Results Driven Outcomes
Member Partner-Centric Focus
Diverse Expertise
About Sustainable Travel International
The Sustainable Travel Leadership Network is in cooperation with...
Upcoming Network Meetings

Convened by Sustainable Travel International (STI), the Sustainable Travel Leadership Networkis an executive level forum for industry leaders committed to achieving the highest levels of sustainability. Working together this peer to peer interchange helps its private sector Members to identify and assess key issues and provide a forum for information exchange on good business practices that facilitate social, environmental and economic sustainability, both locally and globally.

Leaders in the travel and tourism industry that are driving change are uniquely positioned to support scalable global sustainability initiatives. While there are other sustainability forums, there are few opportunities specific to the travel industry for information sharing across sectors and face to face interaction between like-minded leaders. Therefore, the time is right for a collective network of industry leaders who are helping to catalyze good business practices.

Results Driven Outcomes
The Sustainable Travel Leadership Network provides members with the following benefits:

• Semi-annual, face-to-face topical peer exchange meetings and professionally facilitated dialogue regarding sustainability challenges, good practices and lessons learned;
• Relevant input, presentations and involvement from outside experts as appropriate;
• Key stakeholder communications component integrated into chosen sustainability topics;
• Outbriefing Report of key dialogue, lessons learned, and good practices exchange;
• Online forum for ongoing information exchange and sharing;
• Opportunity for unilateral or multi-lateral industry-wide initiatives to develop;

Member Partner-Centric Focus

• The Network meets semi-annually in a confidential one and a half day forum, which included social, networking and evening events. Network meetings may also include sustainable practices familiarization tours by Network member hosts.
• Dialogue and agendas are Network driven to maximize ROI by ensuring that member issues are at the forefront of each and every discussion. The Network’s collective experience and expertise will help members share innovative, reults oriented take-home solutions.
• Hosting of Network meetings is rotated between members, who are invited to bring up to two representatives to each meeting - the invited Network representative (or agreed upon replacement), and an agreed upon company representative based on meeting specific topics.
• The Network is tasked with deciding future Network size and composition. A very limited number of industry representatives from each sector form the initial Network, which is organized to balance individual competitive interests and collective goals. 

Diverse Expertise

• By-invitation-only, executive-level management from multiple sectors of the travel industry attend Network meetings to weigh in with a variety of perspectives and experiences.  Network members have diverse backgrounds in sustainable travel development, corporate responsibility, environmental management, marketing, and operations.
• Subject matter experts within and outside of the travel industry are invited to join Network meetings where relevant in order to speak or support specific solution-based initiative discussions.

About Sustainable Travel International
STI is a global non-profit organization whose mission is to promote sustainable development through responsible travel by providing programs that help travelers, businesses and destinations protect the environment, preserve cultural heritage and support local economic development.

STI specializes in providing market-based solutions that generate tangible results that affect systemic change.  STI provides the following Network support:

• Coordinate and facilitate interactive forums exclusively for senior executives, including managing and convening Network meetings and agreed upon topic specific engagement;
• Serve the Network‘s needs in preparation for, during and after meetings, including managing related communications (e.g., agenda setting, Outbriefing Report, etc.) and identifying common Network-specific critical issues;
• Provide agreed upon Network support services, including research and access to industry experts, and developing,  enhancing, and or implementing agreed upon industry-wide, sustainability solutions and programs where appropriate;
• Serve as a communication hub and point of contact for the Network to synthesize information and act as conduit for feedback internally or from Network to media or other applicable market sectors;

The Sustainable Travel Leadership Network is in cooperation with...

• Condé Nast Traveler supports the Network‘s mission and activities as a Network Media Partner.*
• Condé Nast Traveler believes that the formation of the Network is a great way to build on the annual World Savers Awards and encourage further industry action and the adoption of best practices in the sustainability arena. 
• Condé Nast Traveler endorses and promotes Network activities and meetings to the extent that the Network deems appropriate and has a seat at Network meetings as a participant and supporter.

*Condé Nast Traveler has no financial or other obligations to the Network and may withdraw its involvement at any time.

Upcoming Network Meetings

• Spring 2011: The next STLN Meeting will be hosted by Rock Resorts International LLC/Vail Resorts Hospitality from March 9-10th at Vail Resorts, Colorado.
• Primary Topic: Climate & Energy Management. How does your company or constituency relate to this and what is your company doing — or not doing — about it? Secondary Topic: Sustainability and (CSR) Reporting. Sub-theme: Communication and Influencing Stakeholders
• Industry Expert Speakers and Topic Facilitators to be announced.

Upcoming meeting topics are as agreed upon over time, and current Network high priority topics include: Destination Stewardship, Water Conservation and Availability, Proactive Regulatory Engagement, Supply/Value Chain Management, Reporting and Communicating Sustainability.