Best of 2024: Sustainability | Smart Meetings
Listen to audio The world of sustainable events is bigger than ever. As more hospitality and tourism planners and partners incorporate sustainability into their business models, sustainability has become a necessity rather than a nice-to-have. This year, Smart Meetings has released a range of sustainability content, particularly around how-tos, ensuring everyone has access to the knowledge and resources to confidently talk about sustainability and implement it into their business practices. Your Complete Guide to Sustainability This January 2024 article is intended to provide a comprehensive, introductory, concise, guide-like overview of sustainable development. Wondering how to start carbon tracking? What counts as Scope 3 emissions? Where do carbon emissions come from? Listing “need to know” sustainability terms, simple explanations, and tips for incorporating sustainable practices into your event planning strategy, this article is a tool you’ll want to bookmark. Sustainability tools that simplify green planning Planning a sustainable event is no small task. Working with a partner can help take a…
Qurator: Hawaii’s new, all-inclusive tourism industry
Listen to audio Hawaii is at a crossroads. It needs tourism, including group tours, but its residents — especially Native Hawaiians — are increasingly uneasy about overtourism and the degradation of the state's fragile environment and treasured cultural sites. The aftermath of the tragic West Maui wildfires has only exacerbated divisions. what to do? The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) offers a new answer to bridge these divides and build trust: Qurator, a certification program for the broadest possible set of visitor-facing businesses that was developed with input from more than 100 diverse voices Native Hawaiian Hotels Association, Honolulu Police Department and hotel alliance Unite Here to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, LGBTQIA+ Travel Alliance and Hawaii Humane Society. DMO counterparts such as Jackson Hole Tourism in Wyoming and Tourism Queensland in Australia were also consulted. A 24-member advisory committee composed of representatives from the visitor industry, business associations, government and non-profit organizations also provided guidance as the plan was developed.…
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