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Sustaining the Resilience of Community-Based Tourism Initiatives in Brazil

Solimar International

Community-Based Tourism (CBT) exemplifies sustainable tourism, promoting local development through social justice, resource redistribution, sustainability, and empowerment. This paradigm shift reinterprets tourism models, emphasizing consciousness, autonomy, and bottom-up strategies while detaching from predatory practices.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE Blog

Further, it has the lowest VAT rates in Europe and a high commitment to sustainability. Some examples of this sustainability approach include the ‘Grand Tour of Switzerland’, which can be done by e-car with charging stations along the route. Between 2009–2011, the property was completely refurbished and reopened in 2011.

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Destination guide for sustainable venues in Stuttgart 

The MICE Blog

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. It drew over 2000 participants dedicated to sustainable urban development. That includes adapting and anticipating changes in education, vocational training and research.

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Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

AltexSoft Travel

In this article, we explore how airlines can approach carbon offsetting to achieve their sustainability goals. As the aviation industry players recognized their global environmental impact, they united in their pursuit of a more sustainable approach. Predicted fuel consumption and shift to sustainable fuels. They include.

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Before Coronavirus: How the Travel Industry Overcame Its Five Biggest Crises

AltexSoft Travel

The five-month-long embargo led to the sustained gas shortage in the Western world and a fourfold increase in oil prices, from $3 to almost $12 per barrel (or from about $17.50 Many tourists used other means of transport to get to their destinations, putting trains and ferries under considerable strain. to $70 as of today).

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