Sustainable Tourism Summit
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Save the date for the 2nd California Sustainable Tourism Symposium! |
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Thank you to those who participated in the October 1, 2009, inaugural California Sustainable Tourism Summit at Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, near Monterey. With nearly 200 industry professionals in attendance, this one-day Summit brought together tourism partners from all over the country for educational and networking opportunities. The Summit presented sustainable best practices currently utilized by top industry leaders and offered information about resources available to market these programs. For a review of the sessions and speakers, download a copy of the Summit program.
The California Travel & Tourism Commission (CTTC) formed the California Sustainable Tourism Symposium (CSTS) to address the needs of tourism industry stakeholders who participate in nature, eco, geo, green, sustainable and recreational tourism. CSTS is dedicated to sustaining the environment, culture and heritage of California while sustaining economic growth through tourism. At two strategic planning roundtables, feedback was formulated into CTTC's Sustainable Planning Document, which was presented at the Summit.
Also presented at the Summit was the California Sustainable Tourism Handbook, designed to raise awareness of sustainable tourism best practices and to facilitate implementation by tourism operators. The handbook explores the “three pillars” of sustainability: economically feasible, environmentally sound and socially equitable. Download your copy today!
To adhere to sustainable meeting practices, printed materials at the Summit were reduced to a minimum. You can find the Summit presentations here. Thank you to our presenters for providing great informational sessions!
Becoming a sustainable tourism business starts with the decision to do so. CTTC has created pages of resources and case studies as an industry-specific introduction to sustainable tourism, best practices and notable sustainable businesses. A big thank you is extended to those who sponsored the event! Please take the time to learn more about these industry partners below.
If your business or organization is currently implementing sustainable best practices, CTTC wants to know! Let us showcase your sustainable practices and businesses through our industry and consumer Web sites. Use the Content Submission Tool at tourism.visitcalifornia.com/content to supply us with your editorial content and destination listing requests. You may also e-mail them to sustainable@visitcalifornia.com. To learn more about California Sustainable Tourism, e-mail sustainable@visitcalifornia.com. Check back for details on the 2nd Annual California Sustainable Tourism Summit in October 2010!
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