Center for Responsible Travel

What it reported doing in 2022

Other program services: world tourism day forum: on september 27th, we hosted our 6th annual world tourism day forum and our theme was "destination stewardship".two esteemed keynote speakers, jonathan tourtellot and lebawit lily girma, kicked off a day of dialogue that emphasized the necessity of integrating communities into the heart of tourism management. In our first panel, we explored diverse us destination stewardship models from the vibrant island communities of Hawaii to the picturesque landscapes of Oregon, the rustic beauty of Michigan, and the sun-soaked shores of Florida. The panel underscored the power of collaboration, community education, and the importance of adapting tourism strategies to meet local needs. In our second discussion, we delved into the significance of emphasizing community stories in destination marketing and tourism product development. This narrative-centric approach fosters authenticity and cultivates a deeper sense of place, fostering a closer bond between visitors and the destination. Participants included folks from 69 different countries and was free to all attendees. Future of tourism coalition, inaugural summit: the future of tourism coalition, of which crest is a founding member, remained steadfast in its pursuit to shape tourism's future in 2022. The coalition's most prominent achievement was the inaugural future of tourism summit, held in athens, greece on september 29th. Under the banner "the climate for collaboration," the summit underscored the urgency of climate action within the glasgow declaration's framework. Ngos, businesses, and destination organizations gathered to discuss the essentiality of joint efforts for future mitigation and resilience against the threat of climate change.trends & statistics report: the case for responsible travel: trends & statistics report for 2021/2022, was published by crest and provides a holistic view of the tourism industry's initial crisis response, transitioning from the original shock to the recovery and resilience phase. In addition to highlighting general consumer, business, and destination trends, our ninth edition spotlighted tangible actions taken by practitioners, destination managers, and travelers to shape a more resilient future.other programs:- book release: the spanish version of our ebook, covid-19 and climate change: a double- edged sword for tourism in cuba & beyond, was released in march. Cuba's tourism industry, historically influenced by foreign dependence, us policy, external shocks, and limited market diversification, has recently faced a significant threat to its success and societal health: the covid-19 pandemic and climate crisis. This ebook explores the impacts of and linkages among covid-19, climate change, and the cuban tourism sector.- destination stewardship center: in 2022, crest joined the destination stewardship center (dsc) and the global sustainable tourism council (gstc) as a co-contributor and supporting editor of the destination stewardship report. With a vision to foster knowledge-sharing in the tourism industry, each quarter, we curated global destination case studies, spotlighting best practices for practitioners. Director of operations & programs, kelsey frenkiel, and director of marketing & communications, alix collins, contributed insightful pieces about crest's work in big bay, Michigan, and impactful recount of our 2022 world tourism day forum, respectively.- mou with national park service : the national park service and the crest signed a general agreement, finalized a general agreement that establishes a foundation for the organizations to work together to advance the understanding and implementation of the concepts and best practices of sustainable and responsible tourism and destination management, particularly in the context of parks and public lands and waters.- academic affiliates: crest continued to expand and strengthen our academic affiliates program by introducing four new academic affili

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 80.1%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -12.4%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 3.86; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 21%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings