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Guide to sustainable tourism: Best practices for tour operators

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25 February 2025

Guide to sustainable tourism: Best practices for tour operators

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The CBI article guides tour operators on adopting sustainable practices, focusing on environmental, socio-cultural and economic aspects, using case studies and aligning with the UN SDGs.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

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Albania

Armenia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Türkiye

Ukraine

Organisation Type

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer / tourist organisation

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Best practices, peer learning and networking

    • Green Transition of Tourism Companies and SMEs

  • Business activities

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

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The best practice for successful sustainable tour operators, published by the Centre for the Promotion of Imports on 19 November, 2024, highlights the importance of sustainability in the tourism industry. It focuses on key areas such as environmental management, socio-cultural preservation, economic development and business management. The article aims to guide tour operators in adopting sustainable practices by using case studies of small and medium-sized enterprises that lead in sustainable development. It also emphasises the role of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in measuring sustainability impacts.

#Sustainable tourism #Cultural preservation #Economic diversification 

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