State of Sustainable Tourism in Minnesota: Changes from 2007-2013

pp. 72. In response to legislative requests in 2007, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center partnered with Explore Minnesota Tourism (EMT), the state tourism promotion office, to conduct an online survey about sustainable practices. As an ongoing effort, the partnership conducted the same survey in 2010 and again in 2013. Each survey asked about perceived benefits and difficulties of adopting sustainable practices and the state of implementing sustainable practices in six areas: energy efficiency, waste minimization, environmental purchasing, air quality, water conservation, and landscaping/wildlife. Respondents also indicated: their gender, their industry sector, their Minnesota tourism region, number of years working in the industry and for the current employer, the likelihood of participating in green travel certification programs, and preferred ways of receiving information about sustainable tourism.Explore Minnesota Tourism Carlson Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Chai