July 18, 2025
ETC | Climate Action Roadmap for National Tourism Organisations
A detailed climate action planning framework by the European Travel Commission to support NTOs looking to create climate action plans.
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July 18, 2025
Climate Action Planning Toolkit and Blueprint | CMPR & The Travel Foundation
A Climate Action Planning Toolkit and Blueprint to support destinations and other tourism organisations create and implement climate action plans.
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May 8, 2025
ETC: A Destination’s Guide to the NEW EU Sustainability Regulations
A new guide by the European Travel Commission and GDS-Movement to help destinations navigate compliance with upcoming EU sustainability regulations - The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), The Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGTD) and the Green Claims Directive (GCD) - alongside steps destinations can take to comply, manage risk, and leverage opportunities.
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October 19, 2021
ETC Handbook: Encouraging Sustainable Tourism Practices
A detailed synopsis that explores what sustainable tourism is, why it is important and what destinations and businesses around the world are doing to encourage its adoption. The centrepiece of the report consists of twenty case studies, but perhaps of equal value are the chapters bookending these case studies which help the reader develop a better understanding sustainable tourism and consider the many challenges faced by entities wishing to adopt such practices.
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March 17, 2021
ETC Sustainable Tourism Toolkit
A comprehensive document aimed at European NTOs to help guide their creation and implementation of sustainable tourism strategies.
While much of the 53-page handbook is dedicated to a series of modules that guide practitioners in their work it also contains helpful sections that introduce the importance of sustainability within the tourism sector, the benefits of developing a national approach and a recognition of the many challenges that can hamper progress.
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January 11, 2021
Group NAO Tourism Taxes by Design
A detailed study that came about on the back of an ever-growing number of tourism taxes but coincided with the dramatic decline in tourism flows due to the pandemic.
The research is wide-ranging, looking at examples of different forms of tourism tax, the wide range of rationales used for their introduction, the evidence about their effectiveness and an analysis of how tourism taxes can be introduced in a way that is underpinned by stakeholder support and consumer willingness to pay.
Findings from an extensive survey of DMOs is also included, revealing the significant funding shortfalls that many currently face.
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