Together, Colourful, Strong: Diversity in Tourism

Futouris e.V. and the AER Cooperation are working on promoting greater diversity in tourism companies as part of their joint project. Practical recommendations for the strategic implementation of diversity are being developed and shared with the industry.

Circular Cruising

The aim of the Futouris project with TUI Cruises and EPEA is to reduce packaging waste in the cruise industry by applying the principles of the circular economy.

Industry project “Biodiversity in tourism: Protect to discover”

The aim of the Futouris industry project is to maximize the contribution of tourism to the preservation and restoration of biodiversity in tourist destinations, to reduce negative impacts and to anchor concrete measures in all processes of the core tourism business.

Himalayan Whisperers – Empowering local women in India

In a joint project with Gebeco, we support a group of women in northern India to generate their own income by producing local products and networking with travelers, thus becoming self-employed / independent.

Hotels Go Net Zero

3d rendering of a luxury hotel suite with bed, plants and side table. Digitally generated image of the interior of tourist resort bedroom.

The aim of this joint project is to support hotels across Europe in developing and implementing active climate management for their operations.

Sustainable Food Ringhotels

With the project ‘Sustainable Food in the Ringhotels’, the Ringhotels are focusing on sustainability in culinary delights and promoting a more conscious approach to food through a webinar, face-to-face training and practical guest communication tools.

Climate-friendly product design for tour operators

The “Climate-Friendly Product Design” project as part of the BMWK’s LIFT Transformation Program aims to develop instruments and training programs with partners from science and business in order to integrate the criterion of climate impact more closely into the product development and management of tour operators.

TUI Field to Fork Greece

Futouris and the TUI Care Foundation are taking their commitment on the island of Crete one step further and are working with local partners to help farmers and food producers switch to regenerative agriculture and link them with the tourism industry. One focus is reducing the carbon footprint of agricultural products.

Industry-wide training on human rights in tourism

A total of nine large, medium and small tourism companies as well as five associations and civil society organizations have come together to jointly develop online training courses on human rights due diligence in the tourism value chain.

A “nudge” towards sustainability

How can travelers be motivated to travel more sustainably? The joint project between Futouris and Tourism Ireland Germany is intended to provide answers to this question. A concept for using effective “nudging” methods to successfully communicate sustainable travel offers in Ireland will be developed and tested in practice.