Agoda partners with Government of Goa to promote sustainable tourism

Digital travel platform Agoda collaborated with the Government of Goa and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to organise a hotel sustainability training for industry professionals from November 28 to 29, 2023, at Park Regis, Goa. This two-day programme brought together local hoteliers for a series of sessions led by influential industry experts, aiming to provide them with the competence and tools necessary to enhance their sustainability practices.

Throughout the training, participants immersed themselves in real-world insights drawn from best-in-class sustainability practices and actual hotel case studies. Using as a checklist the GSTC Industry Criteria for hotels, globally recognised as a standard for sustainability in travel and tourism, attendees were empowered to assess their current performance and then set achievable short-, medium-, and long-term sustainability objectives.

Krishna Rathi, Agoda Country Director India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives,…