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TrainingAid TrainingAid is an international tourism training company specialized in sustainable tourism.

TrainingAid is an international tourism training company offering knowledge-sharing and skills-building opportunities for tourism industry professionals, focused on sustainable management of tourism businesses and destinations. Focusing on practical and accessible skills development opportunities for travel and tourism industry professionals, TrainingAid offers and supports online, live and in-per

son training options. Working with industry leaders and experts, TrainingAid provides courses on key topic areas including business development, destination marketing and management, and effective tools and solutions for smart and sustainable growth of the tourism sector.

💡What is destination management and why does stewardship matter for sustainable tourism? 👩‍💻For everyone interested in l...
07/04/2025

💡What is destination management and why does stewardship matter for sustainable tourism?

👩‍💻For everyone interested in learning more, here is a great opportunity: a free webinar this Wednesday (9 April, 10:30-12:30)

✅Join to explore key concepts around destination management and stewardship, and learn from real-life examples!

👉 Learn more & register: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/what-makes-a-dmo-effective-in-sustainable-destination-management-tickets-1272644597249

*This is Part 1 of the webinar series offered by the project https://wenatour.eu/project-updates/wenatour-webinar-series/

Today’s workers value purpose and culture as much as pay.While terms like well-being and work-life-balance are often thr...
02/04/2025

Today’s workers value purpose and culture as much as pay.

While terms like well-being and work-life-balance are often thrown around as buzzwords, crucially, these are NOT just trendy concepts, not are they quick-fixes to jump on the bandwagon.

Developing a robust company culture centered around sustainability, corporate responsibility and shared values is crucial for tourism businesses aiming to thrive in today's dynamic and competitive labour market.

In tourism and hospitality, we are in the business of creating positive memories and offering amazing experiences. It goes without saying that a key ingredient in business success is happy workers, who make it possible to ensure customers are happy.

So, how can tourism businesses remain competitive and future-ready by investing in strong company cultures?

👉"How can tourism businesses remain competitive and future-ready by investing in strong company cultures?" https://trainingaid.org/ideas-and-insights/building-sustainable-company-culture-tourism

📢Webinar Series: Sustainable Destination ManagementThis public 4-part webinar series is scheduled for April and May, and...
28/03/2025

📢Webinar Series: Sustainable Destination Management

This public 4-part webinar series is scheduled for April and May, and is open to anyone interested in learning about sustainable tourism, destination management, and key skills for the next generation of destination managers. These webinars are delivered as part of WeNaTour, a European innovation alliance project within the Erasmus+ framework.

👉Learn more & join https://wenatour.eu/project-updates/wenatour-webinar-series/

🗓️Wednesday, April 9th | 10:30am - 12.30pm CEST
🎙️What Makes a DMO Effective in Sustainable Destination Management?

🗓️Wednesday, April 16th | 10:30am - 12.30pm CEST
🎙️How can destinations measure and optimise tourism’s socio-economic impact?

🗓️Wednesday, May 7th | 10:30am - 12.30pm CEST
🎙️What does cultural sustainability mean for destinations and communities?

🗓️Monday, May 12th | 10:30am - 12.30pm CEST
🎙️How can tourism be more nature positive through regenerative approaches?

Sharing some Friday and almost-end-of-the-year reflection on not just getting started on but also continuing to power ou...
29/11/2024

Sharing some Friday and almost-end-of-the-year reflection on not just getting started on but also continuing to power our motivation for sustainability actions over time.

We hear it all the time: Sustainability is a journey. While it may sound a bit like an empty catchphrase, it's true, and in fact, continuous improvement should be a key part of how we define success.

So, how can we maintain momentum for sustainability actions? Remembering that our long-term effort requires many consistent small steps, here are some practical tips on maintaining momentum over time as we make progress and face setbacks.

🌐 https://trainingaid.org/ideas-and-insights/maintaining-momentum-sustainability-actions

Our employees are the most important sources of sustainability inspiration and action for our organisations. In addition...
09/08/2024

Our employees are the most important sources of sustainability inspiration and action for our organisations.

