On March 23, in the capital's International Hotel Tashkent, a series of webinars were launched within the framework of the project “MOST - A model for sustainable tourism in Central Asia: Building Capacities, Creating Awareness, Introducing technology”.
Online training will be held from March 23 to March 26 this year. The webinar will be moderated by leading EU Eco-certification trainers. The webinar is attended by representatives of the tourism business from Tashkent and the Tashkent region (hotel business and tour operators).
The seminar was organized by the Association of private tourism agencies of Uzbekistan (APTA) within the framework of the initiative of the European Union "Switch Asia".
The goal of the Project is to increase the tourism potential of the countries of the Central Asian region. It is worth noting that Uzbekistan became one of 6 countries selected for the successful implementation of the project, the organization-executing of the project was chosen by APTA.
Participant certification training focuses on the following standards:
• ISO 14001: 2015 (Environmental Management System);
• HCMI (Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative). It is a methodology and toolkit designed for the hospitality industry;
• CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility).
Recall that within the framework of a project funded by the European Union, more than 250 participants have already completed training in Bukhara, Samarkand and Khorezm according to the GSTC criteria for sustainable tourism, corresponding to the standards and specifics of “green” procurement to increase competitiveness.
