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Virginia Green Travel Conference & Travel Star Awards
August 19, 2020 @ 8:00 am - August 20, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
Sustaining Tourism in a Changing Climate!
August 19 & 20, 2020
CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY
• Amazing line-up of speakers and topics plus presentations on:
• (1) The Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism & Sustainability
• (2) Environmental Justice & Racial Disparity.
• Online networking opportunities with sponsors and exhibitors from the Green Tourism Business Expo.
• Entire conference will be presented in ZOOM Webinar format with full access to speakers during and after the conference.
• Attendees can now attend every workshop, instead of choosing between concurrent sessions.
• All presentations will be made available post conference for future reference.
CONFERENCE AND REGISTRATION DETAILS ALL FOUND HERE
Sustaining Tourism in a Changing Climate!
- How Climate Change is Affecting Virginia & the Tourism Industry
- Recycling Myths & Facts
- Composting & Tourism
- Clean Energy Incentives & Rebates
- Green Transportation
- Local Green Tourism Programs
- The Real Story of Single-Use Plastics
- A Full Report from the 2020 General Assembly on Environmental Legislation
- What Makes Award Winners “Tick”?
- A celebration of the Virginia’s greenest tourism operators of 2019
- Green Tourism Business Expo featuring innovative products, services and program resources.