In addition to effectively engaging staff in sustainability practices within our teams, we can create a ripple effect of positive benefits by actively encouraging staff members to contribute their time and talent to wider social impact and community development initiatives.

So what are some of the benefits and opportunities corporate volunteering programs can provide for organisations? Here are some examples - from different industries - highlighting ideas and lessons on employee volunteering.

👉Corporate volunteering examples & lessons
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7222314679379853313/

💬How can meetings and events be net-positive - creating sustainable values, offering meaningful experiences and ensuring...
26/07/2024

💬How can meetings and events be net-positive - creating sustainable values, offering meaningful experiences and ensuring lasting benefits?

☝ That's the question we asked our virtual panel of industry leaders. And we are thrilled to share great examples, lessons and insights we've received in response.

💡 How we can re-think the way we gather? How can our meetings and events be designed with a focus on sustainable values beyond recycling and offsetting? How we can ensure our gatherings are truly meaningful, creating lasting benefits for hosts and guests?

🌐 Read our panel article and find inspiration for your own organisation and destination to gather meaningfully! https://trainingaid.org/panel/net-positive-meetings-events

🙏 We are grateful to our contributors who have generously shared their valuable insights:
- Kathlin (Kati) Hagedorn, Tourism Cares
- Cara Puah CMP, CEM, DES, NTUC LearningHub
- Alexandra Michat and the Events teams at EXO Travel
- Jana Apih, GoodPlace, Factory of Sustainable Tourism
- Josephine Piplits, Act by Choice
- Judith Mair, The University of Queensland Business School
- Gili Back, TEAM SPIRIT THAILAND

♻️What does sustainability management mean for very small tourism businesses, and how is it relevant to them?📍Our indust...
22/07/2024

♻️What does sustainability management mean for very small tourism businesses, and how is it relevant to them?

📍Our industry is full of family-owned companies, solo entrepreneurs, and micro businesses. To many micro businesses, sustainability management can feel like "it's just for very large corporations."

💬"If I’m a one-person business, do I still need a sustainability management system?"
💬"I don’t have large teams to manage. Are any of these management tools relevant?"
💬"It feels really cumbersome to document and report on things when I’m really the only one responsible for my business at the end of the day."

Sounds familiar?

💡We will break down the why, what and how of sustainability management for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in travel and tourism.

🔗Read the full article here
https://trainingaid.org/ideas-and-insights/sustainability-management-tourism-micro-businesses

Get started on concrete steps to establishing your sustainability policy and strategyThis self-guided online course help...
18/07/2024

Get started on concrete steps to establishing your sustainability policy and strategy

This self-guided online course helps you develop a clearly defined sustainability policy for your business.

⏱30 minutes per day, 5 days.

Each of the five modules of this course takes half an hour to complete. With a short and focused learning session each day (for example during your break, or on your daily commute), you can finish the course just in one work week.

📒Day 1: Your Sustainability Values, Mission and Vision
📒Day 2: Outline the Scope and Content of Your Policy
📒Day 3: Shape Your Policy Statements on ESG Priorities
📒Day 4: Make It Relevant, Meaningful and Useful
📒Day 5: Assign Actionable, Measurable and Concrete Responsibilities

🛎 For Hotels
Hotel managers, accommodation providers and hospitality professionals seeking concrete action steps to build a solid foundation.
https://trainingaid.org/build-your-hotels-sustainability-policy-and-esg-strategy

📸 For Tour Operators
Tour operators, travel agencies, activity providers and booking platforms committed to concrete and practical sustainability steps.
https://trainingaid.org/tour-operators-sustainability-policy-and-esg-strategy

🌳Happy Earth Day!🐋Plastic pollution is a major environmental, health and economic risk affecting all facets of our lives...
22/04/2024

🌳Happy Earth Day!

🐋Plastic pollution is a major environmental, health and economic risk affecting all facets of our lives - and tourism is both affected by and contributing to the plastic crisis. We need urgent actions to reduce our reliance on single-use plastics, avoid further exacerbating plastic pollution especially in natural areas, and help amplify and scale solutions.

⛱In support of the Earth Day 2024 theme “Planet vs. Plastics”, our latest panel article shares examples of tourism organizations actively addressing plastic pollution, walking the talk on zero waste commitments, supporting circular solutions through our supply chains, and engaging stakeholders across our networks to advocate for meaningful change.

💡Featuring examples shared by the following expert contributors:
- Nishshanka De Silva, Social Entrepreneur | Founder ZeroPlastic Movement
- Kanika Jhunjhnuwala, Executive Director, Sustainability and Environment, HIND Management
- Dr. Kasia Weina, Director, Co-founder, Evergreen Labs
- Brad Nahill, Co-Founder & President, SEE Turtles
- Tatjana Peters, Project Manager, Futouris e. V.
- Laura Kotyga, B2B Sustainability Manager, Evaneos
- Shobhana Jain, Sustainability Officer, Communications, RARE India
- Caitlin McNamara, Senior Travel Expert, Amity Tours

💪Tourism vs. Plastic Pollution
Read our panel article "Tourism and Solutions to Plastic Pollution: Promoting Sustainable Change Through Tourism Value Chains"
https://trainingaid.org/panel/tourism-vs-plastic-pollution


Cheap, light-weight, and versatile. Plastic is among the most useful and convenient materials ever invented. But plastic...
09/04/2024

Cheap, light-weight, and versatile. Plastic is among the most useful and convenient materials ever invented. But plastic pollution is a major environmental, health and economic risk affecting all facets of our lives.

Considering the importance of clean, safe and healthy environments to our destinations, there is a clear case for the tourism industry to actively tackle plastic pollution. And we need to amplify and help scale solutions.

That’s why our upcoming virtual panel in April will focus on Tourism and Solutions to Plastic Pollution in support of the Earth Day 2024 theme “Planet vs. Plastics”. Featuring contributions by industry leaders from around the world, our panel will share examples of tourism organizations actively addressing plastic pollution, creating solutions and advocating for sustainable change.

🗓 Interested? Be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us here to get updates when the panel is published!

🔔 Sign up for our newsletter here: https://trainingaid.org/subscribe

We’re seeking input from destination organisations. With the shared aim of elevating sustainability practices across the...
16/02/2024

We’re seeking input from destination organisations.

With the shared aim of elevating sustainability practices across the tourism industry, the teams at Travindy and TrainingAid are working together to develop solutions to help destinations effectively engage tourism businesses in sustainability initiatives.

If you are a destination representative or involved in a destination organisation, please fill out this short survey (approx. 5 minutes) about your current practices and future needs around engagement of tourism businesses in sustainability. https://forms.gle/uZMX8HruUSm9fXvg9

Regardless of where you currently are on your sustainability journey, engaging businesses in your destination is a key part of advancing your efforts. We’d like to deepen our understanding of this critical aspect of destination management, so we can create effective solutions supporting destinations.

Thank you in advance for your time and input! 🙏



Ayako Ezaki Anula Galewska

Starting soon!🤩This year's first Sustainable Tourism Online Course starts on Jan 11th.This is a great opportunity for ...
07/01/2024

Starting soon!🤩

This year's first Sustainable Tourism Online Course starts on Jan 11th.

This is a great opportunity for industry professionals from around the world to ...
✅learn about the GSTC Criteria, the global baseline standard for sustainability in travel and tourism
✅get inspired by great examples of destinations and businesses implementing sustainability steps
✅share ideas, examples, opportunities and solutions with each other.

GSTC Sustainable Tourism Online Course for Industry Professionals (ST-2401-EN)
🗓January 11 - February 9, 2024
🕑Weekly live sessions at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm GMT

👉Learn more & join: https://www.gstcouncil.org/sustainable-tourism-online-course-gstc-training-st-2401-en/


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TrainingAid is an international tourism e-learning company offering online training courses and skills development opportunities for tourism professionals. With the mission of investing in people’s potential to help build sustainable solutions for the travel and tourism industry, TrainingAid provides practical, flexible and accessible learning opportunities for professionals around the world - from entrepreneurs, business owners, community leaders, to students and career seekers. TrainingAid collaborates with tourism industry leaders and experts to develop and deliver online, on-demand and live training courses on key topic areas including business growth and development, marketing strategy, effective communications and storytelling, sustainability practices and supply chain management.