LATA Sustainable Travel Webinar Programme

COMING NEXT: Going Deeper - Making Sustainable Strides in Expedition Cruising

11th June 2024

Going Deeper – Making Sustainable Strides in Expedition Cruising, in Partnership with The Expedition Cruise Network.

Speakers:

Megan Parkinson – Head of Sustainability, LATA (Moderator)
Akvile Marozaite – CEO, Expedition Cruise Network
Steve Jones – Director of Fundraising & Operations, ORCA (Organisation Cetacea)
Andrew Turner – Director of Sales EMEA, AE Adventures

Sustainability in Action – Understanding and Executing the 4Cs

2nd May 2024

Sustainability in Action – Understanding and Executing the 4Cs.

As LATA embarks on the fifth cohort of its Strategic Sustainability Training, with over 80 members having already completed the course, this webinar will look at the benefits of taking a holistic approach to sustainability.

Advocating Sustainability - How to encourage your clients to travel more sustainably

14th November 2023

Advocating Sustainability – How to encourage your clients to travel more sustainability.

According to the recent Booking.com Sustainable Travel Report, 76 percent of travellers want to travel more sustainably over the coming year. This is great news for the planet, however, we know from our members that there is a gap between people’s intentions and the actions they take when booking a holiday.

Selling Sustainability – Effectively telling your sustainability story

10th October 2023

Articles mentioned in the webinar:
Green Claims Code of Terminology: https://greenclaims.campaign.gov.uk
Intrepid’s Carbon management Guide: https://www.intrepidtravel.com/uk/carbon-management
9 sustainable behaviours: https://pages.sustainablebrands.com/nine-sustainable-behaviors

Increasingly, consumers are looking for ways to reduce their negative environmental impact in all aspects of their lives. There is a demand on brands/companies and governments to demonstrate their commitment to ethical and sustainable practices. Those that do so are rewarded by loyalty, trust, support, votes or consumption.

The LATA Sustainability Programme – Success So Far

12th September 2023

The LATA Sustainability Programme launched in November 2022 with the LATA Strategic Sustainability Training in partnership with the Long Run – Preferred by Nature. A three month online course that enables travel businesses to create a sustainability strategy and embed it in the day to day running of their business. So far 29 members have completed the course and many more are scheduled to participate in the coming months.