Lower costs, higher profits
By minimising the use of energy and water, reducing the production of waste, both your business and the environment benefit. The reduction achieves direct financial savings for your business and safeguards our natural resources. Likewise, the quality of the environment in and around the business is protected, which is important for the guests' experience.
Motivated personnel
Your employees are the ambassadors of the destination and your business. They are the first local people our guests meet and talk to during their holiday. Good working conditions in a safe and healthy environment improve the productivity and trust of employees. Fair treatment of employees also enhances your business image to guests and the local community.
Stronger company image
Informing guests about your sustainable management practices will benefit your business. The information creates awareness, understanding and higher satisfaction among guests. Activities that involve the local community generate positive images towards guests, investors and the press.
Stronger community bonds
By using and promoting the available local supply of products (fresh food) and services (employees, laundry) in preference to imported ones, economic benefits to the community will increase. The use of regional products is more environmentally friendly and it forms stronger relationships with the community and local authorities.
Marketing opportunities
Corporate social responsibility provides an excellent marketing advantage, because tour operators, travel agents and customers are beginning to look for sustainable accommodation. We will showcase award winners in future brochures, on websites and / or in other marketing materials to promote your business directly to our customers. In addition, businesses that subscribe to Travelife receive access to all the Travelife branding tools to allow them to market their achievement themselves. All businesses subscribing to Travelife are listed in the Travelife Responsible Business directory, so even if you don't achieve an award you will be recognised and rewarded for working on sustainability. However, by following the suggested improvements that Travelife provide you will soon be achieving an award.
Access to businesses
The Travelife Sustainability System is an independent, international system. It is open for all tourism businesses, tour operators and tourism associations worldwide. In this way your company can show its sustainability performance to hundreds of potential partners. Tour operators in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom have already joined Travelife, and more and more businesses are joining the system. The Travelife Sustainability System was developed by the British Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) and owned by the British Travel Association ABTA.
Affordable system
The Travelife Sustainability System is an affordable system. The Supplier Sustainability Handbook, the registration and use of the Travelife website for self-assessment, including feedback with suggested actions for improvement are all free of charge.
Already certified?
There are more than 70 certification schemes worldwide; all schemes with their own criteria. The Travelife Sustainability System focuses on environmental and social-economic aspects. It enables us to monitor all our contracted partners against the same sustainability criteria worldwide. Travelife can be seen as an umbrella brand. It assists businesses to prepare for more intensive schemes.
Not interested?
If your business is not interested in joining Travelife Sustainability System please contact your TUI tour operator contact and the Sustainable Development Coordinator for TUI Travel PLC Western Europe.
