TourRadar Launches New Suite of Tools to Encourage Sustainable Travel
The leading global marketplace for multi-day tours joined the Future of Tourism Coalition and will now allow customers to offset the carbon emissions of their trips
TourRadar, the world’s largest marketplace for multi-day tours, today launched a new suite of tools and initiatives designed to encourage sustainable travel as the company looks to build back better after the pandemic. TourRadar kicked off the launch by joining the Future of Tourism Coalition, a non-profit initiative that aims to place destination needs at the center of tourism’s new future.
TourRadar’s new initiatives to support responsible travel include:
Showcasing Sustainability: TourRadar will now showcase how tour operators are incorporating sustainability into their tours. Customers will have a better understanding of which tours are operated by businesses with sustainable initiatives, tours that are led by locals or are locally-owned, and tours where purchase supports community development and environmental projects. To do this, TourRadar has started to roll out a refresh of their operator pages so that information on sustainability is more easily available to customers.
Responsible Travel Tips: TourRadar has made a commitment to providing information on responsible travel throughout its website and online magazine, Days to Come. Within destination travel guides, travelers can now find tips on visiting their dream destination responsibly, as well as find information on how the destination itself is making sustainable travel possible.
“Our vision has always been to connect people to life-enriching travel experiences,” said Travis Pittman, TourRadar’s co-founder and CEO. “Travel has the ability not just to enrich our lives but also the lives of other people and living things around us. These sustainable initiatives are small steps in the right direction that we hope inspire other companies and marketplaces throughout the industry to do the same.”
“We are delighted to welcome TourRadar to the Future of Tourism Coalition” said Jeremy Sampson, chair of the Coalition and CEO of the Travel Foundation. “They join a growing global community of nearly 600 businesses, governments and other organisations who are committed to working together to place destination communities at the heart of tourism. With their extensive network of over 2,500 tour operators in more than 200 countries, TourRadar can provide the reach and scale we need to bring about real change.”
It’s no secret that the tourism industry was hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. As travel starts to recover, TourRadar wants to build back better by making a more informed traveler and nudging customers to make responsible travel choices. Aviation alone accounts for at least 2% of global carbon emissions. Despite being a marketplace that offers everyone a choice, TourRadar realizes it has a role to play in making it easier for travelers to address the carbon footprints of their journeys.
Through simple steps, TourRadar customers can now ensure that the carbon emissions from their flight, ground transportation, and accommodation are being counted for and reduced via some of the best climate projects around the world. These offset contributions will go directly to supporting CO2 reducing climate projects that have been verified by the most comprehensive and stringent international standards.
To learn more about TourRadar’s sustainability efforts, visit www.tourradar.com/mlp/sustainable.
TourRadar, the world’s largest marketplace for multi-day tours, today launched a new suite of tools and initiatives designed to encourage sustainable travel as the company looks to build back better after the pandemic. TourRadar kicked off the launch by joining the Future of Tourism Coalition, a non-profit initiative that aims to place destination needs at the center of tourism’s new future.
TourRadar’s new initiatives to support responsible travel include:
Showcasing Sustainability: TourRadar will now showcase how tour operators are incorporating sustainability into their tours. Customers will have a better understanding of which tours are operated by businesses with sustainable initiatives, tours that are led by locals or are locally-owned, and tours where purchase supports community development and environmental projects. To do this, TourRadar has started to roll out a refresh of their operator pages so that information on sustainability is more easily available to customers.
Responsible Travel Tips: TourRadar has made a commitment to providing information on responsible travel throughout its website and online magazine, Days to Come. Within destination travel guides, travelers can now find tips on visiting their dream destination responsibly, as well as find information on how the destination itself is making sustainable travel possible.
“Our vision has always been to connect people to life-enriching travel experiences,” said Travis Pittman, TourRadar’s co-founder and CEO. “Travel has the ability not just to enrich our lives but also the lives of other people and living things around us. These sustainable initiatives are small steps in the right direction that we hope inspire other companies and marketplaces throughout the industry to do the same.”
“We are delighted to welcome TourRadar to the Future of Tourism Coalition” said Jeremy Sampson, chair of the Coalition and CEO of the Travel Foundation. “They join a growing global community of nearly 600 businesses, governments and other organisations who are committed to working together to place destination communities at the heart of tourism. With their extensive network of over 2,500 tour operators in more than 200 countries, TourRadar can provide the reach and scale we need to bring about real change.”
It’s no secret that the tourism industry was hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. As travel starts to recover, TourRadar wants to build back better by making a more informed traveler and nudging customers to make responsible travel choices. Aviation alone accounts for at least 2% of global carbon emissions. Despite being a marketplace that offers everyone a choice, TourRadar realizes it has a role to play in making it easier for travelers to address the carbon footprints of their journeys.
Through simple steps, TourRadar customers can now ensure that the carbon emissions from their flight, ground transportation, and accommodation are being counted for and reduced via some of the best climate projects around the world. These offset contributions will go directly to supporting CO2 reducing climate projects that have been verified by the most comprehensive and stringent international standards.
To learn more about TourRadar’s sustainability efforts, visit www.tourradar.com/mlp/sustainable.