Towards sustainable, human-centric places, experiences and practices
Millennium Destinations is positive solution provider promoting sustainable tourism development strategies, business models and lifestyles
As a human activity, travel has taken an important place in people’s lifestyles and aspirations.
A leading export industry and a major driver of growth, tourism is is significantly contributing to the global and local economies and offers employment and income opportunities to many people, and especially women and the youth.
However, (mass) tourism has been increasingly threatening its most crucial assets: biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources, cultural heritages and identities, climate, etc. while jeopardizing the livelihoods of local residents and creating vulnerabilities.
It is now urgent to rethink and reshape tourism so that it can fully support the achievement of global peace and shared prosperity.
A leading export industry and a major driver of growth, tourism is is significantly contributing to the global and local economies and offers employment and income opportunities to many people, and especially women and the youth.
However, (mass) tourism has been increasingly threatening its most crucial assets: biodiversity, ecosystems and natural resources, cultural heritages and identities, climate, etc. while jeopardizing the livelihoods of local residents and creating vulnerabilities.
It is now urgent to rethink and reshape tourism so that it can fully support the achievement of global peace and shared prosperity.
Purpose : building positive, harmonious and inclusive societies and economies
Vision: responsible, sustainable tourism and hospitality as preferred options
Mission: to provide advice and assistance to small businesses and organizations in their efforts to stand out and thrive in their markets while playing an active role in the promotion of sustainable, eco-friendly places, experiences and practices.
Vision: responsible, sustainable tourism and hospitality as preferred options
Mission: to provide advice and assistance to small businesses and organizations in their efforts to stand out and thrive in their markets while playing an active role in the promotion of sustainable, eco-friendly places, experiences and practices.
Our values:
- Equality and Equity
- Creativity and audacity
- Quality over quantity and Value over volume
- Authenticity over Artificiality and Communities over Commodities
We are convinced that tourism has the capacity and the responsibility to stand as a reference and a model for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with a special focus on SDG8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, SDG10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries and SDG12-Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
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Our story
Millennium Destinations (MD) was first launched in 2010 by Catherine GERMIER-HAMEL as a blog aimed at promoting sustainable tourism initiatives and destinations around the world, particularly in developing countries.
The main objective was to give more exposure to less-known tourism destinations and business so that they can actually attract visitors and get access to markets, while sharing practical solutions and insights on the contribution of tourism to global sustainable development and the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.
In 2014, Millennium Destinations became an international expert network engaged in the development and promotion of tourism destinations, businesses and products / experiences.
Early 2016, Millennium Destinations was incorporated as a Seoul-based boutique agency offering positive business consulting and training solutions of sustainable development, management and marketing to its clients and partners, mainly in the field of travel, tourism, hospitality, leisure, F&B, and MICE.
Since 2018, Millennium Destinations has been advocating Community-Based Tourism (CBT) as a desirable solution for the sustainable development and empowerment of local communities across the world.
The main objective was to give more exposure to less-known tourism destinations and business so that they can actually attract visitors and get access to markets, while sharing practical solutions and insights on the contribution of tourism to global sustainable development and the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals.
In 2014, Millennium Destinations became an international expert network engaged in the development and promotion of tourism destinations, businesses and products / experiences.
Early 2016, Millennium Destinations was incorporated as a Seoul-based boutique agency offering positive business consulting and training solutions of sustainable development, management and marketing to its clients and partners, mainly in the field of travel, tourism, hospitality, leisure, F&B, and MICE.
Since 2018, Millennium Destinations has been advocating Community-Based Tourism (CBT) as a desirable solution for the sustainable development and empowerment of local communities across the world.