Responsible business

Indie agency Travel Matters celebrates achieving B Corp status

The Clapham-based agency announced on Wednesday (3 May) it has earned a score of 93.5 – significantly higher than the median of other businesses

Ambassadors Assemble! Revealing TTG's Sustainable Travel Ambassadors

Meet TTG’s trainee Sustainable Travel Ambassadors for 2023!

Abta conference asks: 'How can travel make a positive impact on the world?'

Abta’s Sustainable Travel Conference will examine practical takeaways for the industry to have a more positive role in developing sustainable tourism

EasyJet holidays promises to pioneer 'meaningful change' on sustainability

New partnership with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council ’to accelerate sustainability transformation’ in Spain, Greece and Turkey

More Brits open to cruise holidays than ever before, new data finds

Holidaymakers from the UK and Ireland took around 1.7 million cruise holidays last year, nearing demand levels last seen in 2019

Tourist boards ‘must work together’ to set common sustainability goals

The general director of The Spanish Tourist Board Miguel Sanz said Covid highlighted the difficulties when each country sets different rules

Sustainable aviation ‘an aspiration, not a reality’, sector warned

Cait Hewitt, policy director for the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF), said there are "huge uncertainties" over aviation’s 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal

Transition to net-zero ‘critical’ to tourism industry's survival

Graeme Jackson, head of strategic partnerships for The Travel Foundation, said the travel industry will not reach its 2050 decarbonisation goals without "massive investment and innovation"

Travel and tourism sector GDP closing in on 2019 peak, data reveals

According to new statistics from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the industry will be 5% off 2019 levels by the end of 2023

Adventure op secures B Corp status after putting ‘purpose beyond profit’

Adventure Tours UK says its team is “thrilled”

Travel must ‘improve dialogue’ around sustainability to boost business

Thomas Power, co-founder and chief executive of Pura Aventura, told Spain’s Sustainability Day forum the time for action on sustainable travel was now, with consumers starting to demand it

Fred Olsen ships use shore power connection for the first time

Line’s ships utilised shore power for the first time during calls in Norway and the US earlier this month

‘Travel has a duty to educate customers on sustainability,’ says Spain tourism chief

General director of the Spanish Tourist Office Miguel Sanz said Spain has a "bigger responsibility" when it comes to sustainability, being one of the world’s most popular holiday destinations

Police bust jet-setting smugglers’ £100m criminal cash network

The group, which exploited business class flights for their extra luggage allowance to carry the cash, communicated through a WhatsApp group called ‘sunshine and lollipops’

Which? calls for action, not words, from govt on accessibility

Consumer champion says govt must give CAA powers to follow up on pledge to name and shame airlines and airports falling short on accessibility for disabled and less mobile passengers with enforcement action

Judging panel revealed for inaugural IWTTF awards in June

First International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum awards will place a spotlight on individuals and businesses championing diversity, equity and inclusion across the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors

Aviation sector told to shout louder about its sustainability efforts

Industry not doing enough to tell public what it is doing to make itself sustainable, expert tells Abta’s Aviation Forum

Sunak seeking deal to allow Brits to use EU e-gates

The prime minister will reportedly discuss the plans with the European Commission chief in June

Holiday spending outperforms all other UK sectors in March

Spending on holidays and travel continues to see year-on-year growth, according to new stats from Nationwide

Cruise can't wait for carbon challenges to dissolve, says NCL parent

NCLH warns sector must embark on journey to decarbonise by 2050 now with technologies at its disposal rather than wait for more complete solutions

Wizz Air signs deal to make SAF from 'sewage sludge'

The airline has invested £5 million in a biofuel company Firefly

CAA to rank airlines' accessibility protocols with new framework

The regulator’s framework would rank the performance of airlines based on their service for disabled and less mobile passengers

Travellers warned of cross-Channel delays during May bank holiday weekend

The UK Foreign Office has warned those looking to travel from France to the UK this weekend that there may be delays

Earth Day: ‘Small changes can add up to big sustainability gains’ – Abta

‘Travel is in a unique position to be able to influence and act on sustainability issues,’ writes Abta head of sustainability Carol Rose ahead of Earth Day (22 April).