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California Passes Extensive Climate, Clean Energy Bill

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The overall goal of the newly passed legislation is to codify new benchmarks in the state to have California at 90% clean energy by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% clean energy by 2045. Hospitality, Tourism Industries Combat Climate Change. Climate change has definitely had an impact on tourism in Sonoma County,” says Vecchio.

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The Spa: From Luxury to Preventative Medicine

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trillion and is projected to continue a 5-10% increase year-over-year, culminating in a worth of $9 trillion by 2040, according to Delaware North. Wellness tourism currently accounts for roughly 17% of the travel industry’s total spend and is growing faster than any other travel sector. The Future of the Spa.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF OMAN TOURISM

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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE & RESPONSIBLE FUTURE FOR OMAN TRAVEL & TOURISM INDUSTRY Sustainable Development of Oman Tourism, aligning with the Oman Vision 2040. Tourism is no longer a marginal sector or a secondary source of revenue for countries. Provide quality content across all sectors of travel & tourism.

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Earth Day is a Call to Action

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credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. How many attendees do you produce those badges for? Were attendees given plastic water bottles? February 2017. What about your event badges? Where was the plastic?

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Arabian Travel Market 2023 launches sustainable stand award

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“For our 2023 event, we wanted to include a category that provided synergy with our official theme, ‘Working Towards Net Zero’ and furthermore one that supports the UAE’s broader net zero commitment as well as RX’s mission to deliver Net Zero Carbon events by 2040.” “The

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Starting IPW 2022 with a Green Bang: Tourism Cares Pledges $10,000 to IDEAS for Us

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Tourism Cares is rewarding them for their beautification of Florida’s most popular tourism city. This year’s event, set in Orlando, was kicked off with a strong environmental angle courtesy of Tourism Cares. Growth in the Ground and the Convention Attendee. Since the first event in New York City in 1969, U.S.

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