Responsible business

Riviera urges agents to capitalise on its responsible travel pledges

Marketing director Sarah Fowler tells TTG that by selling Riviera, agents can help customers ‘feel good about booking a holiday’

TTG to host first accessible travel training seminar

The free-to-attend event will take place from 2pm on 18 October and features a range of expert speakers

Riviera Travel makes twin pledge to cut carbon by 20% and halve plastic use

The river cruise specialist launched its new ESG strategy on Tuesday night (19 September), vowing to reducing its carbon footprint by 20% within the next five years

John McEwan named first-ever chair of Limitless Travel

Industry veteran to take up newly created boardroom role with disabled-friendly specialist

Travel Foundation marks 20 years with call for ‘action at scale’ on carbon

NGO challenges travel industry leaders to ‘collaborate and act’ to cut emissions, build climate resilience and ensure a fair deal for destinations

Can the industry market responsible travel authentically?

"Consumers are increasingly aware of greenwashing," warns Charitable Travel boss Melissa Tilling

Luxury travel sector bands together in support of Morocco earthquake relief

PC Agency chief executive Paul Charles has shared a few tips on how travel agents and tour operators can still push travellers to go to Morocco

First Choice partners with Byway to offer flight-free holidays

Through Byway, First Choice will become the first UK operator to sell flight-free holiday options

Thousands raised for mental health charity in memory of Ashley Close

Former Holiday Extras head of travel insurance partnerships was found dead in a wooded area near Folkestone in August aged 43

Venetians expected to approve €5 daily tourist fee trial

The €5 fee will be trialled over peak periods next year and will apply to all tourists aged 14 and above

Adventure operators set out plans to restart Morocco tours

Intrepid said it would restart tours from Thursday (14 September) while G Adventures said most of its Morocco tours were operating as normal following Friday’s devastating earthquake

Virgin Limited Edition shuts Morocco hotel and launches earthquake appeal

The earthquake hit around 45 miles south of Marrakech on Friday evening (8 September); guests and team at the group’s Kasbah Tamadot are safe and well

How you can support earthquake relief in Morocco and fundraising efforts

Several travel businesses have launched fundraising appeals to provide support, aid and relief to people affected by Friday’s devastating earthquake

Portsmouth port wins £20 million shore power grant

The grant will allow the port to begin the Sea Change project which will be completed in partnership with ferry operator Brittany Ferries

Intrepid Travel commits £50,000 to Morocco earthquake relief efforts

The operator and experience provider will support the work of local NGOs, who are already providing assistance to the populations hit by the earthquake

Just a Drop enjoys £95k boost from annual golf day

Water charity benefits from auction and donation from Jetset

Skiathos ‘ready to welcome visitors’ following ‘enormous’ clean-up effort

’Things are looking much brighter today, and enormous efforts have been put into the clean-up process so far with huge progress already having been made with water and power fully restored’

Tui to introduce British Sign Language interpretation

Tui claims to have become the first UK tour operator to offer the service to customers

‘Skiathos has suffered, but we are operational and welcoming guests’

As Storm Daniels wreaks havoc across southern Europe, hoteliers in Skiathos tell TTG about the impact of the heavy rains and high winds on the island’s tourism economy

Jet2 and Tui cancel flights to Skiathos amid torrential rain and flash floods

Hundreds of tourists are thought to be stranded on the Greek island due to the conditions

The Big Question: Can cruise sail ahead of land-based breaks?

Cruise has long been on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough, so is the sector ready to become the UK’s favourite holiday?

UK govt provides further support to help bolster UK SAF production

The Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to introducing a revenue certainty mechanism

All-inclusive breaks drive summer booking levels past 2022 levels

Data has revealed there has been a 27% increase in bookings made in July and August compared to 2022

Airlines told to prove their customer service credentials after ATC chaos

Chief executive of the Institute of Customer Service Jo Causon said the malfunction over the bank holiday weekend presents the aviation opportunity to learn from past mistakes regarding customer service