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WWF-Leitfaden „Schritt für Schritt zu einer Biodiversitätsstrategie im Tourismus“ veröffentlicht
Seit Anfang 2025 haben unsere Pilotunternehmen im Futouris-Branchenprojekt „Biodiversität im Tourism...
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Project Launch: “Rethinking Circularity in the Cruise Industry”
Futouris and AIDA Cruises, together with their partners Ocean Circle GmbH and Fraunhofer UMSICHT, ar...
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Futouris at the DRV Capital Congress 2026
Two days full of discussions, new perspectives and food for thought are behind us. At this year's DR...
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36 Futouris Strategy Conference in Duisburg
On October 5 and 6, 2026, Futouris members gathered at schauinsland-reisen in Duisburg for their ann...
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New project connects Tyrolean agriculture and tourism: TUI Field to Fork Austria launches
Healthy soils, regionally produced food, and thriving farms are of central importance to the landsca...
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Nachhaltigkeit am Counter: Futouris und DRV veröffentlichen neues E-Learning für die Reiseberatung
Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte spielen bei Reiseentscheidungen für viele Kunden eine zunehmend wichtige Roll...
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Futouris beim fvw TravelTalk Kongress: Nachhaltigkeit im Tourismus messbarer machen
Wer Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte fundiert in unternehmerische Entscheidungen einbeziehen möchte, benötigt ...
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Countering sustainability excuses: Futouris and GCE develop new communication toolkit for the travel industry
Sustainability has long been a central topic in tourism, and many businesses and destinations are al...
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Phase 2 of the Futouris Industry Project on Biodiversity in Tourism Has Started
Futouris has launched the second phase of the industry project “Biodiversity in Tourism: Preserve to...
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erlebe Becomes a New Member of Futouris
We are pleased to welcome erlebe-fernreisen GmbH as a new member of the Futouris network.
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AER Touristik AG Puts Diversity Recommendations into Practice
How can diversity be strategically embedded in tourism companies? As part of a joint Futouris projec...
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Warum Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte im Tourismus für Reisebüros neue Potenziale eröffnen
Erdgebundene Reisen erfreuen sich seitens der Kund:innen immer größerer Beliebtheit, das zeigen die ...
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New Guide Supports Hotels and Resorts in Climate Management
The new guide, “Climate Management in Hotels and Resorts”, helps hotels and resorts systematically r...
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Futouris Jahreshauptversammlung 2026
Im Rahmen der diesjährigen Futouris Jahreshauptversammlung trafen sich Mitglieder in Berlin, um geme...
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One Year of Impact in the Indian Himalayas
Together with its partner Fernweh Fair Travel, Futouris and Gebeco are committed to fostering sustai...
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Futouris auf der ITB 2026
Futouris war auch in diesem Jahr mit einem Stand in Halle 4.1b sowie im Rahmen spannender Veranstalt...
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Biodiversity in Tourism: Industry project delivers initial key findings
Protecting biodiversity is a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable tourism. With the industry pro...
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Wissen teilen für eine klimafreundlichere Tourismusbranche
Praxisnahes Wissen für mehr Klimaschutz im Tourismus: Futouris vermittelt an der IST-Hochschule konk...
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More Biodiversity in Tourism: Futouris Launches New Project with WWF and mascontour
To ensure that future generations can continue to experience the planet’s rich biodiversity, Futouri...
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Memorandum of Understanding zur Verfügbarkeit und Nutzung von SAF
Futouris mit den Mitgliedern DERTOUR Group und Chamäleon sowie die Airline-Partnern Discover Airline...
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Futouris project “Climate-conscious travel” wins German Sustainability Award Products 2026
Futouris e.V. and the German Travel Association (DRV) are thrilled: The jointly initiated industry p...
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Futouris and Hotelplan Group are developing a digital water management toolkit and training initiative for hotels
With its digital, interactive Water Management Toolkit, Futouris, together with the former Hotelplan...
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Become part of our project to promote women in the Indian Himalayas
Become part of our joint project with Gebeco and Fernweh Fair Travel in the Indian Himalayas. We sup...
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Regenerative agriculture and sustainable production: Two success stories from Crete
As part of the TUI Field to Fork Greece project, two dedicated family businesses in Crete are demons...
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Futouris Annual Strategy Meeting 2025
The annual Futouris Strategy Conference 2025 took place on September 18th and 19th at the DERTOUR Gr...
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Climate-conscious travel is nominated for the German Sustainability Award for Products
The Futouris industry project “Climate-conscious travel” has been nominated for the German Sustainab...
