Tourism for People, Nature & Climate
We are a global organisation that supports sustainable destinations, their businesses and their communities.
Top 100 destinations
Awarded and Certified destinations
Representatives & Partners
Countries
Our Programs & Services
For Destinations
We evaluate your destination’s sustainability performance and offer global recognition for accomplishing the ascertained benchmarks.
GD GSTC Destination Assessment
Training and Support
Top 100 Destinations Stories
GD Certification Awards
GD GSTC Destination Certification
For Businesses
We employ a series of tools to assess, support, and certify the sustainability practices of your travel business.
Climate Action or (free) Sustainability Assessment
Training and Support for Businesses
Good Travel Stories Festival
Good Travel Seal (GTS Level 1 and 2)
GTS Level 3 and GSTC-Accredited Certification
Green Destinations Community
Launched at ITB Berlin 2015, our Green Destinations Community features a strong nexus of our representatives, partners, and ambassadors from around the globe, who strive to make tourism better and more sustainable.
Events
Every year, Green Destinations offers exceptional opportunities for tourism stakeholders to comprehensively discuss sustainable destination management practices and connect with like-minded pioneers and advocates at Green Destinations Events.
Our signature, biannual events are the Green Destinations Story Awards Ceremony at ITB Berlin and the Green Destinations Conference.
Discover our events in the making and learn what has happened at our past ones.
Our Strategic Partners
Latest News
GD Regional Training Event Međimurje (Croatia)
Međimurje, 25th October 2023 – The world's first Green Destinations Regional Training Event was held at Terme Sveti Martin in Međimurje, a Green...
GD2023 | GD Sustainable Destinations Certification Ceremony & 2023 Top 100 Unveiling Ceremony
Tallinn, Estonia – The Green Destinations 2023 Conference, hosted by Visit Estonia and Visit Tallinn, was kicked off on Monday, 09 October 2023,...
Green Destinations Top 100 Stories: 2023 list unveiled
The Green Destinations Top 100 Stories list was unveiled during Green Destinations’ annual flagship event: Green Destinations 2023 Conference, Estonia.