ETOA’s community can influence practice and product in Europe’s source and destination markets, affecting long-term sectoral resilience. There is a growing industry of specialist providers supporting sectoral transition, but we recognise that solutions for some might be problematic for others. This hub is designed to help time-poor professionals get informed and understand what is driving change, explore options that might suit their organisation, and find support for implementation. Comment and contributions welcome. 

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This section contains a range of resources (how-to guides, reports, statistics, webinars, opinion pieces etc.) in chronological order, which can be filtered according to category such as ‘regulation and compliance’ and ‘decarbonisation’ and ‘sourcing product. Materials may also be navigated using the ‘Categories’ menu to the right. Suggestions for inclusion are welcome. Please note: those tagged ‘Members only’ accordingly require ETOA members to log in to view. 

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October 8, 2024

WeTravel Travel Innovation Summit 2024

Watch the sessions at the 2024 Travel Innovation Summit, organised by ETOA members WeTravel. It is an exploration of the future of multi-day group travel. Dive into insightful keynote presentations and panel discussions, from untangling payment methods to crafting purpose-driven experiences to harnessing AI tools.
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September 27, 2024

OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024

The 2024 edition of OECD's Tourism Trends and Policies report, setting out tourism trends and top policy priorities to promote sustainable development through tourism.
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June 17, 2024

World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index May 2024

The latest iteration of the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index (the successor of its Competitiveness Index) shines a light on a raft of measures that help to describe the performance of nations around the world when it comes to factors and policies that enable the sustainable and resilient development of Travel & Tourism.
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June 14, 2024

Pulse Check: Climate Action Plans June 2024

ETOA Pulse Check: Our members' opinion on the necessity of a climate action plan for commercial success and organisational credibility.
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June 13, 2024

TerraVerde on Green Claims Code and Greenwashing

Article from ETOA Climate Action Partner, TerraVerde on green claims and greenwashing.
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June 13, 2024

TerraVerde on Risks and Solutions for Climate Change in Tourism

Article from ETOA Climate Action Partner, TerraVerde on the impacts of climate change, and the strategies travel providers can employ to mitigate risks.
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May 22, 2024

Data Appeal Webinar: Making Green Choices Without Turning Blue!

Join us for a dynamic data-driven exploration of sustainability in tourism destinations, where we'll delve into the crucial pillars of environment, economy, society, and governance.
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April 19, 2024

ETC – Climate Change and Tourism in Europe

A valuable analysis that covers the role of climate change in travel, what travellers are saying about the subject, the extent to which sustainability gets a mention in traveller reviews and the potential future for travel amidst ongoing climate change.
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March 21, 2024

ETOA & NTC Webinar | Techmatters #4 – Technology for Sustainability

NTC's Techmatters mini-series on Technology for Sustainability.
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February 15, 2024

Intrepid | Carbon labels and calculating trip emissions

Intrepid shares an open source guide for travel and tourism businesses to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions generated from trips and create carbon labels to present the information to customers, based on Intrepid's trip emissions methodology.
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Sustainability at ETOA

Sustainability at ETOA means climate action, better product, and policy work. We measure and managing our impact, help members find solutions, and engage with institutions, experts and partners to support the development of an enabling framework of smart regulation, funding, and good practice.  

From decarbonisation to diversification, we work with operators responding to global demand, the European supply chain and host destination to align interests of climate, community and commerce. 

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