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Six successful audits in the Futouris project "Climate Management in Hotels": initial insights and findings
In the Futouris project "Climate Management in Hotels ", six pilot hotels were successfully subjecte...
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Small nudge, big impact: New guide shows how sustainable travel can be communicated effectively
How do you get travelers to act more sustainably - without bans, renunciations or moral finger-waggi...
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Empowering women, shaping the future - our project in India is picking up speed!
Our member Gebeco visited our joint project in Chamoli, India, and discussed with the women from fou...
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TUI Field to Fork takes off on Rhodes!
After initial meetings were held last year with hotels, farmers and food producers on Rhodes who wer...
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Exciting insights and strong impulses: Futouris at ITB 2025
Futouris was represented at ITB 2025 with two panel contributions - focusing on climate protection a...
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Futouris at the ITB Berlin 2025
It's almost time: From March 4 to 6, the international tourism industry will meet at the ITB in Berl...
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Regenerative agriculture meets tourism on Rhodes
The activities and findings from the joint project with the TUI Care Foundation and the local partne...
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Industry-wide e-learning on human rights due diligence in tourism
Futouris e.V. and the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism have developed a digital training course on...
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Successful CEO talk for effective climate action in the air travel sector
A large proportion of tourism emissions are caused by air travel - and reducing these climate effect...
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Puja ceremony for the opening of the Community Development Center
The Bachan Community Development Center, which we are building as part of the joint project with Geb...
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Futouris and QTA bring practical knowledge on more sustainability on vacation to the counter
More and more travelers are attaching importance to sustainability, but often fail to take the step ...
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Harvest time on Crete
As part of our joint project with the TUI Care Foundation and SFDO, we support farmers and food prod...
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Digital workshop series on sustainable travel for FAIRWEG
A 6-part digital workshop series for employees of FAIRWEG offices provides practical knowledge on su...
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Start of the training program on climate-friendly product design for tour operators
A major milestone on the way to achieving the project objective of the "Climate-friendly product des...
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Launch of the "Climate Management in Hotels" project
In order to achieve the climate targets of the European Green Deal, the hotel industry faces the cha...
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CEO - Talk "Envision Tourism 2030 and Beyond" in Frankfurt
Envision Tourism 2030 and Beyond - how do we achieve net zero? CEOs from Futouris member companies m...
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TUI Field to Fork tasting events
As part of the TUI Field to Fork Greece project launched by Futouris, the TUI Care Foundation and SF...
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Sustainable Food Procurement Factsheets
In cooperation between the world tourism organization UN Tourism, the United Nations Environment Pro...
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Digital and practical: Futouris Wissenswelt toolkits support tourism companies in sustainable development
The sustainability initiative Futouris e.V. has developed an innovative platform with free digital t...
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New Futouris project creates tools and know-how for more climate-friendly product design
The Futouris project "Climate-friendly product design for tour operators", funded as part of the BMW...
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New additions to the Futouris Board and Scientific Advisory Board
At the most recent general meeting of the Futouris sustainability initiative, the existing members o...
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Futouris wins Swiss Travel Association as patron
The Swiss Travel Association is becoming a patron of Futouris, complementing the existing patronages...
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New In: The Futouris progress report 2024
The 15th anniversary edition of the Futouris progress report is now available. In addition to the mo...
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ITB panel discussion on human rights due diligence in tourism
Eventful days at the ITB with many exciting discussions lie behind us. A particular highlight was th...
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Successful ITB panel discussion on "Pioneering the Transition towards Net Zero: Climate Footprints Unveiled"
The tourism industry is pursuing a common goal: net zero emissions. But how can this ambitious goal ...
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Final workshop on criteria developed for sustainable information and press trips
Futouris has teamed up with the Spanish Tourist Board in Berlin to create a checklist for more envir...
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Workshop kick-off and surveys on sustainable communication methods in Finland
As part of a Futouris project in collaboration with Visit Finland, Christian Baumgartner and the DMO...
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Every year, the international tourism industry meets at the ITB in Berlin, this year from March 5 to...
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German Ambassador to Greece visits TUI Field to Fork Greece project
At the beginning of February, the German Ambassador to Greece, Andreas Kindl, visited the "TUI Field...
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Training courses for regenerative agriculture in Greece enter first round
Futouris, together with the TUI Care Foundation and the Sustainable Food Destination Organization®, ...
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Successful kick-off for regenerative agriculture project on Crete
With over 200 participants, the official kick-off event of the TUI Field to Fork Greece project of t...
