EXO Travel: How a Tour Operator can Influence its Supply Chain to be More Sustainable
Tue, Sep 22, 2020 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM IST
Presenters: Alexandra Michat Roux, EXO Foundation Manager & EXO Travel Director of Sustainability
How can DMCs influence hotels and other travel suppliers to become more sustainable? Alexandra of EXO Travel will share how EXO is working to influence its suppliers (hotels, restaurants, etc.) to choose a more sustainable path. When EXO Travel contract suppliers, they ask them to sign EXO's sustainability addendum. It includes main requirements regarding sustainability (both ethics & environmental protection) & health/safety. This has already been signed by 619 partner hotels. In 2019, EXO released a new version that includes a request for hotels to set-up refillable water stations for guests.
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is managing the GSTC Criteria, the global baseline standards for sustainable travel and tourism; as well as acting as the international accreditation body for sustainable tourism certification. www.gstcouncil.org.
