Category Archives: news

A few days after the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, we are pleased to announce the beginning of an exciting collaboration with the Association of Alpine Pearls. The association Alpine Pearls is composed of all the tourist destinations and those municipality in the Alps that for more than 10 years engage […]

A few days ago we were in Madrid, for the UNWTO Awards ceremony, along with the other excellences of Sustainable Tourism. On January 18, on the occasion that coincides with the Official Launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, the 12 finalists were honored at a gala event with 400 participants, including […]

The world of sustainable tourism is evolving and news are many. The latest comes from the World Tourism Organization which, together with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), has recently launched a new initiative called Measuring Sustainable Tourism (MST). The aim is to develop an international statistical framework to measure the role of tourism in sustainable development. […]

Ecobnb is among the finalists of the prestigious prize of the World Tourism organization: a fantastic news, important for us, our community and for the whole sustainable tourism industry. The UNWTO Awards this year have an extra special value, as declared by the Secretary of the UNWTO Taleb Rifai: “The UNWTO Awards reflect the efforts […]

Many unknowns, a few steps forward, no impasse. So  the Marrakesh COP 22 ends After two weeks of negotiations, the COP22, the twenty-second UN Climate Conference, ended in Marrakech. From news and various press release the participating nations suggests a moderately positive result, although, by the analysis of the agreements reached, the first impression is that […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) made a decision that marks a turning point: the destruction of the environment is now part of the list of offenses classified as crimes against humanity. Thus, Land Grabbing, uncontrolled deforestation, contamination of lakes and rivers, illegal exploitation of natural resources, or other crimes against the environment, will be judged the same […]

The ratification of the United States and China is arrived. The two countries, which together account for 40% of global CO2 emissions, have ratified a few days ago the Paris climate accord, reached in December last year. The news comes from Hangzhou in China, where the G20 took place, during which Chinese President Xi Jinping […]

The Year of Sustainable Tourism is coming. The Assembly of the Organization of the United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism. Taleb Rifai, General Secretary of the World Organization for Tourism, commented on the news: It is a unique opportunity to improve the contribution of tourism sector to the […]

There is in Grumes, a small village of 450 inhabitants of Trentino, a community that has decided to take the road of ecology and sustainability. They chose to invest on clean energy and on slow tourism slow, integrated with nature and agriculture. They chose a new type of economy, in favor of sustainability and energy […]

You can spend a weekend in Val Masino (Sondrio), without spending anything at Norma’s house, to walk between enchanted woods and discover the ancient village of Ponte in Valtellina. Stay for free at Daniela’s to discover the paths of transhumance cycling through the Majella National Park in Abruzzo. Jump into the Middle Ages, in a […]