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Guests try sustainable kite building with Uncle Kite during Hivesters’ train trip from Hua Lamphong to Hua Takhe.

The pandemic hit the tourism industry the hardest, which is expected to take several years to fully recover. Yet some folks are looking at this period as an opportunity to accelerate the move towards sustainability.

The recent “Top Countries for Sustainable Tourism” report from market researcher Euromonitor International found 66.4% of consumers globally want to contribute a positive impact on the environment through their daily actions in 2021.

Only 50% of tourism businesses are committed to engaging with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a global development agenda for 2015-2030, which includes implementing a sustainability strategy into their business plans.

Thailand ranked 76th out of…

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