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TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: AE Expeditions training
AE Expeditions deliver an agent training presentation showcasing what makes them a responsible choice for your clients.
TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: Explore training
Explore deliver an agent training presentation showcasing what makes them a responsible choice for your clients.
TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: Intrepid training
Intrepid Travel deliver an agent training presentation showcasing what makes them a responsible choice for your clients.
TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: Recognising sustainable experiences
Learn how you can encourage clients to explore in a way that benefits both people and planet, and leaves a lasting benefit long after their holiday is over.
TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: How to enjoy wildlife responsibly
Hear need-to-know advice on making sure your clients enjoy wildlife responsibly – from the ethical issues to guidelines, case studies and the importance of welfare and conservation.
TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: Connecting with local communities
Hear how your clients can have a positive impact on the communities they visit and how you can support them in going beyond the traditional tourist hotspots to forge deeper connections to destinations.
TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: Welcome from TTG and easyJet holidays
An introduction to the week – what to look forward to and what prizes are up for grabs, with TTG and easyJet holidays.
Read the TTG Fairer Travel Report 2024
Discover how seriously travel businesses are taking sustainability and where diversity, equity and inclusion is ranking in their priorities.
TTG Fairer Travel Report 2024
Just how seriously are travel businesses taking sustainability and inclusivity? TTG’s latest Fairer Travel Report offers a snapshot of what the travel sector is doing across both areas.
Hurtigruten Expeditions rapped for sustainability claim in fly-cruise ad
The Advertising Standards Authority said the ad’s reference to ’sustainable expeditions’ constituted an ’absolute claim’ referring to the full life cycle of an HX holiday, including travel to and from the destination
Travel agencies' green claims to go under the microscope, ad watchdog warns
The UK’s advertising watchdog has warned travel agencies they are being monitored more closely for the sustainability claims they make
Tourism can only be sustainable if it is supported by locals, says Tui boss
Sebastian Ebel’s comments followed a meeting with Spain’s top tourism officials, where popular destinations have faced a wave of anti-tourism protests in recent months
Intrepid Travel creates sustainability handbook for agents to harness their 'power to influence'
The 12-page handbook, designed to empower agents to demystify sustainability topics for their clients, is available from the Intrepid website
The Big Question: Is it time to rebrand the travel agent?
The value of personal service to consumers came to the fore during the pandemic. Now, in 2024, does the term ‘travel agent’ accurately convey what they do, and how much baggage does it still carry with it?
Luton airport green pledge ad banned for failing to include flight emissions
The Advertising Standards Authority has sanctioned Luton airport owner Luton Rising for an ad featuring environmental pledge, which said its expansion would bring no further emissions – but failed to include those from aircraft
'It’s important we move on inclusivity, equity and the eco-economy'
HF Holidays chief executive David Harrington talks to TTG about the operator’s journey to B Corp certification and why the industry should be moving the dial on equity and the eco-economy
'Can your business really afford NOT to seek a quality mark like B Corp?'
To B Corp or not to B Corp? Writing for TTG, We Are Llama’s John Pritchard weighs up the pros and cons for travel of seeking B Corp certification as the standard becomes more common
‘The doyenne of sustainability’: Travel pays tribute to ‘one in a million’ Melissa Tilling
On Wednesday (3 July), the industry veteran’s family shared a statement with the travel trade media announcing her passing
Charitable Travel and Sustainable Journeys founder Melissa Tilling passes away
Tilling, who worked in travel for more than 30 years, will be remembered as a passionate advocate for sustainability
Operators monitoring 'fast-evolving wildfire situation' in Kos
EasyJet holidays and Jet2holidays urge customers to follow the advice of their hotels and from any local authorities
Net-zero goal 'impossible' today, says Uniworld's sustainability chief
Ultra-luxury river line given grant by The Travel Corporation to carry out audit on Joie de Vivre ship
TTG Fairer Travel Festival: tune in this week for expert training, practical advice and events
Get loads of practical advice and hear from many inspiring experts to help drive positive change within your businesses
Silversea embraces ‘greenstronomy’ with launch of plant-based menu
The luxury cruise line will offer a new menu of plant-based dishes in response to growing demand from clients for vegetarian and vegan food.
Amsterdam to halve cruise ship numbers from 2026
Local authorities have announced that, from 2026, only a maximum of 100 cruise ships will be able to dock at Amsterdam’s port per year