The Climate Action Guidebook
How to lead the way to sustainable tourism and travel.
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How to lead the way to sustainable tourism and travel.
The biggest disruption to the travel industry; the global pandemic was the first of its scale in the new era of interconnectedness. Tourism’s unexpected standstill has given us a chance to reflect on the type of industry we want to build.
ABTA’s Tourism for Good roadmap released in 2020 laid the foundation and guiding principles for sustainability in the industry, by supporting Members to rethink and reset the way they do business at home and in destinations in which they operate.
ABTA continues to support the industry to reduce GHG emissions and achieve net-zero targets and to do so in collaboration with industry stakeholders, to this end ABTA and Deloitte have launched the Climate Action Guidebook, which outlines how businesses can lead the way to decarbonisation and sustainable travel and tourism.
The manual will help leaders gain technical knowledge and understanding of carbon reduction and the practical steps their businesses can take.
The guidebook provides:
The travel industry must act now-whilst the industry has taken steps to decarbonise its operations more needs to be done. This guidebook is designed to inspire industry leaders to act and work together as a united force to achieve a common goal to protect our planet and all life forms within it.
Key points include: