Sustainability

How to actually reduce travel's carbon emissions

Individuals working in travel can feel powerless to stall harmful climate change, but there are genuine steps that can be taken to help. Jennifer Morris reports from the first of this year’s TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshops

Intrepid launches rail itineraries to meet slow travel trend

The responsible operator has launched a rail travel range featuring 40 itineraries and three new trips in further moves in its decarbonisation plans

AE Expeditions urges agents to join UK clean-up events this month

Clean-ups will take place on 11, 12 and 14 June in different parts of the country with events starting at 10am, the expedition line said

Intrepid appoints Rochelle Turner as global B Corp impact manager

Turner said on Sunday (2 June) she couldn’t wait to help Intrepid become the “best travel company for the world"

Sandals team to run, kayak and hike for four days in aid of paediatric care

To raise £100,000 for childhood cancer and emergency care, Sandals and Beaches Resorts’ sales and marketing representatives, Unique Vacations UK will take on a challenge on Saint Vincent this October

Venice bans large groups and loudspeakers to tackle overtourism

Groups of more than 25 people can no longer enter the city centre as well as the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello

Balearic govt 'to take all necessary measures' to thwart Majorca airport shutdown

It comes after overtourism protesters threatened to obstruct operations at Palma’s Son Sant Joan airport

CV Villas partners with Byway to offer flight-free breaks

Agents will be able to offer their customers pre-built itineraries to the Mediterranean combining rail, ferry and bus journeys with villa stays

Jet2 pledges to cut carbon emissions by 35% per passenger by 2035

Airline and operator reveals updated sustainability strategy for the period to 2035 aligned to Science-Based Targets initiative guidance

Inside Travel Group makes first Giving Back scheme donation

The Family Holiday Charity has become the first recipient of donations from Inside Travel Group’s Giving Back scheme

Westoe Travel marks seventh anniversary of apprentice Chloe Rutherford's death

Agency once again taking parts in efforts throughout South Shields to remember Chloe and her partner Liam Curry, who were killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing

Eight takeaways from Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference

Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference on 15 May addressed overtourism, biodiversity loss and questions around collaboration and communication when it comes to sustainability in the industry

How three senior travel leaders learned to stop 'trying to have it all'

During an emotional and thought-provoking break-out session at the 2024 Advantage conference, Celebrity Cruises’ Claire Stirrup, Royal Caribbean’s Ben Bouldin and Meon Valley Travel’s James Beagrie shared their career ups and downs and how they found balance

Carbon budgeting to become 'a necessary step to stay ahead of regulation'

Advantage conference delegates told regulations will force the industry to become more mindful of, and responsible for, its carbon output – and to formally account for it as it would financials

Advantage to put new tools at members' disposal to help them cut carbon

Consortium upgrades partnership with Thrust Carbon to provide members access to new tools, educational webinars and regulation guides to support their efforts to measure, analyse and reduce their carbon impact

Meet the 2024 TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors in training

TTG is proud to introduce the 20 agents who have joined the 2024 TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors programme

How and why B Corp is helping travel build trust and gear up for change

Byway Travel and Exodus Adventure Travels are the latest Travel by B Corp members giving TTG an insight into their credentials

Tui, easyJet holidays and Travel Counsellors named among UK's best places to work

The operators and homeworking agency are among the 500 companies listed in the Sunday Times’ 2024 Best Places to Work directory, along with the UK’s largest OTA and several other travel and tourism businesses

Travel's wave of change on animal welfare: a long overdue step change?

After easyJet holidays, Jet2holidays recently became the latest operator to stop selling captive dolphin and whale attractions, and pressure is mounting on those who still do. Gary Noakes reports

Travel urged to stand up to its critics and be proud of its positive impact

Attendees at this year’s Barclays Travel Forum heard that the travel industry should be prouder of its contributions and stand up against critics

British Airways convenes new advisory panel to help improve accessibility

The panel will meet every few months to scrutinise British Airways’ performance on accessibility

Virgin Atlantic's groundbreaking 100% SAF flight ‘cut emissions by two-thirds’

Carrier reveals emissions data from its November 2023 flight from Heathrow to New York, the first powered solely by alternative aviation fuel

Designer Travel team hail 'transformative' sustainability training push

Homeworking agency puts 50 consultants and team members through sustainability training with Kiwano Tourism

'More and more agents are concerned about sustainability in tourism'

Ahead of Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference on 15 May, head of events Sulamith Waldmeier offers a flavour of what to expect on the day - from overtourism to the ’say-do’ debate