Responsible business

Travel consultancy TTC earns B Corp status

Travel Trade Consultancy joins the likes of TTG Media, Intrepid and Inside Travel Group

The Homeworker: ‘Homeworking doesn’t equate to alone-working’

Out of This World consultant Ben Casey shares his tips on how not to go it alone in the world of a homeworker travel agent

Arrival figures: are there better ways to measure tourism success?

Is chasing ever higher visitor numbers sustainable? And is it even the best way for destinations to measure tourism success?

Iceland's Blue Lagoon extends closure as volcanic activity continues

The spa has announced that it will contact all guests with confirmed bookings over the coming days

Allergies and bike accidents among growing threats to holidaymakers

New data from the Safer Tourism Foundation reveals some of the new threats impacting travellers over the past year

Venice to limit large groups to 25 in latest bid to curb overtourism

The measure comes after Venice’s city council announced the introduction of a €5 daily tourist tax in September

‘Let's make 2024 the year travel fights for nature's survival’

“Whatever your travel niche, nature is your business,’ says Responsible Travel chief executive Justin Francis

How carbon labelling can help travel become more responsible

Byway, Explore and Intrepid are among the operators adding ‘carbon labels’ to their trips this year. TTG considers how carbon labelling works and how it can help travel meet sustainability goals

TTG Media achieves B Corp status after year-long certification process

TTG Media has achieved B Corp status after a rigorous assessment process during 2023, committing to a positive influence across the five pillars of social impact.

MPs call for curbs on flying if no progress is made on emissions by 2025

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has warned of the need to restrict flying if no progress is made on emissions reductions by 2025

How an Iberostar Majorca fam showcased the impact of sustainability

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts curated a special sustainability-themed fam for a group of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors in Majorca

Agents step in to save fitness class for the elderly

Not Just Travel consultants Rachael and Colman Coyne have agreed to pay for all the equipment needed by Colman’s sister Marie to run her fitness class for the elderly

Jet2holidays unveils hotel sustainability labelling scheme

Chief executive Steve Heapy said the new scheme would help agents choose the best accommodation for their clients

Cruise sector weighs impact of Royal Caribbean's 'misleading' Venice ad

The Advertising Standards Authority recently banned Royal Caribbean from promoting a cruise departing Venice (Ravenna), the latter some two hours away from the famous lagoon city. So is this a new precedent for cruise?

Travel Counsellors to create first climate action plan with Travel Foundation

The homeworking giant has called on its agents to become sustainability champions

Meet the TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors class of 2023

A team of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors have immersed themselves in responsible travel throughout 2023, and here they share how their training has boosted their confidence and developed their businesses

Canary Islands launches digital tool to help tourism sector cut carbon

The Canaries detailed its climate action plan at Cop28 in Dubai, it being the only Spanish destination represented at Cop

Is cruise's pathway to low-carbon fuels becoming clearer?

Cruise lines admit there’s no silver bullet for eradicating the toxic gases ships discharge, so what is the solution? Harry Kemble investigates

Rail tour operator insists older travellers are 'driving the green agenda' amid bookings boom

Ffestiniog Travel, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024, reported EU rail tickets sales were up 56% compared to 2022

Overtourism and inflation among biggest threats to travel sector's growth

City destinations, in particular, seeking to introduce visitor levies to reinvest in sustainable development, conservation of biodiversity and preservation of cultural heritage

Time to change: how is the luxury sector progressing with sustainability?

Is luxury travel doing enough to offer trips with a less negative impact on the planet and more positive experiences that give back?

The Homeworker: 'Travel is never "just a holiday", it's precious time spent with loved ones'

InteleTravel agent Sarah Stephens reflects on how travel helped her and her husband Patrick come to terms with, and get respite from, the loss of their daughter Violet, and how her loss has informed her career as an agent

'Flight 100 proved SAF's readiness, not necessarily its long-term viability'

TTG’s Sarah Dennis reflects on the first 100% SAF-powered long-haul flight, its success as proof as concept and the questions that remain around how SAF supply will be ramped up

Flying into the history books with Virgin Atlantic onboard Flight 100

Did the first long-haul flight fully-fuelled by sustainable aviation fuel prove the case for SAF? TTG’s Sarah Dennis boarded VS100 – Flight 100 – to New York to speak to the team behind the landmark journey