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TUI director joins green debate
Colin Sharples, TUI’s director airline safety, industry affairs and environment UK, will join the panel for Travelmole’s Travel Industry Question Time on January 18.
The debate will explore what steps the travel industry is taking to protect the environment.
With his knowledge and expertise on fuel supplements, APD and sustainable tourism, Sharples will provide valuable insight into the green debate from a travel and airline point of view.
The Question Time will take place at the Hilton Park Lane, starting at 4.30pm.
Other panelists include Federation of Tour Operators director general Andy Cooper, responsibletravel.com managing director Justin Francis, lastminute.com travel director John Bevan and TripVision managing director David Jones.
They will discuss which travel companies are at the forefront in efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, which are the worst offenders and what is the effect on destinations.
The debate will be moderated by travel industry journalist and commentator Jeremy Skidmore.
By Bev Fearis
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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