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2007 Press Releases November
Travel Industry Set To Tackle Green Issues With New Training Tools. The Travel Foundation launches ABTA-approved training for Operators and Agents at Travel Convention
Sustainable travel charity to assist Moroccan government in delivering responsible tourism blueprint. The Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO) today signs an agreement with the Travel Foundation as part of its blueprint for developing Morocco as a sustainable tourist destination. Introducing the World to the Communities of Thailand. The Travel Foundation launches new community tours programme in Thailand. The Travel Foundation has teamed up with the Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute (CBT-I) and supporting tour operators to pilot ten new community based tours in Thailand.
Caribbean region embraces sustainable tourism. The Travel Foundation announces extension of successful sustainable tourism initiatives across Caribbean
Travel systems supplier Comtec makes it simple for agents to support Travel Foundation donations. In response to demand from travel agents, sustainable travel charity The Travel Foundation has teamed up with Comtec, the travel systems supplier, to add the charity’s donation collecting scheme to their widely-used TravelCat Agency Management System.
October
The Travel Foundation launches new community tours programme in Thailand. The Travel Foundation has teamed up with the Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute (CBT-I) and supporting tour operators to pilot ten new community based tours in Thailand. Travel companies who are interested in taking part in the initiative can hear more at a meeting in London on eighth November. The Travel Foundation Asks Hotel Owners To Take Up Hotel Makeover Challenge And Save Up To 25% Of Energy Costs And Usage. The Travel Foundation is launching a campaign to encourage accommodation providers to be more sustainable. Up to 10,000 hotels across Spain, Turkey and Greece will be targeted with the campaign, which will offer owners information on how to save energy, source supplies locally and manage waste wisely. April
Kate Humble urges UK Tour Operators to help endangered turtles. TV broadcaster Kate Humble has teamed up with the Travel Foundation and the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to urge UK tour operator representatives to encourage turtle-friendly tourist behaviour at Mediterranean holiday destinations.
March
Travel foundation, First Choice and Thomas Cook show industry way to saving enough inflight drinks cans to build two airliners. The Travel Foundation announced today the results of an innovative project run over the winter season by First Choice Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines and AENA (Spanish Airports and Air Navigation services operator) to recycle aluminium drinks cans used on British holiday aircraft flying to Spain. If the procedures unveiled today were put in place on all UK flights to Spain, it is estimated that 14 million drinks cans could be recycled, equivalent to 140 tonnes of aluminium.
January
Travel Industry argues for carbon guidelines to include smaller scale schemes. The Government must not undermine the travel industry's efforts on carbon emissions reduction or burden genuinely valuable projects with disproportionate regulatory costs, say industry representatives in a united response to the Government’s launch on Thursday of a consultation process on a “code of practice” for carbon offset schemes.
November
September
Revitalising hill villages in Cyprus: The Travel Foundation launches cultural self-drive itineraries in Cyprus
August
June
Go Green: Travellers urged to consider the environment
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