The publication ‘Promoting Gender Mainstreaming: Recommendations for vocational training centers in ASSET-H&C network’ outlines how we can promote and sustain gender equality in the tourism industry, with practical examples that offer applicable and actionable suggestions on gender-mainstreaming.

CHORUS Podcast aims to promote new ideas, values, and best practices in the fields of sustainability in travel and tourism through conversations with opinion leaders who share the same passion. You can find episodes featuring PATA Members here in this blog!

On September 20, 2022, IKEA announced that it has halved its food waste, achieving its ambitious timeline to adhere to and go beyond the UN 2030 Goal. Started in 2017, Winnow and IKEA teamed up to implement the Waste Watcher programme across its stores to tackle food waste through Artificial Intelligence. Over 2021, Winnow and IKEA scaled Winnow's Vision AI to 30 countries, from Japan to Canada. A global movement was built, and we saw food waste reduced on a massive scale. 

How can climate adaptation strategies be supported by tourism? Is there actually a close connection between tourism and climate adaptation? Is there a possibility that the pandemic might have, or might be, making climate adaptation in tourism a more plausible idea?

In 2007, the Discova groups began working with communities in the Mai Chau district of northern Vietnam to help locals improve infrastructure, education, water supply for agriculture, and build up community-based tourism in the area. Thanks to the financial support, the hands-on project work and donations help, there is continuous and successful development.

We in tourism should develop a better understanding of the idea of equal sharing of tourism’s benefits, one that looks beyond economic aspects. When that happens, our ability to develop engagement with local communities and other stakeholders will be stronger.

After raising USD $11,593 through Walk for Water campaign, Discova started their work in implementing the Om Goi Water Filtration System for San Mamuang village in Om Goi district that will grant the households access to clean water supply.

To prepare Manggia Villagers for the return of Bali’s tourism, Discova helped transformed some of the infrastructures, delivered training to nurture necessary skills for tourism businesses, and advised investments in the community.

With the current global situation having a severe impact on the tourism sector, PATA has been reaching out to people who work directly and indirectly in this sector. This is particularly on the informal workers who are often ignored in the tourism supply chain. Find out more about the informal workers here and how they are affected.

The only guide you will need to understand how to start your own Tourism Destination Resilience journey.

Resilience is not only a strategy for recovery, but a necessary process to ultimately achieve sustainable tourism development. What is resilience and why does tourism destinations need it? This blog explains it all.

ASSET-H&C has outlined 55 tips and good practices to reduce Tourism’s impact on the environment which can be downloaded from the company’s website. It is also available in Burmese, Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese.

The data from the latest Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking (CHSB) shows that the average carbon footprint of a hotel stay reduced by 3% between 2018 and 2019. The data on energy, carbon and water has been collected from over 21,000 hotels across 57 destinations.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC presents the impacts of global warming of 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emissions. PATA has also been working on multiple projects and initiatives to ensure the Net-Zero Emission goal could be achieved.

Royal Mountain Travel launched its "Sustainability Series", a ten-episode video series featuring national and international experts who shed light on pertinent sustainable tourism topics. Stay tuned for the videos coming out every week!