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Speaking on the occasion, Steve Borgia, the President of ESOI hailed the commitment shown by Ministry of Tourism, as India is one of the few countries in the world to have criteria of its own. C B Ramkumar, Board member, Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) presented the global picture and also suggested the direction which India could go in this regard. His address also gave a clear picture the way GSTC operates.
The STCI had been developed for the accommodation, tour operators and beaches, backwaters and lakes sectors of the tourism industry after thorough discussions with the stakeholders. The STCI follows the guidelines set by the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) that has evolved under the guidance of the United Nations’ agencies viz UNEP and UNWTO. The STCI were developed with the need for developing criteria for sustainable tourism specific to India given the specific environment that India’s tourism industry operates in and drawing inspiration from India’s attainments in sustainability.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in