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Green Tourism is proud to be working with Glasgow Convention Bureau, Greater Glasgow Hoteliers Association, and Scottish Enterprise to showcase the City’s commitment to sustainability. COP26 is expected to be the world’s most significant climate change event since the 2015 Paris Agreement. It will see up to 200 Heads of Government and up to 30,000 delegates meet in Glasgow to agree a new international climate change treaty. With the City ranked 4th in the prestigious Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDSI) and with over 100 businesses proudly displaying their Green Tourism Award, Glasgow is already well positioned to welcome the thousands of environmentally aware delegates in November this year.

Creating a sustainable recovery in tourism is critical for Glasgow to emerge from this pandemic and be back welcoming international visitors and the accommodation sector must be part of this journey by putting their green foot forward and leading the way. SE is supporting Green Tourism for Glasgow and the hotel sector to show that the city means business when it comes to delivering sustainable policies. Sallyann Tindall, Scottish Enterprise For more information or to join click link below

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GREATER GLASGOW’S HOTEL SECTOR • Free registration saving £75 • Half price 2021 annual membership fee Green Tourism promotes greener ways for businesses and organisations to operate, by offering our members advice on:

● Reducing energy use ● Saving water ● Efficient & eco-friendly waste disposal ● Ethical buying ● Staying local & seasonal ● Minimising food miles ● Promoting biodiversity ● Adopting a smart, sustainable outlook from top to bottom

Green Tourism accreditation is recognised by the hotel industry and customers alike as a quality standard of sustainability best practice. In the year of COP26, it is now more important than ever for Glasgow’s hotel community to drive their sustainability agenda by promoting their green credentials to customers and delegates. Janice Fisher, Greater Glasgow Hoteliers Association From 1-12 November 2021, Glasgow will host the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). To prepare for delegates arriving as guests in our city, we have an opportunity to showcase the sustainable efforts of the Tourism and Events industry who are doing their part, as businesses, to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Aileen Crawford, Glasgow Convention Bureau

Tourism Declares aims to inspire and encourage all sectors of the travel industry - including Operators, Agents, Platforms, DMCs, Tourism Boards, Trade Associations, Hotel chains, Academia, Airlines, Media and Service Providers - to acknowledge the climate emergency and develop appropriate action plans.

The focus for 2021 is creating three Climate Action Blueprints - for Tour Operators, Accommodation Providers and Destinations. They will enable anyone in these sectors to deliver their Climate Action Plans. The blueprints will combine the frameworks, tools, best practice and resources required for delivering Climate Action Plans that align tourism with the need to reduce global emissions by at least half by 2030 and keep global warming within 1.5 degrees C. Tourism Declares will work with our members inside the Tourism Declares community to co-create the Blueprints transparently and collaboratively, and according to our climate equity and justice commitments. We’ll post updates in our newsletters, and will regularly share content on the main website to encourage wider consultation and contributions. Even if you haven’t declared, we want to hear from you. We’ll publish the three Blueprints by COP26 in November as free resources for anyone to use. We hope they will be adopted as the standard approach to transforming our industry. In addition to making these resources available, the Tourism Declares community will work, throughout 2021 and beyond, to create solutions that will help accelerate adoption of the Blueprints - including training offers and consultation services to spread and strengthen knowledge of best practices in climat We want engagement from all across our industry to ensure a truly diverse range of experiences and voices are represented. There are many ways to get involved, including: Declare a climate emergency - all member of your organisation will then be able to join our growing community of people working in tourism coming together to share challenges and solutions. Tell us what you need or know, so your challenges, experiences, expertise and solutions help frame the content and ensure our Blueprints are relevant and useful. Share access to the tools and resources you use, own or have created. Where we find gaps, help in the co-creation of the tools and resources that are needed. Support us with research, editorial, translation, tech or design and help us maintain momentum by highlighting TD climate actions Help us coordinate and deliver regular Learning and Action Events Support our outreach by encouraging your network to get involved. Contribute financially to accelerate the process and ensure we deliver the best Blueprints possible.

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Tourism Declares supports tourism businesses, organisations and individuals in declaring a climate emergency and taking action to reduce their carbon emissions.