When we discuss the impacts of travel, we tend to hyper-focus on leisure travel. But what about business travel? What impacts do business travel and travel buyers have on the tourism industry and the destinations they frequent? Kelsey Frenkiel, Senior Sustainability Manager at the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) joined CREST for its first Bridging…
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This is a follow-up post to How Surf Tourism Can Inspire Environmental Stewardship. How surf travel has contributed to the rise in overtourism Despite the positive impact of surfing in many regards, its dominant narratives have also presented some challenges: the comparison between men and women, the objectification of the latter, and the disregard for…
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This post was originally posted in the Fall 2022 issue of the Destination Stewardship Report. For this year’s World Tourism Day Forum, we at the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) wanted to shine a light on destination stewardship. Initially, we were going to focus on the shift from marketing to management, but implementing the destination…
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Though the threats facing the huemul related to livestock and tourism pose serious consequences, the Legacy Fund believes this project can shift the paradigm so these threats may become vehicles for improved conservation, sustainability, and education. Through collaborative efforts and actions, we hope to finally achieve the Last Hope solution for protecting the huemuls of Última Esperanza and Torres del Paine.
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Operating within the Marino Ballena National Park, a protected marine ecosystem that conserves over 12,000 acres of ocean and 4,000 acres of beach, Bodhi Surf + Yoga’s week-long surf curriculum is geared toward providing guests with a nature-based educational experience that will cultivate a deeper understanding and appreciation for the environment. In this conversation, Travis and Spencer discuss the unique opportunity surf schools have to utilize the learn-to-surf experience as a means of inspiring a new wave of environmental stewards.
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CARE for the Cape & IslandsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jill Talladay508-760-8187jill@careforthecapeandislands.orgcareforthecapeandislands.org March 1, 2022 C.A.R.E. (Creating A Responsible Environment) for the Cape and Islands Announces Spring Summit, Destination Stewardship: It’s Everybody’s Business Yarmouth Port, MA – CARE for the Cape & Islands in partnership with Center for Coastal Studies and Cape Cod Anti-Litter Coalition will host…
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Written by CREST Program Manager, Ellen Rugh With Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October and Native American Heritage Month in November, the autumn months bring about a thoughtful place and time for CREST to reflect on the resilience, determination, and inspiration of tribal and Indigenous peoples. As responsible travelers and tourism practitioners, we must, however, be…
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CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL ALIGNS WITH OTHER SECTOR LEADERS TO SIGN THE GLASGOW DECLARATION ON CLIMATE ACTION IN TOURISM (November 4, 2021) – Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) announced today that it has become a launch partner of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism unites…
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Written by CREST Program Manager, Ellen Rugh As a global nonprofit, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) has been a leading voice on sustainable travel to Cuba since the United States reformed its Cuba travel regulations in 2016. While much has changed since our first trip…
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PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release Contact: Alix Collins, CREST Communications Manageracollins@responsibletravel.org(202) 347-9203 ex. 417 Center for Responsible Travel Strengthens its Sustainable Tourism Leadership Position with Five New Board Members Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2021) – The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) is excited to announce the addition of five new members to its Board of Directors:…
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Written by Kelsey Frenkiel, CREST Program Manager This week, CREST and editors Martha Honey and Kelsey Frenkiel have released Overtourism: Lessons for a Better Future (Island Press), an edited volume containing essays and case studies from more than 20 tourism experts across the world. This book charts a path for truly sustainable tourism, focusing on…
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