Jeremy Smith

Jeremy Smith is a writer and strategist working to ensure a sustainable and regenerative future for tourism. In 2020, he co-founded Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, a global initiative of over 420 destinations, businesses and organisations committed to equitable science-based climate action. In 2021, he was a co-author of the UNWTO-led Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism, which launched at COP26 in Glasgow and was built on the original framework and commitments of Tourism Declares. He is now the Climate Specialist at the Travel Foundation leading their Climate Action Programme and working with the UNWTO to ensure the implementation of the declaration’s commitments over the next decade.

Jeremy is a regular commentator on issues of sustainability and equity in tourism, author of Transforming Travel – realising the potential of sustainable tourism and Clean Breaks – 500 new Ways to See the World, and co-founder of www.travindy.com, the travel industry’s sustainable tourism information website. He advises destinations and companies on sustainable tourism strategy and sits on the advisory boards of the Future of Tourism Coalition and Travalyst.

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