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Can the industry market responsible travel authentically?

Marketing
Melissa Tilling
18 September 2023

As Charitable Travel explores its #travelforgood ethos, and as a TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassador trainee, I’ve become conflicted by the debate around whether to market sustainable travel to customers or not.

Soft law will become hard law

"Whatever your travel niche, nature is your business" (Credit: Markus Spiske/Pexels)

Should this quietly become the “baked in” way of operating? Or should this vital  evolution in supply chain management  and procurement be shared proactively  with customers as part of tourism promotion along with how wonderful the holiday experience will be?

According to a recent World Travel and Tourism Council survey, 87% of travellers expressed a desire for more sustainable travel options. Charitable Travel carried out its own nationally representative survey last year, in which a slightly more modest 62% said they would opt for sustainable travel choices.