In this episode of Vacation and Short-Term Rental Titans, Leo Walton (co-founder of SUPERHOG) has the pleasure of chatting with Bob Garner, the Owner of Casal dei Fichi and a volunteer at Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency.
Founded in 2020, Tourism Declares' goal is to support a global collective of industry leaders, who are united in their public declaration of the climate emergency, provide an opportunity to learn, share and support resources with one another, and amplify individual signatories’ calls for action, positioning ourselves as an advocate for the urgent changes needed to accelerate the transition towards carbon-free tourism.
Bob explains to Leo how he fell in love with the vacation rental industry and why he decided to get involved with Tourism Declares. With vacation rentals contributing a significant sum to the 8% of global emissions caused by tourism, Bob felt that the industry he fell in love with needed to do more and that's where the creation of Tourism Declares happened, and how other property managers can get involved and make changes to how they operate today.
