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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...

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...

Exciting insights and strong impulses: Futouris at ITB 2025

Futouris was represented at ITB 2025 with two panel contributions - focusing on climate protection a...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Comparative final measurement on board

The final measurement in the project to reduce food waste on cruise ships took place on Mein Schiff ...

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...

KAZA industry project enters final phase

The industry project "KAZA - Sustainable Lodges" has successfully demonstrated how successful cooper...

Stakeholder workshop in Victoria Falls

At the latest stakeholder workshop, players from tourism, the environment and the private sector cam...

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...

Harvest time on Crete

As part of our joint project with the TUI Care Foundation and SFDO, we support farmers and food prod...

Digital workshop series on sustainable travel for FAIRWEG

A 6-part digital workshop series for employees of FAIRWEG offices provides practical knowledge on su...

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...

Launch of the "Hotels Go Net Zero" project - a milestone for climate protection in tourism

In order to achieve the climate targets of the European Green Deal, the hotel industry faces the cha...

Service provider surveys successfully completed in the target regions

The first important milestone in the "Sustainable Food" project has been completed - tourism compani...

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...

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...

Sustainable Food Procurement Factsheets

In cooperation between the world tourism organization UN Tourism, the United Nations Environment Pro...

Futouris wins Swiss Travel Association as patron

The Swiss Travel Association is becoming a patron of Futouris, complementing the existing patronages...

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...

Successful kick-off workshop for the climate-friendly product design project

What tools and methods can tour operators use to make their products more environmentally friendly? ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Resilience guidelines published and training courses successfully completed

The Futouris project on destination resilience has now entered its final phase, in which final train...

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...

Fair and climate-friendly travel at your vacation destination

Transportation and activities at the vacation destination contribute to the carbon footprint of a tr...

Regional products and authentic vacation experiences in sustainable accommodation

What are the special features and benefits of sustainably certified accommodation for my customers a...

CO2 compensation for unavoidable emissions

Last week, the second webinar on the topic of "CO2 compensation" took place with 65 participants. Ou...

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 ...

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...

Sustainable Food - Implementation enters the next round

Building on the results of the two pilot projects "Avoiding food waste" and "Guest communication of ...

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...

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...

Sustainable enjoyment - especially on vacation

"Sustainable Food" is the name of Futouris' current industry project. The tourism industry's sustain...

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...

Criteria catalog for sustainable shore excursions presented

As part of the joint Futouris project, AIDA Cruises presented a catalog of criteria for sustainable ...

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...

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 ...

New In: The Futouris progress report 2024

The 15th anniversary edition of the Futouris progress report is now available. In addition to the mo...

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...

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 ...

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...

Futouris at the ITB Berlin 2024

Every year, the international tourism industry meets at the ITB in Berlin, this year from March 5 to...

Training courses for regenerative agriculture in Greece enter first round

Futouris, together with the TUI Care Foundation and the Sustainable Food Destination Organization®, ...

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...

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...

Futouris / KlimaLink and German Climate Fund Tourism agree on cooperation

The sustainability initiative Futouris, the KlimaLink platform and the German Climate Fund Tourism (...

Project launch for a "nudge" towards sustainability

The current project by Futouris and Tourism Ireland Germany is investigating how effective nudging m...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Plastic reduction at TUI MAGIC LIFE Cala Pada

As part of the Futouris industry project Plastic-Free Holidays, Balearic Islands, TUI MAGIC LIFE Cal...

Futouris signs Glasgow Declaration

Futouris has been a signatory to the "Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism" since July 2...

"Climate-conscious travel" goes Switzerland!

In addition to the Futouris patrons DRV and ÖRV, the Swiss Travel Association SRV is now also suppor...

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...

Hotel employees trained to reduce plastic waste

As part of the "Plastic-free vacation, Balearic Islands" project, 134 employees from two hotel group...

Successful test of alternatives to single-use plastic products

Avoiding single-use plastic products and using reusable, refillable or compostable alternatives can ...

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 ...

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...

Guide to reducing (single-use) plastic published

Futouris has published a guide to help hotels and tourism businesses reduce their use of (single-use...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Regenerative agriculture meets tourism on Rhodes

The activities and findings from the joint project with the TUI Care Foundation and the local partne...

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...

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...

Six successful audits in the Futouris project "Hotels Go Net Zero": initial insights and findings

In the Futouris project "Hotels Go Net Zero", six pilot hotels were successfully subjected to a clim...

