Best practices, Innovation, ISTO, Tourism +3 26 October 2024 The ISTO Awards 2024 winners have been announced! The ceremony for the second edition of the ISTO Awards took place in San José, Costa Rica, on the occasion…
Peace, Tourism 27 September 2024 World Tourism Day 2024: Tourism and Peace In the framework of the 2024 World Tourism Day on the theme Tourism and Peace, ISTO’s Director Charles-Etienne Bélanger has…
Accommodation, Associations, ISTO, Social responsibility +3 21 March 2024 Partnership announced between the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance to promote inclusive tourism With the aim to drive responsible tourism that is accessible to all, the partnership has been announced today between the…
ISTO, Sustainability, Tourism, Africa 26 February 2024 ISTO and SOAD signed a Memorandum of Understanding to stimulate social and sustainable tourism in Africa The International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) and the State of African Diaspora (SOAD) have reached an agreement by signing a…
ISTO, Social, Sustainability, Tourism +1 5 February 2024 We are off to ISTO World Congress 2024 in Costa Rica On January 26, within the scope of FITUR 2024, a breakfast was organized in Madrid to present the long-awaited World…
Associations, Best practices, Responsible tourism, Tour operators +2 14 July 2023 Criteria of responsible tourism, a tool for growing AITR, the Italian Association of Responsible Tourism, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has developed and adopted a…
Associations, Best practices, Experiences, Fair Business +9 12 July 2023 ISTO co-organiser for the 7th consecutive year of the "Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit" in León This event will take place from 30 August to 2 September 2023 in the city of León (Mexico) and will…
Accessibility, Associations, Best practices, Disability +8 10 May 2023 Piuta Beach in Limón (Costa Rica) has become the third accessible beach in the Caribbean thanks to an initiative fostered by ISTO’s members Piuta Beach in Limón has become the third accessible beach in the Caribbean thanks to a joint initiative between the…
Associations, Best practices, Data, Digitalization +9 8 May 2023 ISTO participates in the European Tourism Day 2023 in Brussels The International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) recently attended the European Tourism Day (ETD) 2023, which took place in Brussels on…
Data, Indicators, ISTO, Policies +5 8 May 2023 ISTO Europe meeting on measuring Social Sustainability in Tourism results in collaborative efforts to identify common indicators On 4 May 2023, the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) hosted a successful work meeting in Brussels to discuss "Measuring…