Green Fins Operational Handbook: Dive and Snorkel Centres
This handbook combines all the Green Fins learning material and guides to provide one location for practical solutions to every day environmental challenges at dive and snorkel centres.
Plastic Waste Free Islands project launches zero plastic waste toolkits for the tourism sector in Small Island Developing States
As part of IUCN’s Plastic Waste Free Islands project which promotes circular economy actions that demonstrate effective, quantifiable solutions to addressing plastic leakage from Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Searious Business is launching three zero plastic waste toolkits designed for hospitality, tour and cruise companies working in SIDS. These toolkits provide practical guidance on how […]
Adventure Travel COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines
This report presents COVID-19 pandemic health & safety guidelines for ten adventure activities – Trekking, Cycling, Rafting, Camping including Food Prep in the field, Culinary Experiences, Cultural Tours/Sightseeing, Small Lodges, Small Vessels Cruising, Skiing & Snowboarding, and Wildlife Experiences – as well as an overarching guideline for the industry, all created in collaboration with Cleveland […]
COVID-19 and Cruise Ships: a Drama Announced
This article uses the example of the Diamond Princess, the only cruise ship where the spreading of the COVID-19 virus could be traced, to analyze the impacts of infectious diseases in cruises and how to prevent cases.
Overview of the effects of Covid-19 on Caribbean Destinations that are Members of the Caribbean Tourism Organization
The CTO and GW IITS conducted rapid research on the effects of COVID-19 on national destination management and marketing organizations in CTO member countries, and their early responses to the global pandemic. This report presents the main findings of the survey and inventory of tourism destination responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recommendations for the Tourism Sector to Continue Taking Action on Plastic Pollution During COVID-19 Recovery
This Global Tourism Plastics Initiative report offers five recommendations that address tourism stakeholders with the aim of supporting them to continue fighting plastic pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery.
COVID-19 Destination Dashboard for Recovery Template and Guide
The CTO and the George Washington University (GWU) developed a Destination Dashboard for Recovery Template and Guide to support destination management organizations easily find, organize, and present timely information about COVID-19 pandemic health updates, industry performance indicators, and traveler sentiment data.
COVID-19 Digital Toolkit for Tourism Businesses – Recovery Toolkit and Guide
The CTO and the George Washington University (GWU) developed a Digital Toolkit for Tourism SMEs which provides guidance on how businesses can utilize digital resources to help in their recovery planning during and after the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
COVID-19 and Travel Impacts, responses and outcomes
This report examines how the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded and its devastating impacts on the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Packed with international case studies, it takes the reader from the very outset of the crisis, how the industry reacted and its message to the market, through to its impacts and a possible future.
COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map
This updated map presents country travel restrictions related to the COVID-19, updated regularly as the health crisis continues to unfold.