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The Destination International Lbrary serves as a repository for past and current materials, reports and articles on the destination marketing and manangement industry. Search the library by date, document type or topic.

The Australian ecotourism resource hub presents tools and resources for: COVID-19, bushfire and disaster recovery, business tools, destination management plans, expressions of interest, ecotourism plans, ecotourism research and statistics, protected area management, national landscapes materials, Indigenous tourism and accessibility.

BlueInvest, enabled by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, aims to boost innovation and investment in sustainable technologies for the blue economy, by supporting readiness and access to finance for early-stage businesses, small and medium enterprises and scale-ups. Resources and tools include training programs, coaching opportunities, key research findings and information on grants and fundraising.

ECOLNET is developing a range of resources to support the application of the EETLS by individual businesses and certification agencies active in the field of ecotourism. A central learning resource developed by ECOLNET is the online training packages which are targeted to tourism businesses and evaluators of the EETLS. The training packages are accessible via a moodle platform. The content of the training packages relate to the EETLS requirements. The learning content is organised in units, and each unit is followed by exercises, further reading material and linked to case studies.

The International Institute of Tourism Studies is a program of the George Washington University's School of Business. The blog provides readers with a range of articles, studies, and events related to sustainable tourism, COVID-19 and the responsible and resilient future for the people and places that depend on visitors.

Ghana Gurus provides training courses and resources related to responsible tourism development and management.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems. Since then, the GEF has provided more than $21.1 billion in grants and mobilized an additional $114 billion in co-financing for more than 5,000 projects in 170 countries. Through its Small Grants Programme, the GEF has provided support to more than 25,000 civil society and community initiatives in 133 countries. The GEF website provides information, resources, and case studies of successful projects.

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is managing the GSTC Criteria, global standards for sustainable travel and tourism; as well as providing international accreditation for sustainable tourism Certification Bodies.

In the beginning of 2020, Göteborg & Co embarked on a curious journey together with Group NAO to explore some of the most inspirational ideas for better tourism in cities around the world. The work we have done throughout the year has now resulted in a catalogue with 101 sustainable ideas for better tourism. And we believe this is more vital than ever now. The 101 ideas of this catalogue are not ours to begin with – they are the ideas of social entrepreneurs, innovative business founders, visionary codebreakers and imaginary doers driven by a strong sense of making a difference.