GSTC Recognizes Green Hotel Plus Standard Relevant to Thailand Tourism
What happened
The Green Hotel Plus program is a certification standard relevant to Thailand's tourism sector. This program is administered by Thailand’s Department of Climate Change and Environment. The standard has received recognition from the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
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Why it matters
The standard is viewed as a useful term for Thailand's growing interest in sustainable travel. It allows consumers to assess if a property is genuinely committed to sustainability by checking details such as the issuing organization and certificate number.
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Who's involved
- Global Sustainable Tourism CouncilInternational body involved in setting sustainable tourism standards.
- ThailandCountry whose tourism sector is relevant to the standard's application.
- Tourism Authority of ThailandGovernment agency involved in promoting tourism standards.
- Centara Hotels & ResortsHotel chain that utilizes standards relevant to sustainable tourism.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Tourism Authority of ThailandSpeculative
The GSTC recognition might boost the credibility and market appeal of the tourism standards promoted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
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The entities involved
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Global Sustainable Tourism Council
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Thailand
country in Southeast Asia