Community-based tourism, Fair business, Host communities, Africa +4 23 June 2025 Universities, NGOs and community-based tourism: Reinventing partnerships As part of the 22 April 2025 session of ISTO's ‘Community and Fair Tourism’ Working Group, a round table brought…
Best practices, Environment, Fair business, Inclusion +7 19 June 2025 A 6th International Week of Fair and Sustainable Tourism for All, rich in commitments! From 3 to 10 June 2025, ISTO and its members enthusiastically celebrated the 6th edition of the International Week of…
Community-based tourism, Host communities, Africa, Americas +3 28 April 2025 Between Folklorisation and Vitrification: What are the Challenges and Prospects for Community-Based Tourism? Community and fair-trade tourism is currently at the heart of many debates. Can it really be a lever for cultural…
Associations, Innovation, ISTO, Public authorities +7 25 June 2024 It is time for the second edition of the ISTO Awards! Thanks to the many entries received and the involvement of ISTO members through their inspiring projects, the first edition of…
Associations, Community-based tourism, Democratisation, Domestic tourism +14 2 March 2023 Edito by Jean-Marc Mignon, ISTO’s Conseil des Sages This new year 2023 will see ISTO celebrate 60 years of existence. This is a significant milestone and few international…
Accessibility, Best practices, Disability, Disadvantaged social groups +6 5 January 2023 Why Madhya Pradesh is a model of gender equality and inclusion to reproduce? Since rural areas can definitely be a great development opportunity, the Responsible Tourism Mission in Madhya Pradesh (RTMMP) created eleven…
Best practices, Innovation, ISTO, Tourism +4 19 October 2022 And the winners of the ISTO Awards 2022 are… The ISTO World Congress 2022 hosted participants from all over the globe in Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal). But not only…
Accessibility, Best practices, Environment, Fair Business +8 26 July 2022 ISTO Awards: 50 applications representing more than 20 countries! With success, on 25 July, the applications for the ISTO Awards 2022 were closed, receiving about 50 submissions. About 50…
ISTO, Social, Sustainability, Tourism +6 4 July 2022 Do not miss the ISTO World Congress 2022 in Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal)! From 12 to 15 October 2022, the ISTO World Congress will be held on the theme "Social Sustainability: a key…
Accessibility, Environment, Fair Business, ISTO +9 30 June 2022 Edito by Charles-E. Bélanger, Director of ISTO On the way to ISTO World Congress 2022 in the Azores! The 3rd edition of ISTO's International Week of Fair…