Responsible tourism

Tunisia clarifies date new tourist tax will apply to package holidaymakers

Package holidaymakers will have to pay Tunisia’s new tourist tax from 1 November, regardless of when they booked their trip

Balearic govt 'to take all necessary measures' to thwart Majorca airport shutdown

It comes after overtourism protesters threatened to obstruct operations at Palma’s Son Sant Joan airport

Inside Travel Group makes first Giving Back scheme donation

The Family Holiday Charity has become the first recipient of donations from Inside Travel Group’s Giving Back scheme

UK ‘unprepared for new EU border rules’, says Lords committee

Lords casts doubts over the UK’s preparedness for the implementation of new national and European border rules

Eight takeaways from Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference

Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference on 15 May addressed overtourism, biodiversity loss and questions around collaboration and communication when it comes to sustainability in the industry

Spanish anti-tourist protests ‘no threat to our bottom line' – Tui

According to Tui Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel, the protests do not involve Tui as they focus mainly on the negative impact of tourism on housing and rising living costs

Borgo Pignano: The luxury Tuscan retreat that takes guests 'back in time'

The historic Borgo Pignano has become one of Italy’s finest retreats over the past few years.

Balearics introduces street drinking ban as part of responsible tourism push

People caught drinking alcohol in public in specific zones in Majorca and Ibiza are at risk of being fined up to €1,500 (£1,300)

Meet the 2024 TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors in training

TTG is proud to introduce the 20 agents who have joined the 2024 TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors programme

Tui, easyJet holidays and Travel Counsellors named among UK's best places to work

The operators and homeworking agency are among the 500 companies listed in the Sunday Times’ 2024 Best Places to Work directory, along with the UK’s largest OTA and several other travel and tourism businesses

Travel urged to stand up to its critics and be proud of its positive impact

Attendees at this year’s Barclays Travel Forum heard that the travel industry should be prouder of its contributions and stand up against critics

British Airways convenes new advisory panel to help improve accessibility

The panel will meet every few months to scrutinise British Airways’ performance on accessibility

How The Hari in London became one of the most sustainable hotels in the world

Meet Angela Montebello, the environmental engineer behind The Hari’s sustainability success

Responsible Travel cuts ties with Barclays over fossil fuel investments

Activist operator’s new-look leadership team calls on industry to ’divest’ from banks and energy suppliers investing in fossil fuels

Lord David Blunkett among new speakers confirmed for Fairer Travel Month

The former home secretary will join a host of leading speakers across TTG’s diversity and sustainability events in July

TTG Fairer Travel Festival to help agents boost responsible travel sales

The week-long event, in association with easyJet holidays, will take place 1-5 July as part of TTG Fairer Travel Month

'An alive fish is more important than a dead fish': on location with Tui Care

From coral restoration to girls’ education, our writer discovers how the Tui Care Foundation is changing lives in the Dominican Republic.

Designer Travel team hail 'transformative' sustainability training push

Homeworking agency puts 50 consultants and team members through sustainability training with Kiwano Tourism

'More and more agents are concerned about sustainability in tourism'

Ahead of Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference on 15 May, head of events Sulamith Waldmeier offers a flavour of what to expect on the day - from overtourism to the ’say-do’ debate

Akureyri: a northern star emerges in Iceland

It’s time to discover a lesser-known part of the country, with its winter wonderland appeal, says the newly installed head of Visit Iceland

'People should travel flight-free because they want, not because they ought'

Byway founder and chief executive Cat Jones tells TTG about the slow travel specialist’s latest impact report and its ongoing mission to make flight-free travel mainstream

Intrepid chief: ‘We're spending a lot on driving customers to travel agents’

Intrepid Travel chief executive James Thornton tells TTG about its trade ties and tough calls on carbon reduction, and why he remains positive about the buoyancy of the adventure sector

‘Spain and Britain created tourism – now we must invent sustainable tourism’

Spain’s second sustainability day brought some less commonly discussed sustainable and responsible tourism issues to the fore – TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola was there to find out how the two countries can continue working together

Abta sustainable travel conference to explore social and environmental successes and challenges

The full-day Abta event in London on 15 May will give delegates insights into the success and challenges that travel businesses have faced in ensuring growth that benefits communities and the environment