Second Annual Global Sound Waves Program
For the second consecutive year, Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming joined forces with nonprofit organization Ocean Conservancy for the Global Sound Waves joint sustainability program. This collaboration unites Hard Rock team members and communities worldwide with Ocean Conservancy's mission of protecting the oceans by reducing waste and driving meaningful environmental change.
Sustainable tourism starts with sustainable stays, so what does this look like in practice?
Across the city, a number of hotels have implemented measures that reduce emissions, improve resource efficiency, and support local ecosystems. These properties illustrate the range of operational actions a hotel can take to advance sustainability.
What does it take for a city to green its tourism?
According to Québec Cité - Québec City Tourism Official Website, the destination is now a signatory to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism and a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) — placing it among global cities working toward a more responsible tourism future.
Black Wood, Bold Designs: Elevating the Key Card Experience
Forget the boring plastic rectangle. You know the one, it gets lost in a pocket and feels disposable. Your guests, the ones paying a premium for an unforgettable stay, deserve more than a forgettable access tool. We heard the whispers from the world's most luxurious hospitality providers, and we're answering with something that doesn't just open doors, it starts conversations: our Black Wood Key Cards.
We need SNAP benefits on the fly
Hospitality industry leaders need to act now to support its workers during the government shutdown. This is especially important due to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits program disruption. This needs to be the top issue every leadership team in the hospitality industry team is focusing on today. Thousands of hospitality and food service workers are facing immediate food insecurity and missed meals. The hospitality industry depends on these workers to deliver America’s service experience, yet we have left them in a dangerous position during this crisis. Congress must ensure SNAP continuity to protect both the workers and the industries that rely on them but until that happens, industry must take charge.
By April Robertson-Ring, Doctoral Student, UCF
The First Touchpoint is the Most Telling
Some details whisper. Others change the way a place is remembered. In high-end hospitality, the key card has evolved from a necessity into a small but unmistakable signal of taste. Sleek isn’t enough anymore—guests recognize materials, tactility, intention. A card that feels considered in the hand sends the same message as a beautifully curated suite: nothing here is standard.
EU Sustainability Standards for Hotels, 2026 is Closer Than You Think
The European Union is introducing a new wave of sustainability requirements that will reshape the hotel industry starting 2026. These regulations aim to boost transparency, curb greenwashing, and standardize how hotels measure and communicate their environmental impact.
Mandarin Oriental Recognised at World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards 2025 in Dubai
Mandarin Oriental is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of World's Leading Sustainable Energy Efficiency Initiative, World's Leading Sustainable Cultural Heritage Project, and World's Leading Sustainable Policy Initiative at the 2nd annual World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards in Dubai.
How Club Mahindra Quietly Solved Hospitality’s Biggest Plastic Problem
India’s hospitality industry is waking up to a silent pollutant: "Plastic". While many hotel chains are still searching for alternatives, Club Mahindra has already turned sustainability into action. Partnering with WAE, the brand has installed in-house Glass Bottling Plants (GBPs) across its resorts systems that purify, bottle, and reuse glass containers, completely eliminating the need for single-use plastic bottles.
When fashion meets hospitality with sustainability intentionally written into the design brief, what actually happens?
Aman partnered with Kim Jones to create a 35-piece capsule for Aman’s global resorts; Vogue Business reports the collection places sustainability at its core and forms part of Aman’s broader strategy to extend from hospitality into a lifestyle brand, offering versatile, climate-adaptive resort wear intended for use during stays and beyond.
The algorithm doesn’t care about the Caribbean. But the next hurricane won’t care about the algorithm either.
On 28 October 2025, Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 monster, winds screaming at nearly 185 miles an hour, rain falling by the metre, roofs ripped from homes like paper.
By Dr. Aradhana Khowala, CEO & Regenerative Tourism Expert | Global Thought Leader | Chair and Non-Executive Director | Innovator in Luxury Hospitality and Wellness | Public Speaker, Aptamind Partners
Corporations Stay the Course on Sustainable Business Travel but Struggle to Progress in High Impact Areas, According to Global Benchmark
The GBTA Foundation, the cause-led arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), today released the second-year findings from its Sustainability Acceleration Challenge, a global benchmark assessing the state of corporate action to decarbonize business travel programs.