CREST Reflects on Native American Heritage Month

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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CREST Reflects on Native American Heritage Month

CREST Becomes Launch Partner for Glasgow Declaration

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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CREST Becomes Launch Partner for Glasgow Declaration

Fostering Sustainability and Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Cuba

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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Fostering Sustainability and Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Cuba

CREST Welcomes Five New Board Members

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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CREST Welcomes Five New Board Members

CREST releases book on overtourism

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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CREST releases book on overtourism

Building a community-centered destination stewardship initiative

Written by Samantha Bray, CREST’s Managing Director As we look to a post-COVID recovery, care for communities that make up the fabric of destinations is critical. But how? A destination stewardship approach can help tourism stakeholders – including community members – create their shared future in a collaborative and mutually beneficial way. Translating the concept…

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Building a community-centered destination stewardship initiative