New Report: Best Practices for Local Sourcing in Destinations
New Report: Best Practices for Local Sourcing in Destinations
In this report:
- What local sourcing in tourism is and why it matters
- Best practices to quantify local sourcing activities
- Five case studies of destinations exemplifying local sourcing in tourism
- Key takeaways and metrics to improve local sourcing in tourism
- A toolkit for destinations to integrate local sourcing
- What local sourcing might look like in the future
Destinations around the globe are considering how to embrace tourism’s positive benefits while minimizing the potential negative consequences, and new solutions — such as local sourcing — are emerging. Local sourcing, or implementing sustainable sourcing and procurement procedures in the tourism supply chain, not only promotes sustainable tourism development but significantly contributes to the socioeconomic vitality of a destination.
In this report, Skift Advisory and the Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC), initiated by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, offer guidance on how destination leaders can create a new path to sustainably benefit from tourism, centered on sourcing locally. The report also highlights best practices from five successful destinations around the world, inspiring destination leaders to integrate the social-cultural, environmental, and economic implications of sustainable supply chains in ways that improve the health of the destinations where they occur.
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