Tourism2030 - May 2012-01-24T14:26:31Z tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-01-24:/demo-design/News/2011/5 http://root.destinet.eu/demo-design/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gif ECOTRANS Tourism2030 DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATIONS: European "Sustainable and responsible tourism as a contributor to quality of life" Conference! tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-01-24:/demo-design/News/2011/5/web-streaming-of-the-european-high-level-tourism-stakeholders-conference-12th 2012-01-24T14:26:31Z miruna badescu Herbert Hamele <div>The presentations and list of participants of the European High-level Tourism Stakeholders&rsquo; Conference on&nbsp; </div> <div><strong>"Sustainable and responsible tourism as a contributor to quality of life"</strong>from 12th to 13th of May in Budapest </div> <div>can now be downloaded!</div> GSTC Standards Recognition Program Underway - Fee waived if submitted before June 30th tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-01-24:/demo-design/News/2011/5/gstc-standards-recognition-program-underway-fee-waived-if-submitted-before-june 2012-01-24T14:26:31Z miruna badescu Herbert Hamele <table style="width: 1px; height: 13px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="font-size: 11px; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br />The GSTC Standards Recognition Program has started evaluating sustainable tourism standards, several of which are currently under review. The GSTC will announce which standards have been GSTC-recognized at the annual meeting in Barcelona.</p> <div align="justify">The process is now open to all sustainable tourism standards, including certification standards, in-house standards and industry association standards. <strong>Avoid paying the submission fee by applying by June 30, 2011. </strong>To apply for recognition of a standard please contact GSTC Technical Director, Amos Bien, at <a href="mailto:abien@unfoundation.org">abien@unfoundation.org</a>. </div> <p>The accreditation of certification bodies that use GSTC-recognized standards will begin toward the end of 2011.To learn more about the GSTC Accreditation program <a href="http://gstcouncil.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f46198bfc5b1630821e955309&amp;id=80dcd87c21&amp;e=719e622c47">click here</a>.</p>