Agoda and partners join hands to boost sustainability in Asia’s hotel industry

The partnership will provide sustainability training and funding to hotels across Asia.

Agoda, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) teamed up to offer sustainability training for hoteliers in Asia, aiming to boost the region's hotel industry's sustainable practices with models that could be used worldwide.

The Sustainable Tourism Development Initiative is part of Agoda’s partnership with GSTC which has provided sustainability education for hoteliers across India, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The addition of USAID will extend the initiative’s training scope and geographic coverage to more markets in South and Southeast Asia.

The initiative will expand existing instructor-led hotel sustainability training to five destinations in India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, and the Philippines.

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It will also develop a self-paced digital hotel sustainability training platform that offers localised, interactive learning modules, and study materials, addressing distinct sustainability challenges across the region.

Additionally, a sustainability scholarship fund for select hotels in Asia will be established, with a focus on SMEs and women-owned enterprises.

“It is our responsibility to raise awareness about sustainability among both our consumers and accommodation partners and are thrilled to support the industry in developing the knowledge and working towards third-party certifications. Partnering with USAID will help elevate and scale our projects which combine Agoda’s extensive supply network with GSTC’s world-leading technical expertise on sustainability to reach even more markets across Asia,” Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of Agoda said.