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Responsible hospitality network of leading hotel companies relaunches as the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance

The Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, which brings together the world’s leading hotel companies, has launched with the renewed vision of responsible hospitality for a better world.

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New guidance tool supports fair recruitment and employment in Qatar hospitality sector

New tool provides resources tailored for hotels as well as practical steps they can take to promote decent work and reinforce fair recruitment practices.

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Hospitality’s role in community resilience during the coronavirus crisis

With governments, communities and businesses taking action to tackle COVID-19 and support the welfare of their people, the hospitality industry is playing their part.

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Running 100 miles to support disadvantaged young people to start a career in hospitality

In November, Terry Baker will be running 100 miles in the South Downs Way run to support our youth employment programme

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The Business Case for Sustainable Hotels – new report

New report demonstrating the business benefits of sustainable hotels aimed at improving collaboration between owners, investors and operators by detailing the shared benefits for all…

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Opening up new perspectives for young people in Sri Lanka through hospitality training

Through our youth employment programme, we have partnered TUI Care Foundation to provide career opportunities for disadvantaged young people in Sri Lanka.

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International Tourism Partnership launches the first hospitality industry training to address risks of modern slavery in labour sourcing

Launching today, our new training is the first to provide guidance on addressing the particular risks of modern slavery in labour sourcing.

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International Tourism Partnership and International Finance Corporation demonstrate the business case for sustainable hotels

Our latest research, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), demonstrates that far from being an impediment to business, sustainable hotel design offers considerable…

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Labour Rights in the Hospitality Sector in Qatar: A Moment of Opportunity

Guest blog by Alix Nasri, Technical Specialist, ILO Project Office in Qatar, William Rook, Senior Advisor, Strategy & Programmes, IHRB.

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ITC Maurya, New Delhi is built to the highest standards of sustainability and the world’s first LEED EB Platinum rated hotel
ITC Hotels brings a long history of responsible hospitality to strengthen International Tourism Partnership’s membership in India

ITC Hotels joins 15 other leading hotel groups as the latest member of International Tourism Partnership (ITP), bringing with them a wealth of expertise and…

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Dorint Group is the latest member to join ITP and commit to the sustainability goals

The leaders of the Dorint Group CEO Karl-Heinz Pawlizki and COO Jörg T. Böckeler demonstrate their commitment to support the hotel industry in its aim…

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Denmark’s BC Hospitality Group joins the International Tourism Partnership

BC Hospitality Group, one of Denmark’s leading hospitality companies, has joined the International Tourism Partnership – a non-profit organisation that brings together the world’s leading…

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