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This book introduces the concept of recreation programming with an in depth look at the relationship between tour operators and tourists and provides a practical basis for integrated ecotourism programme planning including design, implementation and evaluation.

This set of guidelines was developed by the UNWTO Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility Department, in collaboration with Indigenous leaders, with OECD input. The recommendations suggest specific solutions for the empowerment of Indigenous Peoples through tourism such as transitioning from “assisting” towards “enabling” indigenous entrepreneurship, fostering digital literacy for tourism businesses, and acknowledging the relevance of indigenous people and culture by the tourism sector.

This Gambia Information Site provides a range of information and resources for travel and tourism, flights, attractions and accommodations with a particular focus on eco-friendly accommodations, tour operators, organizations and shopping outlets.

This Green Destinations Standard is a set of criteria to measure, monitor and improve sustainable tourism policies and management of destinations and regions.

This USAID and EnterpriseWorks report is a guidance tool, presenting green market trends using the language, research findings, and market segmentation of U.S. based markets.

This Parks Canada toolkit for tour operators provides practical sustainability tips and guidance to tour operators and related tourism business owners and managers with a special focus on small- and medium-size enterprises.

The GSTC Destination criteria presents a comprehensive list of certification standards, indicators, criteria, and best practices for tourism stakeholder to use as basic guidelines for sustainable destination development and management. The GSTC criteria is organized into four main categories: management, socioeconomic, culture, and the environment.

The GSTC criteria for hotels and tour operators provides business owners with standards and indicators to effectively conduct sustainable planning while maximizing social and economic benefits for the local community, enhancing cultural heritage, and reducing negative impacts to the environment, as a basis for certification for sustainability.

This Drumm Consulting course manual presents interpretation techniques and ecotourism management training for naturalist guides.

Integration of sustainability labels into Mediterranean tourism policies.
LABELSCAPE partners have worked together to establish a robust - but not exhaustive - list of labels that can be applied to destinations around the Mediterranean. You can browse them online, on what is the first step of our multi-modular platform for destinations that want to work with certifications