Educational Resources

The guide offers a framework or model for sustainabile tourism implementation at a national level.  In recognition that there is no "one size fits all" approach, this incorporates the flexibility to enable it to be applied to a wide range of destinations and regulatory settings.

Lenght: 53 pages

This webinar offers practical guidance on using evidence-based nudging to influence staff and guest behaviors, reducing emissions, improving customer experience, and benefiting hotel sustainability and profitability.

Duration: 1 hour

This workshop highlights consumers' role in sustainability, exploring trends in climate awareness and ethical purchasing. Participants will learn about influencing sustainable choices, improving resource efficiency, and effective communication of sustainability messages to customers.

Duration: 7 minutes

This workshop highlights consumers' role in sustainability, exploring trends in climate awareness and ethical purchasing. Participants will learn about influencing sustainable choices, improving resource efficiency, and effective communication of sustainability messages to customers.

Duration: 10 minutes

This workshop highlights consumers' role in sustainability, exploring trends in climate awareness and ethical purchasing. Participants will learn about influencing sustainable choices, improving resource efficiency, and effective communication of sustainability messages to customers.

Duration: 14 minutes

Responsible tourism in rural South Africa: lessons from two case studies on the Wild Coast - academic case study

Responsible Tourism Manual for South Africa (2002)) - Government Guidance

The Responsible Tourism Handbook provides a comprehensive guide for tourism operators to minimize their impact on the environment and benefit local communities. It offers practical advice on sustainable practices, community engagement, and conservation, promoting responsible tourism in the Magaliesberg region of South Africa.

Lenght: 52 pages

South African Tourism Climate Change Communication Strategy (SATCCCS - 15/12/21) - Government Guidance

This course helps you plan for more sustainable hotels by learning from global leaders. It covers building green teams, managing water, energy, and waste, and ends with guidance on stakeholder engagement and communicating sustainability.

Duration: 1 hour

This self-paced course helps senior tourism managers understand energy management in hotels, linking consumption to carbon emissions. It covers assessing energy use, engaging stakeholders, and implementing efficiency measures for sustainable operations.

Duration: 1 hour

In a warming world, tourism businesses must balance people, planet, and profit. This course shows entrepreneurs how to manage impacts, innovate sustainably, and lead climate-positive change without breaking the bank.

Duration: 1 hour

This self-paced course will help you understand what Green & Clean Tourism means. You will find out which negative effects tourism can have on the environment and the host communities and which measures you can implement to enable green and clean practices in your tourism business.

Duration: 1 hour

Scaling up Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism (Uganda) - curriculum module

Hotel Sustainability Training for Industry Professionals (only Korean)

Hotel Sustainability Training for Industry Professionals (only Japanese)

Bridging the Say-Do Gap: How to create an effective sustainability strategy by knowing your customers

Materiality Assessment

Materiality Assessment Survey Examples

Net Positive Hospitality Action Planner - Self-Assessment

Net Positive Hospitality: Customer Engagement Factsheet - Self-Assessment

Net Positive Hospitality: Progress Tracker - Self-Assessment

The Net Positive Hospitality Simulation has been developed to engage and upskill hospitality leaders and students, bringing Net Positive Hospitality to life and demonstrating how you can implement the Pathway. It helps users to understand the impacts of their decisions, test sustainability actions and create a tailored sustainability action plan.

This course explores water's role in SDG 6, covering the global water crisis, governance, climate impacts, and links to food, energy, and ecosystems. Through case studies, participants learn how water affects lives and how to promote sustainable water use.

Duration: 9 weeks, 3-5 hours per week

This spreadsheet enables you to track data related to energy and water consumption and waste production in your hotel.

Self-paced