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.

The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), in cooperation with UN Environment, has compiled this resource packet as part of our commitment to supporting the UN’s 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IY2017). Throughout the tourism industry, there are many initiatives and advocacy campaigns that promote innovative best practices, codes of conduct, and certification programs, all designed to help deepen our understanding of, and commitment to, sustainable travel. This directory contains valuable information on a range of topics that are critical to ensuring that businesses operate more sustainability and travelers make more informed and earth-friendly decisions.

The Adventure Travel Trade Association provides trainings and resources to help adventure professionals, areas include: business management, climate action, guide training, destination development, safety & risk management, and COVID-19 guidelines.

The American Society of Travel Advisors offers a variety of business services and resources to help companies grow. Includes coronavirus resources - up—to-date information and a compilation of travel supplier policies.

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.

This IUCN library presents publications, reports, a database of sustainable tourism guidelines and resources, webinars and governance documents for Business and Biodiversity.

CABI’s case study database - Tourism Cases, is a window into the world of tourism development. Areas include tourism, leisure and recreation, hospitality industry, sport, travel and technology and arts & entertainment.

The CTO’s mission is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people. The CTO resource page provides tools and resources for Caribbean destinations, businesses and communities; topics include COVID-19, community-based tourism, climate change, disaster management, conference papers, education and training, scholarships & grants, zika virus, etc.

The Center for Responsible Tourism provides tools and resources for destinations, businesses and communities in the areas of climate change, biodiversity & cultural heritage, over tourism, the wealth gap, and responsible travel.

Data Access – DCRM’s projects and ongoing monitoring programs result in a large quantity of data. In an effort to share and distribute this information, DCRM has developed an Open Data Portal. This portal currently serves spatial data related to a variety of projects.