Sustainability

Eight responsible travel tips to help drive real change

Earlier this month, TTG’s new Fairer Travel Event brought together bold and inspiring figures to change the industry

Hurtigruten's unique offering In The Spotlight

Discover everything you need to know about Hurtigruten’s various voyages, with a chance to win a £100 Lifestyle voucher

Accessible travel: How big is the opportunity?

Our survey of nearly 140 agents reveals what more needs to be done to help the trade sell more accessible travel

How you can send your clients into the 'wild heart of Europe'

A lesser-known mountain range and a tour that combines one operator’s passion for conservation, rewilding and community tourism

Travel urged to discourage 'high-emission short breaks' and set up climate justice fund

The Travel Foundation has put forward proposals to help tourism combat climate change, including compiling an official list of destinations most at risk and discouraging short breaks, with ideas to be discussed at COP 30 in November

Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance

Lanzarote has launched an ethical tourism campaign, saying it will be more selective in the type of visitor it targets

Five pledges agents can make right now to promote better animal welfare in travel

Animondial’s Daniel Turner shares with TTG a business commitment, principle and five red lines agents and operators can embed in their operations to promote an animal-friendly, nature-positive future

‘I don’t have an AK47 or muscles... I have red lipstick and gold earrings’

“There’s a DEI backlash going on…but there’s also a backlash against the backlash.” So announced travel’s leading diversity and inclusion trailblazer (and new recipient of an MBE) Jo Rzymowska as she opened the latest International Women in Travel Forum last week.

Agents share 10 simple steps to start reducing your carbon footprint

The first TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop of 2025 included information to help agents reduce the carbon footprint in their homes and workplaces

Mary Portas leads changemaking line-up for new TTG Fairer Travel Event

Business guru and broadcaster Mary Portas will lead a line-up of trailblazing changemakers set to share their stories and advice at the first TTG Fairer Travel Event taking place next month

‘It's comfortable and cosy’: why working from bed is key to this agent’s success

Paula Hansen, co-founder of World Accessible Holidays, lives with a chronic health condition that makes working from an office almost impossible

The five least-visited places in Spain that your clients will love

Want to know where the most authentic, least crowded holidays can be taken in the country? These statistics will help you discover that for your clients

Tour operator eases disabled clients’ safari ‘fear factor’ with simple tweak

Enable Holidays says the couple, who had dreamt of going on safari for years, has since gone on to book four more trips with the accessible tour operator.

Eurostar to launch two new London routes to Frankfurt and Geneva

The additions come as Eurostar’s more than 30-year monopoly on cross-Channel rail services looks set to come under threat from several potential competitors

Can travel embrace AI while retaining its human touch? Plus, 12 other ITT conference highlights

The war for talent, travel’s stand on DEI, and AI’s coming of age were among the key talking points at the 2025 ITT conference in Sardinia this week...

'Lean on our specialists' expertise to sell Italy,' association urges agents

Abtoi chair Lisa Leggate told TTG the best way for the association’s members to get closer to the trade is through networking and events such as WTM

Four dos and don'ts to avoid carelessness when promoting your green credentials

Sustainability strategist Rachel McCaffrey, a member of the We Are Llama travel marketing collective, explores how agents can keep their sustainability marketing the right side of regulations

Malaysia relying on UK agents to increase tourist numbers, deputy PM says

Malaysian deputy prime minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced the government’s intention to increase the number of UK tourists to the country to 500,000 in 2026

Travel brands ‘need a bit more carrot and stick when it comes to decarbonising’

Felix Hamer, expedition line HX’s strategy manager (sustainability), said brands shouldn’t be afraid of admitting they are at the start of a journey, and should start taking whatever action they can – even if it starts with low-hanging fruit – with a focus on transparency rather than perfection in the first instance.

Next generation of industry talent 'won't put up with inaction on DEI'

While numerous big companies have publicly turned their backs on DEI, easyJet and Tui have revealed they are ’doubling down’ on inclusion – here’s why.

Intrepid expands hotel portfolio with Morocco and Tasmania properties

The two new additions are part of Intrepid’s strategy to grow its portfolio to 20 properties worldwide over the next three years

‘Accessibility is seen as a hassle’ – now one country is on a mission to drive change

Paralympian Ade Adepitan says too many in travel believe customers with accessibility needs “means extra work”

Tens of thousands to benefit from scheme incentivising people to opt out of hotel housekeeping

Just a Drop has detailed the success of a project with Park Plaza Hotel Group where guests opt out of housekeeping and donate in return for incentives, including restaurant vouchers

'He really wants to move the needle': Prince Harry's travel charity chief lays out 50-year vision

In a rare interview, Travalyst chief executive Sally Davey tells Ilaria Grasso Macola why Prince Harry’s sustainable travel charity is focusing on projects that will have a lasting impact over the next 50 years