Sustainability

Transport sec urges aviation sector to 'deliver outcomes' for greener flying

Mark Harper has stressed commitment to aviation carbon reduction but says it’s the industry’s role to innovate

New era of sustainable holiday demand imminent, Jet2 chief warns agents

Airline and operator to flag hotels that have achieved Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification in response to ’exponential’ growth in web searches for ’sustainable’, ’low-carbon’ and ’guilt-free’ holiday product

From travelling in PJs to cool-cations: the upcoming trends in flight-free travel

Byway has predicted the key trends for sustainable travel in 2024, outlining which holidaymakers are most likely to plan a flight-free trip

Audience focus sees TTG named Media Brand of the Year at publishing awards

TTG has won two awards at 2023’s PPA Independent Publisher Awards, including the coveted Media Brand of the Year trophy and Commercial Partnership of the Year.

Sustainable Travel Ambassadors petition Tui on captive dolphins

Four agents passionate about sustainability are calling on Tui Group stop selling attractions with captive dolphins

Heathrow blasts govt for 'missing' SAF investment opportunity

The airport is aiming for 11% SAF usage by 2030, scaling up the incentive year-on-year

General election could hinder SAF timetable, says transport sec

Mark Harper tells Airlines 2023 conference an impending general election means support scheme for SAF will not get through parliament

Brits more likely to consider eco-friendly holidays now compared with 10 years ago

The survey, carried out in July 2023, also showed 14% holidaymakers under 40 were open to a holiday that involves volunteering

British Airways' sustainable fuel project gets £9 million cash injection

Project Speedbird has received extra money from the UK government

UK sustainable aviation fuel industry receives £53m funding boost

Winning projects span across the country from the Orkney Islands to the north of England and south Wales

Hays seeking to build cruise sales to a third of its business

Cruise is predicted to account for 25% of the agency’s business this year - but head of cruise commercial Catriona Parsons wants more

The Big Question: Is it finally time to turn APD into an environmental tax?

Air Passenger Duty was introduced as a ’green’ tax in the mid-90s, but should the proceeds go towards cleaning up travel’s operations rather than general taxation?

Overtourism 'a bigger sustainability challenge than decarbonising aviation'

Former Abta chair Martin Brackenbury tells WTM London overtourism has become the industry’s biggest barrier to becoming truly sustainable

EasyJet holidays boss: ‘Claims all-inclusives can't be sustainable are utter nonsense’

Garry Wilson, chief executive of the UK’s third-largest tour operator, said such criticisms ’have frustrated him for years’

Spain looks to reduce destination overload by highlighting other regions

Spain’s focus on growing tourism expenditure over visitor numbers will continue, although the country’s minister of tourism believes there will be opportunities over the next two to three years to introduce new tourists to lesser-visited parts of the country

How do UK consumers perceive green travel?

Demand for more sustainable travel options won’t be driven by consumers and must instead be led by the industry itself

New product, accessibility and strategic marketing key to managing over-tourism, say major European destinations

Creating new product in lesser-known destinations, improving accessibility from iconic tourist hotspots and driving innovation in marketing will be crucial to managing over-tourism in Europe

Tui plans reforestation effort in Rhodes following summer wildfires

The announcement comes a few days after Tui presented an extensive reforestation project in Majorca

Agents told they may need to embrace AI to attract younger clients

Features such as personalised emails and recommendations are more likely to convince younger travellers to book with an agent according to new research by PwC

Travellers ready to embrace shoulder seasons and year-round holidays – Abta

New research reveals that while 46% of British holidaymakers intend to take a summer holiday over the coming year, some 48% said they would look to holiday in the spring, and 45% in the autumn

Byway Travel introduces carbon labelling as more Brits consider flight-free trips

The slow travel is hopeful the initiative will inspire more people to swap flight-based holidays for rail and other alternatives

‘Without agents, Exodus probably wouldn't be a household name’

Sam Seward, managing director of Exodus Adventure Travels, talks trade relationships, travel trends and sustainability with TTG ahead of the brand’s 50th anniversary next year

Scottish government to develop tax on cruise ship emissions

Cruise Scotland predicts cruise passengers visiting Scotland will rise to one million passengers this year

Abta members given tips on how to avoid greenwashing pitfalls

New guidelines from Abta on how to avoid sanctions for false sustainability claims have been published