Good practices

Launched officially on 16 September 2023, Armonia Beach in Agios Tychonas (Limassol) became the fifth Plastic Free Beach in Cyprus as part of the "Keep Our Sand and Sea Plastic Free" initiative run by the TUI Care Foundation and the...

In September 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, a universal commitment to end poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity for everyone. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and...

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), founded in 2010 by UN agencies, WWF, UNEP, and others, leads the way in establishing global standards for sustainable travel and tourism. These standards—called the GSTC Criteria—define the minimum expectations for environmental, social, cultural,...

URBAN-WASTE, funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 program (2016–2019), tackled one of urban tourism’s thorniest challenges -- waste overflow during peak seasons, with a clever goal: shift from waste disposal to reclaiming it as a resource in other words -...

“Keep Our Sand and Sea Plastic Free” is a tourism sustainability campaign in Cyprus which aims to reduce plastic pollution on beaches and in the sea. The project focuses on eliminating single-use plastics in popular coastal areas like Ayia Napa,...

Published in May 2022, the Circular Economy: Leading Circularity in Travel and Tourism report—conducted by Harvard School of Public Health for the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) - offers a forward-thinking roadmap for implementing circular economy principles across the...

Green Ideas for Tourism in Europe, hosted on greentourism.eu, offers a powerful educational hub aimed at bridging tourism and the green economy. The platform equips tourism stakeholders—from students and business owners to destination managers—with best practices, tools, and case studies...

In 2015, world leaders from all corners of the globe united behind a transformative vision for the future: a world where prosperity is shared, the planet is protected, and all people live with dignity and opportunity. This vision was formalized...

The TOURiSME project, co-funded by the EU’s COSME program, compiled a comprehensive “Compendium of Best Practices” (Deliverable D2.3) to help small and medium-sized tourism businesses adopt sustainable strategies. The initiative, running from September 2020 for 30 months, brought together partners...