The Travel Foundation is to help fund students on a new sustainable tourism destination management course.
The 40-hour online learning starts with a live stream on December 19.
The digital course aims to train global hospitality and tourism professionals in using sustainable practices across all areas of the tourism industry.
It is being provided by New York-based Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business.
At least 1,000 course participants will receive funding to offset the cost of the programme.
The aim is to enable greater participation from target countries where affordability might be a barrier.
The funding assistance process will be administered by the Travel Foundation with support from an arm of the German economic co-operation and development ministry.
Travel Foundation chief executive Jeremy Sampson said: “This course provides the foundation that future destination managers will need to tackle the big challenges and increased uncertainty wrought by climate change and deepening imbalance in the visitor economy.
“Sound destination management, grounded in the application of practical solutions, is providing hope for alternative approaches that recalibrate the balance and tackle many of those difficult challenges head on.
“It’s been great to continue our partnership with Cornell and support the process of developing the course content, and to partner with the UNWTO as we identify the 1,000 recipients of funding assistance, who would not have otherwise had the opportunity to enrol.”