Students get access to a range of online modules which they complete alongside the rest of their travel group prior to departure. Two focus on the climate crisis.
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EXO’s step-by-step approach in measurement has made a daunting task more manageable, while being open and transparent about what they measure and what they don’t.
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The company’s approach breaks emissions down across three areas of the business; staff and offices, trips, and customer flights.
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Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first convention bureau in the world to declare a climate emergency with Tourism Declares. Holly catches up with Aileen Crawford of GCB in the run-up to the city’s hosting of COP26 in November.
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The first regional Destination Management Organisation (DMO) in Europe to have made a Declaration, Visit Gloucestershire’s recovery plans aim to enhance the local economy, create local jobs and support rural communities while minimising the impact on the environment.
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Protecting the rural environment, economy and communities go hand-in-hand says Paul Easto, Co-Founder of Wilderness Scotland, Wilderness Ireland and Wilderness England, companies providing human-powered wilderness adventures.
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Holly Tuppen catches up with Ángela Rodríguez and Marco Lucero, two of the founding members of Turismo Declara, a brand new Spanish-language version of Tourism Declares which launches 14th January 2021.
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Given the devastating impact of the pandemic on their core business, The Bioasis have accelerated the development of their next venture: immersive outdoor adventures set in the British countryside.
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Holly talks to Chris Greenwood, Senior Tourism Insights Manager at Visit Scotland, about what motivated them to declare and what declaring a climate emergency has involved so far.
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With a core passion for sustainability, Legacy Vacation Resorts strives to inspire and educate the hospitality industry on how to attain sustainable economic development.
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Oliver’s Travels have already taken their first steps towards becoming a carbon-neutral villa company and aim to become the most environmentally progressive villa company in the world.
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The Long Run is a membership organisation with a shared vision of business, nature and people work harmoniously together for a sustainable future.
We spoke to Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner, the Long Run’s Technical Assistance Advisor to find out about their commitments as a founding signatory of Tourism Declares.
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The catastrophic effects the pandemic has had on the business have highlighted the need for economic resilience – and for the Responsible Safari Company this is inextricably linked to protecting local ecosystems.
We talked to RSC managing director, Kate Webb, to find out more about their motivations, challenges and plans for the future.
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Operating in the Netherlands, Better Places prides itself on connecting travellers with local experts and creating itineraries with a positive impact.
We caught up with co-founder Saskia to find out why and how Better Places has always kept a careful eye on its carbon footprint.
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The Tanzanian airline Regional Air was the first airline in the world to declare a climate emergency with Tourism Declares, and to commit to aligning its business with the commitments all signatories agree to. We spoke with their CEO Dennis Mchaki to find out more.
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In 2020 ,Intrepid was the first tour operator to submit science-based carbon reduction targets. We talked with Susanne Etti about this climate initiative and many others, and why the company signed up with Tourism Declares.
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Responsible Travel actively campaigns for the industry and UK government to take greater responsibility to reduce emissions, and in 2019 proposed a Green Flying Duty. To find out more about how and why the company has become a founding signatory of Tourism Declares, we chatted to founder and CEO, Justin Francis.
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