TIRANA, Aug 14 /ATA/ The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with global sustainable tourism council GSTC, to bring Albania closer to sustainable tourism through internationally recognized standards and certification.
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The agreement was signed by Deputy Minister of Tourism and Environment Vilma Bello and Stefan Joss, a representative of the project supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
The Parties commit themselves to cooperating and working on two major objectives: Developing a National Framework for Sustainable Tourism; Implementing sustainable tourism standards GSTC.
The long-term goal is to encourage and support tourism stakeholders in Albania in adopting GSTC recognized standards, improving the industry (hotels, tour operators) and destination organizations/municipalities, as well as achieving certification from GSTC accredited certification bodies.
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