A “nudge” towards sustainability

How can travelers be motivated to travel more sustainably? In the frame of the joint project of Futouris and Tourism Ireland Germany a concept for using effective “nudging” methods to successfully communicate sustainable travel offers in Ireland was developed and tested in practice.

STAY FAIR – making sustainably certified accommodations visible

With the help of the STAY FAIR attribute, Amadeus, in collaboration with Fairweg, makes sustainably certified accommodations visible in the amadeus sales channels, making it significantly easier for travelers to find suitable accommodations.

Climate conscious travel

A lake in the shape of human footprints in the middle of a lush forest as a metaphor for the impact of human activity on the landscape and nature in general. 3d rendering.

The Futouris industry project aims to uniformly calculate the emissions caused by travel and present them to employees and customers.

Protecting big cats, biodiversity and communities

The project aims to promote nature conservation and sustainable tourism development in the KAZA region, in particular by recording wildlife populations and monitoring lion populations and their migratory routes.

Industry Project “Plastic free holidays, Balearic Islands”

With the joint industry project “Plastic-free holidays in the Balearic Islands”, the Futouris member companies, together with the government of the Balearic Islands, want to reduce the plastic waste generated by tourism and improve the recycling of unavoidable plastic waste in the Balearic Islands.

Crete – First steps towards a sustainable food destination

In this project, local farmers are introduced to sustainable farming methods and networked with local tourism stakeholders. The aim of the link is to discover and exploit synergies between food producers and holiday providers.

Sustainable Finland: Successful communication for sustainable travel in Ruka-Kuusamo

Visit Finland’s vision is to be the world’s leading sustainable travel destination. In the frame of the joint project of Futouris and Visit Finland it was analysed how potential travelers can be made more aware of the existing sustainable offers so that they book them preferentially?

Hilton Hotels UAE go plastic-free

By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. Tourism is both the cause and the victim. Futouris and schauinsland-reisen have set themselves the goal of identifying the plastic waste in three hotels of the Hilton hotel chain in the United Arab Emirates and reducing it through appropriate measures.

Sustainable Food: Reduction of food waste in Spain

The Schauinsland-reisen project takes up the findings and measures from the Futouris industry project “Sustainable Food” and carries them into the R2 hotels in Spain. After training employees on the topic of “sustainable food,” the focus is placed on reducing food waste.

Setting up a Khwe Cultural Village

This partnership is based on the “wilderness tracker” project, initiated in 2013, which aims to preserve and transfer the unique knowledge of the Khwe community. The focus of the follow-up project is the independent management of the project by the Khwe, so that a stable and sustainable income can be generated.