Tourism is a sector of global significance, and it is important to understand the positive and negative impacts it can have on societies and the environment. A range of economic indicators are already collected at a global scale and by a range of organisations. The Global Sustainable Tourism Dashboard provides a broader insight into how the sector is contributing to key sustainability goals. High-level monitoring will help assess areas of strength and those that require improvement. Reliable long-term data will also allow evaluation of the effectiveness of the actions being taken to mitigate impacts.

Project Team

Griffith Institute for Tourism

Griffith University is a top ranking University based in South East Queensland, Australia. Griffith University hosts the Griffith Institute for Tourism, a world-leading institute for quality research into tourism. Through its activities and an external Advisory Board, the Institute links university-based researchers with the business sector and organisations, as well as local, state and federal government bodies.

University of Surrey

The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey is consistently ranked as the number one school of tourism and hospitality management in the UK by the Guardian, Times and Independent University Guides. The School placed consistently in the top three Universities in the world for tourism scholarship on assessments of research outputs and quality of tourism staff. It is known for leading research into the social sciences of tourism.

For more details, please visit: http://tourismdashboard.org

Source: The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey

Region: Europe

Country: England