Global Sustainable Tourism Council recognises Innovation Norway’s Sustainable Destination Standard Norway’s Sustainable Destination Standard has achieved the ‘GSTC-Recognized Standard’ status.
The standard includes 45 criteria and 108 indicators to be measured, registered and monitored, covering nature, culture, environment, social values, community involvement and economic viability.
“The great commitment around the branding scheme ‘Sustainable Destination’ shows that Norwegian tourism destinations take sustainable development seriously,” said Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry. “Through cooperation with other sectors of the business community and municipalities, tourism industry can thus be a positive contributor to value creation and jobs locally.” In all, 10 destination standards and 30 hotels and tour operators s
