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White: Industry must get on front foot with sustainability


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Richard Sofer, Tui UK


ourism risks being viewed as “dirty” and needs to “get on the front foot” on sustainability or risk “scepticism” from customers, warned industry leaders.


Abta sustainability director Nikki White told the


convention: “Tere is definitely a rise of a more eco- conscious traveller. Lots of people are asking questions about single-use plastics or animal welfare. Tere are customers who are more conscious and those who want to forget about sustainability. But it should be tackled through the supply chain so they don’t have to think about it.” Tui UK commercial director Richard Sofer agreed,


saying: “It’s not just customers demanding we do the right thing, it’s also employees.” Tony Roberts, Clia UK & Ireland chairman and


Princess Cruises UK and Europe vice-president, said: “Tis is the right thing to do, we are all waking up to that, and there is a lot to be done. “In Germany, tourism is viewed as dirty, almost like the


tobacco industry. We have a chance to get on the front foot here if we make sure we take the right steps. What we’re not doing is telling a story about what is being done. Tere is a negative perception of the industry.” White said: “Tere is an awful lot of confusion about


what companies should be doing. We need to come back to the practical level so we don’t atract scepticism in consumers’ eyes.


Climate expert warns trade: We haven’t been acting fast enough


Businesses must cut emissions and not focus on future technologies, according to climate expert Dr Gabrielle Walker, who warned the amount of carbon in the atmosphere is “puting the climate on steroids”. She warned of increasingly


frequent climate-related disasters and said it is already “probably too late” to save the Great Barrier Reef. Walker said: “We have the


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solutions. We just haven’t been acting fast enough.” She added: “Tis industry is in the cross hairs because all the UN agreements [on climate change] have leſt out aviation and shipping. Aviation is the elephant in the room.” Walker praised KLM’s recent


‘Fly Responsibly’ campaign and easyJet’s aim to develop electric aircraſt by 2027, but said she


Nikki White, Abta, and Tony Roberts, Clia


“On flying, we have not got all the answers yet.


Destinations are not always aware. Not many governments have a joined-up plan. Tere are solutions, but we are not geting to them quickly enough.” She added: “If we make this too big, people don’t know


where to start. [But when] we take our Travelife audits of hotels to tour operators, they get it. “Whatever the size of a business, everybody has to do


something. We have a lot of guidance at Abta.” Roberts said: “Tere is a role for the industry


associations. In Dubrovnik, Clia devised a scheme with the mayor to manage tourism. We need to do more of that rather than just shuting doors or levying a tax, because that just moves the problem somewhere else.”


Dr Gabrielle Walker


accredited as ‘gold standard’. In his opening address, Abta


was “not convinced” by some technologies proposed to cut aviation’s carbon footprint and warned: “Biofuels promise much, but can’t provide the answer.” She described offsets as “kind


of like indulgences” and said the industry should only use those


chief executive Mark Tanzer said: “Te long-term health of our industry will depend on how we manage the carbon challenge. We have to play our part in meeting the government goal of achieving net- zero carbon emissions by 2050. “We need to find the middle


ground where customers can travel without shame and the industry can be confident it’s doing good. “Te government can help by


reshaping the current tax system to encourage efficiency and directing funds to investment in technology.”


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