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October Grab Bag

World Tourism Day Forum, Cruise Impacts in Alaska, Facets of True Destination Stewardship From DSC Director Jonathan Tourtellot: The September 2024 Forum – Last month I was privileged to be able to attend CREST’s 2024 World Tourism Day Forum: “Tourism, Justice, & Peace” and to moderate a panel discussion on

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September Update, 2023

Sept. update includes the latest Destination Stewardship Report, Future of Tourism Coalition activities, a field report, “destination stewardship” on the rise, and a new DSC website pending.

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Stewardship
Jonathan Tourtellot

Download the New DS Report Yearbook

Our DS Report partner the Global Sustainable Tourism Council has announced publication of a handsome collection of 19 past stories from the Destination Stewardship Report. It’s usefully organized according to four story themes: holistic destination stewardship, preservation of natural and cultural heritage, collaborative resilience, and building back better. The Yearbook

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Destination Stewardship Report
Jonathan Tourtellot

Changes at the Destination Stewardship Report

The Summer (Q3) 2022 issue marking the third year of the Destination Stewardship Report has just been emailed, with the usual array of fascinating stories of ways to improve destination stewardship. We have useful lessons and examples from Malaysia, Greece, Brazil, and North Carolina, USA, as well insights on how

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The DSC’s New Library Page is Live

Under “Stewardship Resources” check out “Library,” our growing compilation of books, reports, classics, and documentaries that may be useful for destination stewardship practitioners and advocates. We welcome suggestions for additions. Thanks to Page Editor Siobhán Daly, as well as Shelby Fitzgerald and others who have helped assemble this collection.

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Community-based tourism
Jonathan Tourtellot

Winter Issue of the Destination Stewardship Report Released

The new Winter issue of the Destination Stewardship Report (2022 Q1 Vol.2, No. 3) includes some excellent changes. You’ll see a freshened design, courtesy of GSTC’s Tiffany Chan. The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) has now joined the DSR partnership, and CREST’s Ellen Rugh has provided immeasurable editorial help. This issue includes six feature stories.

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Destination Stewardship Report
Tiffany Chan

Doing It Better: Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

On a long, skinny Icelandic peninsula, five small municipalities have teamed up to create a modest destination stewardship council and supporting network. Tiffany Chan explores the Snæfellsnes model of sustainable collaboration – a work in progress that has already earned a platinum sustainability rating. The eighth in our series on destination stewardship councils.

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Destination Stewardship Report
Jonathan Tourtellot

Sign Up for the Glasgow Declaration!

The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism is a global initiative launching on 4 November at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow Declaration aims to act as a catalyst for accelerating climate action in tourism.

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