CSR

Luxury operator to offer £20k of prizes to NHS staff

The company has gathered prizes from more than 60 luxury brands, who are offering 200 items to win, worth more than £20,000.

The ‘At Your Service’ raffle of luxury prizes is open only to NHS staff and will open on World Health Day, 7 April.

To enter, NHS staff need just to upload a scan of their NHS pass to be in line for one of the prizes, and new prizes will continue to be added until the closing date of 7 May.

UK's hotels reach out to local communities

Bespoke Hotels is trying to help local communities around its hotels, including food distribution

Tui Group appoints new sustainability boss

Jane Ashton departs Tui for “new challenge”

TTG's 'Freezer Geezers' brave icy plunge to help the homeless

£500 raised to support homelessness charity Crisis’s efforts at Christmas

Capella Hotels launches range of community projects

Luxury hotel brand says it is committed to “socially conscious” travel

What impact does 'flight shame' really have?

More consumers are paying attention to ‘flygskam’, but how will it affect agents and, more widely, the UK aviation industry?

British Airways to carbon offset all UK flights

The carrier will be the first UK airline to offset its carbon output on behalf of passengers, although those on international flights must still make their own offset contribution.

BA will invest in verified carbon offset projects around the world, including rainforest protection, renewable energy and reforestation.

Passengers on international flights wishing to offset can use BA’s carbon offsetting tool, which funds investment in forestry and renewable energy projects in Peru, Sudan and Cambodia.

The ins and outs of implementing a CSR strategy

It’s not just big firms that can benefit from a CSR strategy, smaller agencies can also adopt successful policies

Tui and the Travel Foundation partner to slash single-use plastics in Cyprus

The campaign, launching in November, aims to cut plastic use of tourism businesses by up to 70% by 2022

How Exodus Travels is supporting local communities globally

The new Exodus Travels Foundation aims to drive sustainable change in tourism. Charlotte Flach hears more about its projects around the world

Return of LGBT-friendly Travel Company of the Year award

The award will be presented to the UK-based travel company that has delivered the most innovative and/or impactful LGBT-travel-related initiatives in the last 12 months

Diversity and inclusion strategies ‘futile’ without data

Travel leaders must start taking ownership of a diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy in their organisation, as too few leaders in the sector are treating the issue as a genuine concern

Disabled staff ‘bring additional skills’

Travel companies who fail to consider disabled people when recruiting for positions are missing out on huge opportunities, a recruitment agency warned

Travel needs to change to ‘reflect ethnicity of UK’

People from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds can find getting a job in travel “daunting”, and companies should consider removing names from CVs when asking people to apply

EasyJet to introduce 300 children’s 'flybraries' across European fleet

Airline to stock more than 60,000 children’s books onboard to encourage youngsters aged six to 12 and their parents to make reading part of their summer holiday

Jo Rzymowksa: We’re better all-round when we work together

In a world that is having to work ever harder to find ways to unify and seek common ground, it seems celebrating love and promoting acceptance in any shape or form is more important than ever...

Intrepid: 'We're very clear on diversity and inclusion – and what needs to get better'

Daniel Pearce meets Leigh Barnes to find out more about the role of Intrepid Group’s chief purpose officer

Avalon reveals vision for 'sustainable, responsible river cruising'

Avalon Waterways has started asking passengers not to print their travel itineraries as part of a company-wide sustainability drive

Time to nominate top women in travel

There is just one week left to get nominations in for this year’s everywoman in Travel Awards, celebrating the career achievements of female talent

How would you spend £1,000 improving yourself?

AWTE Benevolent is offering a member the chance to invest in professional and personal development to boost their career

TTG set to lift the lid on diversity in travel

Exclusive new research to be announced at the TTG Diversity & Inclusion in Travel conference in July will lay bare the claims of travel companies to be focused on diversity in the workplace

Chloe and Liam trust boosted by 'sold out' fundraising events

Golf day and ball raise nearly £35,000 for trust set up in memory of Westoe Travel apprentice Chloe Rutherford and boyfriend Liam Curry, who were killed in the Manchester Arena bombing

EasyJet's Sophie Dekkers: 'Diversity is critical for us'

Dekkers tells Daniel Pearce how easyJet is absolutely clear on why having a diverse workforce throughout the organisation is so important

Why challenging the travel industry on diversity is critical

“Diversity is critical; if we have a greater mix of employees, that drives better profitability.”