Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
In the field of sustainable tourism, Kingston Khoo has gathered extensive experience working for various companies including Global Sustainable Tourism Council as a Sustainable Tourism Trainer, Eco-STEPS Malaysia as President, and Tradewinds Hotels & Resorts as Head of Marketing & E-commerce - Hotels. Prior to their current roles, Kingston served as Director of Sales Marketing at Mutiara Taman Negara and Product Development Manager at Discovery Overland Holidays. Kingston holds Bachelor's degrees in Business, Management, Marketing, and Marketing from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
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Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) establishes and manages global sustainable standards, known as the GSTC Criteria. There are two sets: Destination Criteria for public policy-makers and destination managers, and Industry Criteria for hotels and tour operators. These are the guiding principles and minimum requirements that any tourism business or destination should aspire to reach in order to protect and sustain the world’s natural and cultural resources, while ensuring tourism meets its potential as a tool for conservation and poverty alleviation. The GSTC Criteria form the foundation for GSTC’s role in providing assurance for impartiality and competence of Certification Programs that certify hotels/accommodations, tour operators, and destinations as having sustainable policies and practices in place. GSTC does not directly certify any products or services; but it provides assurance for those that do. The GSTC is an independent and neutral organization, legally registered in the USA as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that represents a diverse and global membership, including leading travel companies, hotels, tour operators, NGO’s, national and provincial governments, individuals and communities – all striving to achieve best practices in sustainable tourism.