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Naut Kusters
Athens, January 20, 2012
The Travelife initiative and its
synergy with EOS CODE
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ECEAT - Projects
• Not for profit organization (1993)
• Promoting sustainability in tourism
• Businesses oriented approach
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ECEAT - Projects
Main activities / initiatives
• Develop and promote common industry
standards and tools
• Co-founder of the Global Sustainable Tourism
Council (GSTC)
• Leader of the VISIT initiative (harmonizing
existing Hotel sustainability certificates)
• Initiator / manager of the Travelife
Sustainability system for tour operators.
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Contents
• Background
• Travelife for tour operators
• Travelife for Hotels
• Who is already on board
• Next steps
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Background:
towards a common tour
operator approach
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Hotel sustainabilty labels......
(10/2011)
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Situation in the Hotel sector…..
• Many different standards
• Hardly possible to bring labels together
• High management and audit cost
• Many countries / regions without certificate
• No success < 1 % committed / certified
• No recognition in the market
……to be avoided in the tour operator sector!
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���� TOI, Tour Operators Initiative / UNEP
Sustainability manuals and tools (2000)
���� ANVR, Dutch TO association
Environmental management system (2003)
���� FTO/ABTA, UK Travel associations
Health and safety system (2004)
���� Individual tour operators
Environmental checklists (2000 �)
Tour operators ����
combining early experiences
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EU LIFE Project (2004 – 2007)
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Two systems,
one brand
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Travelife for Tour operators /
Travel agents
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Tour Operator and Travel agent tools
1. Commitment and Training
2. Management system
3. Reporting
4. Certification
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EOS Code signature (self commitment)
EOS Code informal training
Appoint sustainability co-ordinator
Travelife formal training
Travelife exam � personal certificate
Commitment and Training
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ONLINE : Training & Exam
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Management system
6 steps
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Minimum management
requirements
•Sustainability coordinator •Management training •Policy statement •Action planning (based on best practices) •Publishing of the sustainability policy•Reporting
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Report
Travelife Reporting tool
Travelife
Company
Certificate
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Award system
1. Self commitment (EOS Code)
2. Online report to association (basic award)
3. Third party external on-site audit
(in compliance with EMAS)
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Travelife for Hotels
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Hotel Sustainability system
� Online assessment system for accommodations
���� Based on 100+ environmental and social criteria
���� Audits by third parties
���� Award system (Bronze, Silver and Gold)
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Shared information
� Tour operators
� Auditors
� Accommodations
Shared information
� Tour operators
� Auditors
� Accommodations
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(self) checklist
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Overview accommodations
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Common TO logo for
sustainble products
Virgin Holidays
Winter 2008
First Choice
Winter 2008
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Extra promotion towards
consumers
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Who is already on board?
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Major European companies
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European Parliament and Commission
•Endorsement as key industry initiative in EU
Tourism policy
•Funding through 3-year Eco-innovation project
•Harmonisation with EU Ecolabel and EMAS
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Commitment from 7
European associations
• UK
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Germany
• Spain
• Finland
• Denmark
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Commitment through co-operation
with EOS Code partners
• Greece
• Italy
• Bulgaria
• Poland
• Croatia
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Thailand
Brazil
Kenya
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Next steps in co-operation
with EOS Code partners
• Launch of the common Travelife / EOS code
programme
• Formal training for EOS code companies
• Introduction basic award certificate in EOS
countries
You are invited to join!
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Thank you!