About us

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Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit AC is a non-profit civil association that promotes a culture of sustainability, solidarity and social responsibility in tourism.

Our main activities are awareness raising, information and training of tourism stakeholders regarding social and environmental issues.

In the eight editions of the event (2017-2024), the technical programme has brought together more than 390 international speakers representing 50 countries from the 5 continents who have debated, given their opinions and shared their knowledge, experiences and good practices with more than 4,800 participants, all of them professionals and specialists of the highest level.

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit AC is the response of a group of Mexican tourism professionals to the need to create a global community of professionals and entrepreneurs who exchange and generate projects to promote sustainability, solidarity and social responsibility in tourism .

FOR A DEVELOPMENT TOURISM

Tourism in the 21st century must be viewed comprehensively, with its environmental, social and economic aspects as a whole and without losing sight of the fact that the motives and benefits must be for people. Sustainable & Social Tourism Summ it AC It is the first forum of its kind, which proposes the development of people and their habitat through tourism, by means of proposing sustainable, inclusive and responsible solutions.

WHERE WE WANT TO GO

We want Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit AC to be the main space for updating on the topics of sustainability, solidarity and social responsibility in tourism at a regional level, as well as an important global reference for exchanges with the main protagonists and leaders in the field, to identify professional opportunities and to close deals.

PRINCIPLES OF OUR ACTION

Our work is based on the commitment, honesty, consistency and professionalism of our members and allies.

Our team

Fernando Mandri Bellot

President

Expert in sustainable tourism development, marketing, quality and tourism planning, with more than 22 years of international experience

Fernando is an Honorary Doctor of the Ibero-American Doctoral Council and holds a Master's degree in Tourism from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He is an expert in sustainable tourism development, marketing, quality and tourism planning, with more than 22 years of international experience. He is the founder of the company INTEGRA Tourism For Good SA based in Mexico City, with offices in Barcelona, Spain. He has implemented sustainable tourism development projects in more than 20 countries, some of them recognized by international organizations such as the UNWTO as an example of innovation. He is a founding partner of the Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit® and the Ibero-American Summit on Accessible Tourism, events that involve commitment, inclusion and respect as fundamental values for development through tourism. Since 2022, he is President of the Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit AC

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Maria Antonieta Ortiz Bravo

Managing Director

María Antonieta has 25 years of experience in the tourism sector, occupying various positions in both the public and private sectors.

María Antonieta has 25 years of experience in the tourism sector, occupying various positions in both the public and private sectors. She has participated in the organization of major national and international tourism events as well as in seminars on topics such as product development, marketing, management and crisis management, among others, for tourism institutions. She is currently the general director of Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit AC

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Vicente is convinced that sustainability must be the basis of development in Mexico and Latin America. He is the general director of SUSTENTUR, a social enterprise that seeks to conserve natural resources, increase the quality of life of local communities and generate well-being through tourism. He has more than 17 years of experience in the development of sustainability and tourism projects for governments, companies and rural communities in several countries, especially in Latin America. He is a sustainable tourism consultant in various international technical assistance programs and is the founder and vice president of sustainable tourism at Sustainable & Social Tourism Summit AC.

He is the general director of SUSTENTUR, a social enterprise that seeks to conserve natural resources, improve the quality of life of local communities and generate well-being through tourism.

Vice President of Sustainable Tourism

Vicente Ferreyra Acosta

Sergio Rodriguez Abitia

Vice President of Social Tourism

From all the positions he has held, he has always promoted the idea that tourism is a tool for building citizenship, whose main benefits are of a human, social and environmental nature.

With a 40-year career in the tourism sector, Sergio is president for the Americas of the International Organization of Social Tourism and advisor to the Conservatory of Gastronomic Culture of Mexico, among other activities related to sustainability, solidarity and social responsibility in tourism. His experience includes the operation of trips and excursions, career public service, academia and consulting, both in Mexico and in other countries. He is founder and vice president of social tourism at Sustainable & Social Tourism A.C. From all the positions he has held, he has always promoted the idea that tourism is a tool for citizen construction, whose main benefits are of a human, social and environmental nature.