Sustainable Tourism Academy expands its reach in Laos with support from the STAF programme

By removing language barriers, this collaboration facilitates access to world-class sustainability knowledge. The translation of the GSTC Standards and the Sustainable Tourism Academy platform into Lao provides students, educators and hospitality leaders with the opportunity to equip themselves with the practical skills needed to elevate sustainable tourism in Laos.

Lee SHERIDAN, Senior Skills for Tourism Adviser for the STAF programme

LuxDev

We are proud to partner with the STAF programme and GSTC to bring practical, locally relevant sustainability learning to the Lao tourism industry through the Sustainable Tourism Academy. We hope the platform will support professionals in putting sustainability into practice and contribute to the continued development of a more sustainable and resilient tourism sector aligned with internationally recognised sustainability standards.

Boratay UYSAL, Senior Sustainability and Inclusion Manager

Agoda

Making sustainability knowledge and the GSTC Standards available in local languages is essential to strengthening capacity and supporting practical implementation. Through this collaboration, more tourism professionals in Laos will be able to access relevant learning resources, deepen their understanding of sustainable tourism and apply this knowledge within their organisations and communities. We are grateful to advance this initiative alongside Agoda, a long-standing GSTC partner whose continued commitment has been instrumental in expanding access to high-quality sustainability education across the region, and the STAF Programme, whose support further broadens that reach in Laos.

Jisun KIM, Training Program Manager

GSTC