Environment

Financial transparency reveals benefits to local communities

Publishing audits of its tours helps G Adventures show how much local communities benefit from being included in the operator’s itineraries

Helping clients make greener choices

Travellers are waking up to the importance of sustainable travel, and it will become increasingly important for agents to keep abreast of the key issues. Abigail Healy looks at how four sectors of the industry are tackling them.

How travel can step up following responsible tourism sea change

Since David Attenborough opened Britain’s eyes to the devastating effect of plastic pollution on our oceans last year, sustainability has shot up the public agenda - so what can travel do?

Just the tip of the sustainability iceberg

Last Friday I was in a bar when I was frustrated to be given a straw in my drink...

What does sustainability really mean to the customer?

Fiona Jeffery OBE says while unprecedented public engagement with issues of sustainability is encouraging, there is still much for the travel sector to do

Urban Adventures leading the way for Intrepid Travel

Boss James Thornton told TTG this week demand for Intrepid’s Urban Adventures product was so strong it could become the group’s leading brand

Heathrow expansion to face legal challenges despite Parliament vote

The Department for Transport said approval “could see building work start in 2021”, but several groups are preparing legal actions

Brazilian tourism takes collective responsibility

A new collective of Brazilian travel companies hopes to raise the profile of the country’s responsible tourism products. Muda, “change” in Portuguese, already has six members and is being supported by the Brazilian tourist board (Embratur)

Heathrow faces long battle despite vote of approval

Plans to expand Heathrow were brought forward, in earnest, 12 years ago - and Monday’s vote is far from it being a done deal

Guyana set for boost following tourist authority restructure

Focus will shift to optimising positive socio-economic and conservation effects of tourism in Guyana, empowering its tourism industry, and championing the value of tourism

Action on plastics key focus at Abta sustainable travel conference

Abta event will focus on how industry can enhance sustainability

Tui moves closer to scrapping brochures in green drive

Tour operator still aiming to end UK brochure production by 2020

New Zealand 'tourism tax' plan ‘unfair’ on UK visitors

Southwell-based Silver Fern Holidays says British travellers already made a significant contribution to the New Zealand economy

Tui says new greener aircraft key to environmental ambitions

The company’s 2017 sustainability report charts its efforts to operate Europe’s most carbon efficient airlines

Israel, Jordan and Egypt to lobby government for APD relief

The countries’ respective tourist boards in the UK have called on the government to re-zone the countries to cut the cost of travelling there

Latin Routes to introduce reusable water filter bottle on all tours

The tour operator will phase out single-use plastic bottles from August 1 and instead provide clients with a reusable Water-to-Go bottle - and has urged the industry to follow suit

RCCL to ditch plastic straws across fleet this year

From January 2019 all straws given to guests will be made of paper

Abta launches ‘say no to plastic’ Make Holidays Greener campaign

The campaign features a 15-point sustainability pledge the association is urging holidaymakers and businesses to adopt

Balearic Islands to become 100% green by 2050

By 2050, the islands will be powered entirely by renewable energy - and will have eliminated all carbon dioxide emissions

Fred Olsen ditches plastic straws and cutlery

The line is also implementing other waste-saving initiatives across its ocean fleet

Tui's RIU hotels and resorts to introduce compostable straws

The operator has revealed its latest move to reduce its reliance on single-use plastics

How winners of the Tourism for Tomorrow awards are helping to forge a greener future

The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, held alongside the World Travel and Tourism Council’s global summit, put heroes of responsible tourism in the spotlight. Holly Tuppen outlines five top trends that came out of this year’s event

Carnival’s reformer with a passion for cruise

Carnival UK president Josh Weinstein has been in the role for less than a year, but is already making waves. He talks to TTG about his plans for P&O Cruises and Cunard, the importance of diversity and how he’ll be tackling the problem of plastic

P&O Cruises to announce name for new ship this week

More than 30,000 suggestions have been submitted for line’s largest ship