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Support programme to help travel companies become more sustainable – last chance to apply

The EU-funded project SUSTOUR is rolling out a comprehensive technical support programme specifically designed for small and medium-sized travel agents and tour operators to help them get started on sustainability and/or improve their sustainability performance in specific areas.

BRUSSELS – Travel agents and tour operators interested in improving their sustainability performance can apply until 10 May to obtain access to free training and personal coaching provided in the frame of a one-year technical support programme funded by the EU COSME programme and co-financed and supported by numerous travel associations, including ECTAA.

More and more, companies are being called upon to reduce their carbon emissions and build sustainable business models. There are also increased expectations from customers that travel companies offer sustainable travel and tourism offers. Becoming more sustainable can be a daunting enterprise for any company, since it covers so many different aspects, from reducing greenhouse gas emissions improving water and waste management, especially plastic, to respecting human rights and local community needs, etc.

But help is not far! The EU-funded project SUSTOUR is rolling out a comprehensive technical support programme specifically designed for small and medium-sized travel agents and tour operators to help them get started on sustainability and/or improve their sustainability performance in specific areas. The support programme offers extensive training and personal coaching for SMEs on sustainability criteria and best practices and provides valuable peer-to-peer learning opportunities. SMEs can choose themselves the type of support they would like to obtain, be that support towards certification and/or implementation of innovative practices in terms of plastic, carbon and/or supply-chain management or certification of their shore excursion products.

To be able to benefit from the technical support programme, interested travel agents and tour operators have to send their application by 10 May 2022, 17h00 CET. The technical support programme is expected to start end of June and run for a 12 months period.

Said Pawel Niewiadomski, President of ECTAA: “Tourism has a role to play in driving the transition to a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy. The time to act is now! We encourage all travel agents and tour operators to use the opportunity of the SUSTOUR technical support programme to get started and make a difference.”

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Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.

She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.

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