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Tourism and human rights: travel companies, associations and non-profit organizations develop online training courses for the industry
A total of fifteen large, medium-sized and small tourism companies, associations and civil society o...
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Futouris / KlimaLink and German Climate Fund Tourism agree on cooperation
The sustainability initiative Futouris, the KlimaLink platform and the German Climate Fund Tourism (...
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Project launch for a "nudge" towards sustainability
The current project by Futouris and Tourism Ireland Germany is investigating how effective nudging m...
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Ringhotels and sustainability initiative Futouris cooperate
Ringhotels e.V. has been a member of Futouris e.V. since January 1, 2023 and is the first hotel asso...
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Orientation map and information signs for visitors to the Khwe Cultural Village
Since the end of the coronavirus pandemic, more and more locals and international tourists have been...
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Women's initiative produces 80 aprons for local restaurants
In a joint project with the TUI Care Foundation and KATE in cooperation with TourCert in the Las Gal...
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Customers want to be addressed on the climate impact of travel
The sustainability initiative Futouris e.V., together with the Institute for Tourism and Spa Researc...
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TUI Cruises publishes guidelines for reducing food waste on cruise ships
17% less food waste per year on board the Mein Schiff fleet - this remarkable result was achieved th...
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Measures to reduce single-use plastic at Hilton Hotels UAE
Futouris, schauinsland-reisen, Hilton Hotels UAE and Travel Without Plastic have joined forces in a ...
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10 restaurants in Las Galeras develop biodiversity-friendly menus
Our food system is the main cause of biodiversity loss. The joint project with the TUI Care Foundati...
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Phase 2 started: 10 businesses design menus according to biodiversity-friendly criteria
As part of the "Serving Sustainable Food in Dominican Republic" project initiated with the TUI Care ...
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Khwe Cultural Village: Self-determined into the future
Almost a decade of collaborative project work is showing lasting results: The Khwe community in nort...
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Khwe are working on the further development of their Cultural Village
For many years, Gebeco and Futouris have been supporting a Khwe community in north-eastern Namibia i...
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Futouris project against single-use plastic in Hilton Hotels UAE starts with audits and workshops
Futouris, schauinsland-reisen, Hilton Hotels UAE and Travel Without Plastic have joined forces in a ...
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Significant waste reduction by saving over 600,000 single-use plastic items in hotels
The sustainability initiative Futouris e.V. and its members have implemented numerous measures to re...
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Strong alliance for the visibility of the climate footprint of travel: Travel companies and associations establish KlimaLink
22 companies and associations from the travel industry have founded the new "KlimaLink" association ...
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Resilience guidelines published and training courses successfully completed
The Futouris project on destination resilience has now entered its final phase, in which final train...
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Plastic reduction at TUI MAGIC LIFE Cala Pada
As part of the Futouris industry project Plastic-Free Holidays, Balearic Islands, TUI MAGIC LIFE Cal...
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Futouris signs Glasgow Declaration
Futouris has been a signatory to the "Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism" since July 2...
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"Climate-conscious travel" goes Switzerland!
In addition to the Futouris patrons DRV and ÖRV, the Swiss Travel Association SRV is now also suppor...
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Expert:Innen workshops successfully held in the pilot destinations
Over the past few weeks, Futouris has entered the next phase of the "Destination Resilience" project...
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Futouris members highly motivated to start the industry project "Climate-conscious travel"
Our new industry project "Climate-conscious travel" was launched at the beginning of 2022. The aim i...
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Hotel employees trained to reduce plastic waste
As part of the "Plastic-free vacation, Balearic Islands" project, 134 employees from two hotel group...
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Successful test of alternatives to single-use plastic products
Avoiding single-use plastic products and using reusable, refillable or compostable alternatives can ...
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Update from the project "Destination resilience - quality infrastructure for resilient tourism"
Futouris, together with the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV), has made significant pro...
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New election of the Futouris board: Focus on climate protection and selling sustainable travel
Futouris e.V., the sustainability initiative of the tourism industry, is reorganizing its board. At ...
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Futouris and DRV plan industry-wide climate footprint for travel
In October 2021, the German Travel Association (DRV) published a position paper that sets out the ke...
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Huge success: online seminar "Plastic reduction and hygiene standards" for hotels with over 70 participants
Following the successful completion of phase 1 of our "Plastic-free vacations" industry project on t...
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Webinar and tips on ‘climate-friendly travel’
An interactive webinar series as part of the Futouris project ‘Climate Protection at the Counter’ fo...
