Educational Resources

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) co-developed this online course, supported by Expedia Group, to help build the capacity of tourism and hospitality businesses towards plastic waste reduction and community empowerment. The course guides readers through the steps for minimising the sourcing and consumption of single-use plastics as well as the importance of businesses to sign the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge. 

Length: 64 pages 

This webinar offers practical tips for hoteliers to reduce plastic use and increase circularity, showcasing successful examples and insights from experts, helping tourism contribute to solving the global plastic pollution crisis.

Duration: 1 hour

Plastic: Not a minute to waste. Rethinking Single-Use Plastic Products in Tourism. Workshop Intro

Plastic: Not a minute to waste. Rethinking Single Use Plastic Products in Tourism. Workshop 1

Plastic: Not a minute to waste. Rethinking Single Use Plastic Products in Tourism. Workshop 2

Plastic: Not a minute to waste. Rethinking Single Use Plastic Products in Tourism. Workshop 3

The decision-making tree helps to make decisions around selection of plastic bottles, bags, amenities and other items. 

The decision-making tree helps to make decisions around the selection of plastic bottles, bags, amenities and other items.

Duration: 5 pages

This self-paced course equips participants with skills to create effective hotel waste management plans, highlighting cost savings, environmental benefits, circular economy practices, and practical techniques to measure, reduce, and divert waste.

Self-paced

Sample Survey for Suppliers

This self assessment guide is designed to help travel companies—especially (but not exclusively) those with significant supply chain decisions, such as tour operators, travel advisors, and destination management companies—assess the sustainability of their suppliers and provides a framework for choosing partners that align with sustainability values. This is not a comprehensive checklist but rather a practical tool to facilitate informed decision-making when selecting hotels, DMCs, tour guides and operators, airlines, restaurants, museums, and other itinerary inclusions.