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Travel firms urged to ‘Make Holidays Greener’
Travel companies are being urged to get involved in a month-long campaign to ‘Make Holidays Greener’, which kicks off on Monday.
So far 18 travel companies and organisations have made pledges to inspire staff and customers about sustainable holidays as part of the campaign by The Travel Foundation.
These include AITO, Cosmos, Hilton Worldwide, Holiday Extras, Kuoni, Thomas Cook, Travel Matters and TUI UK & Ireland.
The companies have all pledged to do different things for sustainable travel.
Thomas Cook, for example, has pledged to use the Travel Foundation’s Greener Excursions tool to assess the sustainability of excursions in its charter destinations, while Cosmos staff will take part in a Go Greener Holidays Quiz.
AITO has pledged to help holidaymakers ‘link to what’s local’ by collecting tips from their members about enriching holiday experiences, such as local food, culture and history, to be displayed on makeholidaysgreener.org.uk.
Kuoni will be raising awareness of greener holidays through social media, with tips and travel inspiration on tweets, blogs and facebook posts.
"There is still time for other travel agents, tour operators, destinations, attractions, hotels, airlines or car hire firms to get involved as Make Holidays Greener runs throughout July and firms can pledge at any time," said Salli Felton, acting chief executive for The Travel Foundation.
"This year, we want to raise awareness about the things that make holidays special – local culture, local delicacies and souvenirs, local history, the environment and above all, local people."
Ideas and inspiration for pledges are listed on the Travel Foundation’s website.
To find out more about getting involved visit the website, tweet @travelTF using the hashtag #greenerhols or email [email protected]
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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