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Sustainable and climate-friendly everyday life at the travel agency
The focus of travel agencies is not only on selling sustainable and climate-friendly travel, but als...
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Fair and climate-friendly travel at your vacation destination
Transportation and activities at the vacation destination contribute to the carbon footprint of a tr...
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Regional products and authentic vacation experiences in sustainable accommodation
What are the special features and benefits of sustainably certified accommodation for my customers a...
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CO2 compensation for unavoidable emissions
Last week, the second webinar on the topic of "CO2 compensation" took place with 65 participants. Ou...
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Comfortable and more climate-friendly to your vacation destination
75% of a trip's CO2 emissions are generated on arrival and departure. So this is where the greatest ...
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35% less food waste at the R2 Hotel Rio Calma on Fuerteventura
As part of a joint project with the sustainability initiative Futouris e.V., schauinsland-reisen has...
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Successful ‘Sustainable Food’ training for employees of schauinsland-reisen's R2 hotels on Fuerteventura and Mallorca
Hotel management and staff at three R2 hotels on Fuerteventura and one R2 hotel on Mallorca received...
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Great interest in innovative solutions for a plastic-free vacation
As part of the joint industry project of Futouris e.V. and the Government of the Balearic Islands, t...
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Preliminary study in the industry project "Plastic-free vacations on the Balearic Islands" shows a wide range of potential savings
In the first step of the current Futouris industry project, a preliminary study on plastic waste was...
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Employees at TUI Blue hotels in Turkey successfully trained in sustainable food
In April, the first sustainable food training courses for hotel employees in Turkey were launched at...
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Balearic government and tourism industry cooperate for islands without plastic waste
Futouris e.V., the sustainability initiative of the German tourism industry, the government of the B...
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Sustainable Food - Implementation enters the next round
Building on the results of the two pilot projects "Avoiding food waste" and "Guest communication of ...
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Green Travel Transformation Final Conference – April 19th, 2018
The exciting and forward-looking Futouris project Green Travel Transformation will conclude with a f...
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Green Travel Transformation sets a new course
The Green Travel Transformation project concluded today at the Fraunhofer Forum with a high-profile ...
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Futouris project significantly reduces food waste in hotels
Around 400 kilograms less food waste per week and up to 26,500 euros in reduced operating costs per ...
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Comparative final measurement on board
The final measurement in the project to reduce food waste on cruise ships took place on Mein Schiff ...
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Successful workshops and roundtable meetings on Rhodes and Calabria on food waste in hotels
Our commitment to combating food waste in hotels is entering the next round: at the end of May, work...
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Avoiding food waste: Measuring food waste on the Mein Schiff 4 from TUI Cruises
To reduce food waste, Gregor Raimann from United Against Waste e. V. systematically analyzed food wa...
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Together against food waste: kick-off of the Sustainable Food model project
The starting signal has been given: From September 19 to 21, 2016, the kick-off events for the Susta...
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"Sustainable Food" is the name of Futouris' current industry project. The tourism industry's sustain...
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Green Travel Transformation: Multi-stakeholder dialogue in Berlin
Towards a green economy in tourism: At the ‘Green Travel Transformation’ project meeting in Berlin i...
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KAZA industry project enters final phase
The industry project "KAZA - Sustainable Lodges" has successfully demonstrated how successful cooper...
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Sustainable food in focus at the Welthungerhilfe panel on food waste
As part of this year's ITB, Welthungerhilfe hosted a panel discussion under the motto "Food Waste an...
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Service provider surveys successfully completed in the target regions
The first important milestone in the "Sustainable Food" project has been completed - tourism compani...
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Criteria catalog for sustainable shore excursions presented
As part of the joint Futouris project, AIDA Cruises presented a catalog of criteria for sustainable ...
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Stakeholder workshop in Victoria Falls
At the latest stakeholder workshop, players from tourism, the environment and the private sector cam...
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Milestone reached: 138 green shore excursions on AIDA Cruises
Since the launch of the "Sustainable Shore Excursions" project in the Baltic Sea region, the collabo...
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Important milestones in the KAZA - Sustainable Lodges industry project successfully achieved
In June 2015, Wolfgang Strasdas presented the Futouris project "Sustainable Lodges" in the KAZA regi...
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Climate Island Juist Launches Energy Transition Study
By 2030, the island of Juist aims to become the first climate-neutral tourist destination. With an a...
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From one island to another – La Gomera's Minister of Tourism visits the North Sea island of Juist
The island community of Juist is on the long but worthwhile path to becoming Germany's first climate...
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