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Bio and fair trade are en vogue not just in day-to-day shopping, but more often than not also in holiday planning.“Fair travel” is in demand– but what is it that makes travelling “fair”? Currently, tourism boasts more than 100 quality labels worldwide.

We are pleased to invite you to this year´s ITB certification celebration of tourism enterprises by TourCert. By now, 54 tour operators have been awarded with the red label for corporate responsibility and sustainability in tourism. This year is the first time that not only tour operators but also travel agencies will be certified.

(Bonn, 02.02.2012) As every year, Tourism Watch will participate in the International Tourism Convention in Berlin from March, 7th - 11th 2012.

(Bonn/ Durban, 09.12.2011) FTTSA and Tourism Watch,  together with partners from the global North and South, called for binding negotiations on mitigation of emissions caused by aviation. Tourism interest groups were called to engage constructively at the UN climate summit in Durban, instead of using tourism as an excuse to avoid any binding regulations for emissions caused by aviation.

(24/11/2011) In the run-up to the climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, an international alliance of civil society organisations has called upon negotiators to seriously and objectively address the role of tourism. The alliance points out that it is irresponsible to exclude aviation on the grounds that tourism is an "engine of development" and argues that globally binding negotiations on aviation emissions will, if managed properly, enhance rather than undermine poverty reduction.

Ethischer Konsum gewinnt an Bedeutung, Trendforscher sprechen schon von „moralischer Konsumrevolution", die Tendenzen zum ethischen Konsum sind unverkennbar.

ITB Berlin 2011 took place from 9 to 13 March. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were reserved for trade visitors. Further information: www.itb-berlin.de.