Industry action Sustainability has been on the agenda for many travel businesses for some time, and the industry is addressing environmental and social impacts of tourism. The examples below show how the industry is taking action on sustainability in their operations, supply chain, in destinations and with their customers, addressing a range of issues across environment, local impact, human rights, and animal welfare.
You might be interested in... Holiday Better easyJet holidays’ commitment to sustainable travel is led by its vision for “to make a positive impact on the environment and local communities that make our holidays so special”. Biodiversity – Nature Net Positive Find out how Exodus Travels plan to become Nature Net Positive. Destination approach to sustainable development Lab Find out how TUI Group, TUI Care Foundation and the Government of the Region of the Southern Aegean set up the "The Rhodes Co-Lab" to develop Rhodes as a leading light for sustainable development. Decarbonisation plans Find out how Jet2’s sustainability strategy sets out its decarbonisation route to net zero by 2050. Reusable water bottles Find out how Noble Caledonia has free water dispensers to allow customers to re-fill on board, rather than using single-use plastic bottles. Avoiding single-use plastics Find out how DER Touristik and Go Vacation are avoiding single-use plastics by giving away reusable water bottles and reusable cotton bags to their guests since winter season 2017/2018. Supplier code of conduct supporting local communities Evaneos has put in place a code of conduct to ensure that each supplier supports local communities. Community based tourism Intrepid worked with the villages to create new tourism experiences in Myanmar. Excursions with sustainability criteria Find out how TUI Collection excursions meets specific criteria for sustainability. Promoting locally owned businesses Find out about G Adventure's Ripple Score which has prioritised locally owned businesses to ensure the economic benefits are felt by local people in the destinations. Community based tourism Read how Exodus Travels helped create the Kalu farmhouse experience in Sri Lanka. Natural heritage Read how Exodus Travels has helped Gorilla conservation in Rwanda. Local community support during COVID-19 pandemic Read how Exodus Travels supported local communities devastated by the by COVID-19 pandemic through their Kickstart Project. Tours designed to empower and support local communities Read how Intrepid Travel introduced a new range of ‘closer to home’ tours, designed to empower and support local communities striving to recover from the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Corona relief programme Read how Tui Group launched a relief programme to support local communities in holiday destinations during the COVID-19 pandemic Office waste management Read how Rickshaw Travel recycled 92% of its office waste. Plastic-reduction measures with water refill stations Read how Fred. Olsen encourages guests to bring refillable water bottles on board to cut back on plastic bottle waste with free water stations across its fleet. Reducing clothing waste through a clothes swap Read how Contiki set up a holiday clothes swap and saved 1,500 clothes from landfill. Reducing plastic waste with refillable water bottles Read how Kuoni has been reducing plastic waste by trialling refillable water bottles with an inbuilt filter on staff educationals.
