Appendix 1: Useful Links
Here are some additional resources to help you on your regenerative destination journey.
Additional resources
VisitBritain Business Events Learning and Development Hub
- Sustainable Events Guide and Checklists
- Advice for delegates and Event Venues on Sustainability
- Events Legacy and Impact Toolkit
- DEI Pathway for Events
- VisitBritain Business Events Legacy and Impact Toolkit
VisitEngland Business Advice Hub
- VisitEngland Regenerative Tourism Guide for businesses
- Visit England Accessibility and Inclusion Toolkit for Destinations (available to LVEPs on request from VisitEngland)
- Global Destination Sustainability Index GDS-Index – sustainability benchmarking and performance improvement programme for DMOs and LVEPs
- GDS-Academy – learning and development for destination professionals and their value chains
Further reading
- Redefining Success – How DMOs can Drive Social & Community Well-Being. Excellent whitepaper from City Destination Alliance and Toposophy.
- VisitBritain Business Events Legacy and Impact Toolkit – developed in partnership with #Meet4Impact. Provides superb approach and recommendations on measuring impact of events in a destination.
- Navigating the Sustainability Journey: The Impact of Mandatory Reporting on Travel & Tourism
- Global Sustainable Tourism Council Destination Criteria.
Downloads
PDF
Sample Stakeholder Workshop Invite.pdf
Example invitation for a stakeholder workshop.
PDF
Sample GDS Job Description - Sustainability Manager.pdf
Example job description for sustainability manager
