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Pia Heidenmark Cook becomes trustee of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
The Chief Sustainability Officer of the world’s leading home furnishing retailer, Ingka Group (IKEA), has become the latest trustee to join Sustainable Hospitality Alliance.
Steps for hotels to manage their water usage
Desertification and Drought Day is a reminder of how previously fertile and biodiverse areas are transforming into desert. Find out how your hotel can help.
Removing single-use plastics from hotel operations
Each year 32% of all plastic packaging ends up in our oceans. Find out how hotels can reduce their impact by removing single-use plastics.
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Action on carbon is now urgent, but hotels can work together for change
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s) eye-opening report today confirms what many of us already knew to be the truth: that urgent and unprecedented action…
Helping hotels be the business blueprint for tackling human trafficking
We were delighted to announce our partnership with GFEMS to support survivors of human trafficking in Mumbai and Hanoi, through our youth employment programme.
ITP launches cutting-edge water risk intelligence for hotels and wider tourism industry
The International Tourism Partnership (ITP) has released its Destination Water Risk Index as part of World Water Week in Stockholm.
Scandic Hotels joins ITP to help tackle the Global Goals
Nordic hotel company Scandic Hotels is bringing its best practice and know-how on sustainability to collaborate with 13 other leading hotel groups as a member…
ITP launches Principles on Forced Labour
ITP is delighted to unite the hotel industry in its shared commitment to three key Principles on Forced Labour.
New ITP director to join in June
Madhu Rajesh has been appointed and will follow on from Fran Hughes as director. Madhu will step into the role from Monday 4th June 2018.
Six simple steps for hotels to embed water stewardship
For World Water Day ITP is releasing its report Water Stewardship Report detailing the six simple steps for hotels and hotel groups to take in…
Deutsche Hospitality joins ITP to collaborate for sustainable growth
International hotel group Deutsche Hospitality is bringing its highly regarded responsible business credentials to collaborate on sustainability with 12 leading hotel groups as it joins…
ITP carbon report provides hotel sector’s goal to mitigate climate change
ITP outlines the hotel sector’s target for carbon reduction in order to meet the 2-degree Celsius cap in Global Hotel Decarbonisation Report.
International Tourism Partnership achieves first regional dialogue on water and labour issues in Asia Pacific
Hotel companies in Asia Pacific, non-profits and specialists gathered for a day of open discussions on water and labour issues in Hong Kong.
ITP marks 25th anniversary with first ever industry-wide global commitment to sustainability
ITP announces the four Goals supported by ITP member companies as the major industry reference point to drive progress towards sustainability.
ITP welcomes Wolfgang M. Neumann as new Chairman
Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO of Rezidor, is the new Chairman of the International Tourism Partnership (ITP).
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