Sustainability, Outdoor, Tourism, and Adventures

In the years 2014-2015 a series of attacks of which with international visibility hit Tunisia. The terrorists deliberately made the tourism sector the target of their attacks, hitting two symbolic destinations in Tunisia: the Bardo museum and the beach of Sousse. The Bardo represents one of the excellences of the country's cultural tourism. Located in the capital, Tunis, the museum is in the building of a Bey of the Ottoman Empire finely and effectively made museum, and houses unique pieces that attest to the great historical-archaeological heritage of the country, such as statues of pre-Roman gods, a wonderful collection of mosaics from the Roman Empire. The beach of Sousse as well is one of the many seaside tourism destinations in the country, perhaps not as famous as Gjerba, but still densely built up with hotels of international standing and with a climate that allows for an extension of the sun & sand season compared to other Mediterranean destinations. The feeling a...

 This entire blog is about sustainability, mitigation of climate change, and what can we do to promote our territories and to prevent as much as it is our capacity that extreme events sweep away what we so dearly created.  So this morning my first thought was to my fellow European citizens in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.  It is more than because of my small, marginal, contribution to the debate about sustainability. I lived and worked in Belgium, and I worked on cruises on the River Rhine. Beautiful memories of breathtaking landscapes and wonderful cities... some of them  are at the heart of what made our common European identity with their art, history, development. And definitely they mean a lot to me, personally.  So I felt compelled to drop just to lines, to stand in solidarity and mourning.  #Belgium #Luxembourg #Germany

  After having discussed the role of international organizations, let’ s see what private companies and individuals can do to make tourism a more sustainable experience ;-)   Private companies and individuals are called upon to play a leading role, in the end the tourism industry is largely in their hands. Approximately 70% of companies operating in the tourism sector have taken measures to embed sustainability standards and 41% are interested in including sustainability goals in their plan. This materializes in a number of measures that include resource efficiency, pollution reduction, staff training, cost reduction of operations, improvement of service delivery, and optimization of the way to do business. As for the various service sectors to which sustainability criteria must be applied, all sectors are involved: overnight stays, transport, and all services provided by operators and hosting communities. With regard to housing, which mainly affects carbon dioxin emis...