Tourism Series - Sustainable Tourism

 

Sustainable tourism is defined by the United Nations as “tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment, and host communities”. In 2023, the global tourism industry flourishes as countries and regions began to uplift their travel restrictions. Here in Hong Kong, we are witnessing a strong bounce-back of the tourism sector in Q1-2023. Surely, many of us couldn’t wait to travel again, if not already had. In this issue, we encourage ourselves to become responsible travelers (on the demand-side), and will take a look at the concerted efforts on the supply-side of the tourism sector that promote various aspects of sustainable tourism in the post-COVID era. Please enjoy the videos!

Green Travel and Sustainable Travel Practices

Publisher: AltexSoft

Earlier Generations saw Importance of Protecting Heritage Buildings Amid Urban Renewal

Publisher: Channel News Asia

How the Tourism Industry can be Responsible for its Environmental Footprint

Speaker: Sean Nino, co-founder of Eco Mantra

有線電視《小事大意義》山系女遊

Interviewee: Natalie Chung (author / environmentalist / climate advocate / social entrepreneur)

The HKIP-ETC "Professional Knowledge One-Click Away!" initiative aims to share new profession-related online videos with members on a monthly basis. Links of the current and past videos can now be found on the HKIP website under Publications & Learning Resources > Planning-related Knowledge. Should you have any interesting videos which you'd like to share with other members, we welcome you to make suggestions to us!

 
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