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The travel of the future is sustainable!
Futouris, the sustainability initiative of the travel industry
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Our Mission
We promote sustainable travel by making the entire tourism value chain step by step more environmentally and socially compatible.
Our Vision
A sustainable tourism industry in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Future
Sustainable tourism is becoming the standard and combines unforgettable experiences with responsibility for people and nature.
Who is Futouris?
Futouris is the sustainability initiative of the German-speaking tourism industry. Our goal is to preserve travel destinations for the long term, protect the environment and climate, and improve the living conditions of local people. Together with partners, we implement projects worldwide, develop practical solutions, and promote knowledge transfer. By doing so, we contribute to systematically embedding sustainability in tourism.
Our projects
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Green Travel Transformation, Germany
More and more travellers want sustainable holiday options, but there is often a lack of information,...
Fit for Future - Sell sustainably, advise better
The joint project of Futouris members Lufthansa City Center, QTA with AER Kooperation and Alpha Reis...
Strong women, strong future - New paths in the Himalayas
The future belongs to women! The joint project with Gebeco therefore aims to empower a group of wome...
Industry project "Biodiversity in tourism - preserving to experience"
The protection of biodiversity is of particular importance in all sectors of the economy, especially...
Climate-friendly product design for tour operators
The "Climate-friendly product design" project as part of the BMWK's LIFT Transformation program aims...
TUI Field To Fork Greece - regenerative agriculture in tourism destinations
Futouris and the TUI Care Foundation are going one step further with their commitment on the island ...
Sustainable food in the Ringhotels
With the joint sponsorship project "Sustainable Food in the Ringhotels", the Ringhotels are focusing...
Human rights due diligence on the part of the tour operator
Companies have a responsibility that goes beyond legal guidelines to protect human rights within the...
Conservation of big cats, biodiversity and communities in Hwange National Park
The project aims to mitigate threats such as poaching and the reduction of prey populations in the K...
KAZA - Sustainable Lodges
The "KAZA - Sustainable Lodges" project initiated by Futouris in 2013 aimed to establish a uniform s...
Together we can sustainably change the future of travel.
Tourism faces major challenges, from climate change to social inequalities in travel destinations. Futouris brings companies, organizations, and destinations together to develop and implement sustainable solutions. Because only together can we shape travel in a way that continues to do justice to people, nature, and culture worldwide.
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Our focus topics
The Futouris members developed the key themes presented below together. They serve as focus topics for collaboration at Futouris as well as guiding themes for project development.
I am a futourist, because...
...responsibility for future generations has no limits.
Lucienne Damm
Head of Sustainability, TUI Cruises...traveling means respect and responsibility and must not be depletion of nature.
Ralf Hieke
Travel Agency Strier...I am convinced that only an intact environment and social balance combined with sustainable and resource-efficient development provide the foundation for the future of travel. We want to raise awareness of this through active communication and thus encourage those responsible to take positive action or support their activities.
Dorothea Hohn
Global Communication Experts...we at Gebeco see cooperative, collaborative management for the benefit of our guests as the core of our tourism activities and can only ensure this in the future when working together.
Thomas Bohlander
Managing Director, Gebeco...I want to understand the chances and potential of sustainable tourism in discourse with the tourism industry and to support joint innovative ideas.
Dagmar Lund-Durchlacher
Futouris Scientific Advisory Board...as part of the travel & transport industry, I want to help to protect the ecosystem for our children in a sustainable way.
Markus Orth
Managing Director, Lufthansa City Center Reisebüropartner GmbH... I want to contribute to shape the tourism industry in a sustainable way and assume responsibility for the people, culture and nature in holiday destinations
Friederike Grupp
Head of Sustainability, Hotelplan Group...together with like-minded people I want to make the tourism industry a true pioneer of the sustainability movement.
Thomas Vodde
Marketing & Event, Kurverwaltung Juist...sustainable and responsible travel is team sport and the game has to be shaped by common ideas and goals.
Florian Käufer
Managing Director TCF Airlebnis Reise & Event GmbH...Chamäleon's goal has always been to give people in the destinations a better life and to preserve nature.
Ingo Lies
Founder and Director Chamäleon reisenPractical and helpful toolkits for a better future
Plastic waste reduction
Starten Sie mit uns Ihre Reise zur Reduzierung von Plastikmüll! Dieses Handbuch hilft Ihnen, ein effektives Plastikmüll-Management-System aufzubauen, Ihren Plastikmüll zu messen und maßgeschneiderte Reduktionsmaßnahmen umzusetzen.
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Nachhaltigkeit am Counter
Was bedeutet der Klimawandel für die Zukunft des Reisens? Wie vereinbar sind Klimabewusstsein und Flüge? Welche Tourismus-Konzepte lohnen sich nachhaltig für Reiseveranstalter:innen und ihre Kund:innen? Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen rund um einen verantwortungsbewussten und umweltfreundlichen Urlaub finden Sie in unserem digitalen Manual.
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Destination Resilience
Start your resilience journey with us! Find out more about key concepts and learn how to analyse and build destination resilience with 5 practical steps. Good practice examples from our projects destinations will provide you with guidance and ready-to-use tools.
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Sustainable Food Toolkit
Das Sustainable Food Toolkit bietet allgemeine Hintergrundinformationen, beschreibt „best-practice“ Beispiele und beinhaltet Tipps zur praktischen Umsetzung eines nachhaltigen Speiseplans in der Hotellerie und Gastronomie.
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Water Management Toolkit
WATER MAKES TOURISM POSSIBLE Tourism can’t exist without water. It keeps our pools full, our gardens green, our meals cooked, and our guests comfortable, but with less than 1% of the world’s fresh water being available for human consumption, we have reached a point where we need to seriously reconsider how we use it.
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Our news
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Juist and La Gomera: Working together towards climate neutrality
For two years, Futouris, the tourism industry's sustainability initiative, supported the island comm...
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...
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...
Green Travel Transformation Final Conference – April 19th, 2018
The exciting and forward-looking Futouris project Green Travel Transformation will conclude with a f...
Green Travel Transformation: Multi-stakeholder dialogue in Berlin
Towards a green economy in tourism: At the ‘Green Travel Transformation’ project meeting in Berlin i...
Green Travel Transformation sets a new course
The Green Travel Transformation project concluded today at the Fraunhofer Forum with a high-profile ...
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...
Webinar und Tipps zur "klimafreundlichen Anreise"
In einer interaktiven Webinarreihe im Rahmen des Futouris-Projektes "Klimaschutz am Counter" geht es...
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...
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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