The Boy and Girl Scouts of America have, for years, urged their members to leave the world a better place than they found it. It’s a motto the travel industry, as a whole, hasn’t always embraced.
But it’s a responsibility more travel companies are accepting, including the 50-plus tour operators, tourism authorities, hotels, travel agency groups, wholesalers, and other travel-related entities that attended last week’s Meaningful Travel Summit, organized by Tourism Cares.
“We’re here in a show of collaboration to work for the betterment of our industry,” said Greg Takehara, CEO of Tourism Cares, which turns 20 next year. “It’s really important that we chart a path forward with all of you for a more sustainable future… We know that creating impact requires action and ideally this is done through collaboration, planning and education. Let’s work together to amplify our positive impact.”
For this summit, the first in…