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GSTC appoint Jeppe Klockareson as Country Representative in Sweden

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The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) announces the appointment of Jeppe Klockareson as its Country Representative in Sweden.

“Jeppe Klockareson is uniquely qualified based on his long and deep experience in – and contribution to – sustainable tourism in Sweden,” says GSTC CEO Randy Durband. “With increasing engagement and new members in Sweden, such as Region Västerbotten and others, we are delighted to have Jeppe to represent GSTC in Sweden.”

“Sweden is often perceived as a pioneer and front-runner when it comes to sustainability, which is something we take pride in,” says Jeppe Klockareson. “But when it comes to tourism, things are moving slowly and we can do so much better – both nationally (inbound and domestic tourism) and internationally (outbound tourism). The GSTC provides proven and recognized tools and trainings which can really help Sweden as a destination, to push forward and get further engagement in terms of sustainable tourism development.”

Back in April, 2017, Jeppe attended the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Program in Athens, Greece and now wants to bring these trainings to Sweden. It is also imperative to convince more regions and destinations around Sweden to embrace the GSTC Destination Criteria, in order to develop more destinations in a sustainable way, similar to what’s happening globally.

Jeppe adds, “I’m quite surprised to not see more of the same in Sweden, given the fact that there has been and still is, numerous projects on a destination level, that focus on sustainable tourism destination development. The GSTC Destination Criteria is there with a proven international record, so why aren’t we using this method more over here? Instead of reinventing the wheel continuously, we can use a fully functional one and do it according to international standards.”

“My ambition is to drive this engagement at a national level and work with educations, certifications, national and regional tourism organizations and the travel trade, to showcase what the GSTC can provide,” adds Klockareson.

Read more about the appointment here and find out more about GSTC’s Role in Sustainable Tourism here.

Parental Leave in January

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Fair Travel is currently on Parental Leave, for the duration of January.

But, that doesn’t mean I don’t keep busy. This is myself and our son Rasmus. We spend our days doing what parents and their kids normally do. One of the things we do each day is go for a long walk in the local woodlands. It great to get away from the city and out into nature. But what’s with all the trash…

It doesn’t come as a surprise that there’s trash in nature, but it keeps getting more and more and that isn’t a surprise…it’s a real scare. Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers…this is our legacy that we leave behind for our kids and the future generations! It’s not something I see any pride in.

On every walk that we take, we bring a bag and we pick plastic, metals, glass bottles, cigarette boxes. Yes, I can agree that feels wrong to pick up after others, but if they don’t understand better, then we need to be the bigger person and do our part, for the future generations.

I believe that the best way to lead, is to be a good example. To educate and to involve. I trust my instincts on this and I hope by involving our son in this, for him to see me doing this at his early age, he will hopefully see this as the most natural thing to do. And for him to understand that garbage and waste doesn’t belong in nature, and if we see it there, we pick it up and help clean it up.

It is obvious that many seems to think that it is perfectly natural to leave our waste in nature. It isn’t. But by others leading as good examples, picking up their waste, it might be a message that will make them contemplate it further and finally tip over.

This isn’t a contest about who can pick the most discarded waste in nature and it is not a campaign to seek as many likes and shares as possible. The important underlying message here is ACTION. If you just pick up one tiny bit of plastic or a bottle or an empty beer can on your walk tomorrow, then that makes a difference. You’ve made a change!

And if you continue to do this every day, I can assure you that others will see it and others will follow.

It all starts with a small change, a small action, a small step. Take that step and let’s give our kids and future generations an inheritance to enjoy and a legacy for our generation to be proud of.

“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you’ve never been in bed with a mosquito”

#TravelLikeYouMeanIt #PickItUpForOurKids

Ps. I’m reporting back to action full time in February 2018!

Fair Travel is no longer representing Discover Dominica

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Fair Travel is no longer representing Discover Dominica

Due to the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean back in September, Discover Dominica, through their representative in Germany, has decided to terminate the cooperation with immediate effect.

“It saddens me to see the devastation of Hurricane Maria and the effects of it on the beautiful island of Dominica. I can only hope that the island bounce back sooner than later as it needs its visitors, and the visitors needs Dominica. We’ve made some good progress in the short cooperation we’ve had so far and I certainly hope that this is only a momentary halt in our cooperation. Bless Dominica and its people.”

Jeppe Klockareson, Fair Travel

Although Fair Travel is no longer representing the destination of Dominica, you can still use the services of Wilderness Explorers to book your clients adventures in Dominica, for 2018.

We’re closing for the Summer!

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Fair Travel is closing down for the Summer!

Due to the inactivity in the market and because the need for a rest, Fair Travel will be closed from July 7th and report back to duty on August 7th. During this time things will be at a standstill but let me assure you that we’ll be back in full force with full energy!

I also want to leave this message on a high note by telling you about the latest achievement of the GSTC Certificate in Sustainable Tourism!

The training program of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council is a critical part of their mission of increasing sustainable tourism knowledge and practices among tourism industry stakeholders. So it is now time to further spread the knowledge and principles of the GSTC, and to put words into action!

Enjoy the Summer y’all!