Youth Summit to create tomorrow’s climate friendly travel leaders through a virtual program of engaging and inspiring sessions, as well as create Climate Friendly Travel Champions.

What?

SUNx Malta will host the first ever climate friendly youth travel summit in 2021. The ‘Strong Earth Youth Summit’ will focus on creating awareness of Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) and on fostering ways to encourage changes for a resilient Travel & Tourism future. It aims to promote climate hope in the recovery of the tourism industry through awareness and education, youth empowerment, and engagement and action. 

When?

The virtual event, held on 29 & 30 April, will be in partnership with Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA), British Columbia, Canada; Institute of Tourism Studies, Malta (ITS); and the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO). Events will be held in three centres, with regional outreach  - the Mekong for Asia /Pacific; Malta for Europe/M.East Africa and British Columbia for the Americas..

How?

SEYS will highlight the need for a clean and green post-Covid future for the tourism sector, in accordance with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and 2050 Paris Agreement.

Program

A full line up of sessions and speakers is detailed via the Program link above. Sign up to our mailing list below to stay up to date with the latest news about this innovative event.

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Please register for each of the events that you would like to attend using the links below.