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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Juist and La Gomera: Working together towards climate neutrality

Climate Island Juist Launches Energy Transition Study

From one island to another – La Gomera's Minister of Tourism visits the North Sea island of Juist

Green Travel Transformation Final Conference – April 19th, 2018

Green Travel Transformation: Multi-stakeholder dialogue in Berlin

Green Travel Transformation sets a new course

More Biodiversity in Tourism: Futouris Launches New Project with WWF and mascontour

Webinar und Tipps zur "klimafreundlichen Anreise"

Successful ‘Sustainable Food’ training for employees of schauinsland-reisen's R2 hotels on Fuerteventura and Mallorca

35% less food waste at the R2 Hotel Rio Calma on Fuerteventura

Small nudge, big impact: New guide shows how sustainable travel can be communicated effectively

Exciting insights and strong impulses: Futouris at ITB 2025

TUI Field to Fork takes off on Rhodes!

Successful CEO talk for effective climate action in the air travel sector

Industry-wide e-learning on human rights due diligence in tourism

Futouris and QTA bring practical knowledge on more sustainability on vacation to the counter

Comparative final measurement on board

Avoiding food waste: Measuring food waste on the Mein Schiff 4 from TUI Cruises

KAZA industry project enters final phase

Stakeholder workshop in Victoria Falls

Important milestones in the KAZA - Sustainable Lodges industry project successfully achieved

Harvest time on Crete

Digital workshop series on sustainable travel for FAIRWEG

Start of the training program on climate-friendly product design for tour operators

Launch of the "Hotels Go Net Zero" project - a milestone for climate protection in tourism

Service provider surveys successfully completed in the target regions

TUI Field to Fork Tasting Events

Digital and practical: Futouris Wissenswelt toolkits support tourism companies in sustainable development

Sustainable Food Procurement Factsheets

Futouris wins Swiss Travel Association as patron

New additions to the Futouris Board and Scientific Advisory Board

Successful kick-off workshop for the climate-friendly product design project

Final workshop on criteria developed for sustainable information and press trips

Measures to reduce single-use plastic at Hilton Hotels UAE

German Ambassador to Greece visits TUI Field to Fork Greece project

New Futouris project creates tools and know-how for more climate-friendly product design

CEO - Talk "Envision Tourism 2030 and Beyond" in Frankfurt

Update from the project "Destination resilience - quality infrastructure for resilient tourism"

Expert:Innen workshops successfully held in the pilot destinations

Resilience guidelines published and training courses successfully completed

Sustainable and climate-friendly everyday life at the travel agency

Fair and climate-friendly travel at your vacation destination

Regional products and authentic vacation experiences in sustainable accommodation

CO2 compensation for unavoidable emissions

Comfortable and more climate-friendly to your vacation destination

Employees at TUI Blue hotels in Turkey successfully trained in sustainable food

Sustainable Food - Implementation enters the next round

Successful workshops and roundtable meetings on Rhodes and Calabria on food waste in hotels

Together against food waste: kick-off of the Sustainable Food model project

Sustainable enjoyment - especially on vacation

Sustainable food in focus at the Welthungerhilfe panel on food waste

Criteria catalog for sustainable shore excursions presented

Milestone reached: 138 green shore excursions on AIDA Cruises

Futouris project significantly reduces food waste in hotels

New In: The Futouris progress report 2024

ITB panel discussion on human rights due diligence in tourism

Successful ITB panel discussion on "Pioneering the Transition towards Net Zero: Climate Footprints Unveiled"

Workshop kick-off and surveys on sustainable communication methods in Finland

Futouris at the ITB Berlin 2024

Training courses for regenerative agriculture in Greece enter first round

Successful kick-off for regenerative agriculture project on Crete

Tourism and human rights: travel companies, associations and non-profit organizations develop online training courses for the industry

Futouris / KlimaLink and German Climate Fund Tourism agree on cooperation

Project launch for a "nudge" towards sustainability

Ringhotels and sustainability initiative Futouris cooperate

Orientation map and information signs for visitors to the Khwe Cultural Village

Women's initiative produces 80 aprons for local restaurants

Customers want to be addressed on the climate impact of travel

TUI Cruises publishes guidelines for reducing food waste on cruise ships

10 restaurants in Las Galeras develop biodiversity-friendly menus

Phase 2 started: 10 businesses design menus according to biodiversity-friendly criteria

Khwe are working on the further development of their Cultural Village

Futouris project against single-use plastic in Hilton Hotels UAE starts with audits and workshops

Significant waste reduction by saving over 600,000 single-use plastic items in hotels

Strong alliance for the visibility of the climate footprint of travel: Travel companies and associations establish KlimaLink

Plastic reduction at TUI MAGIC LIFE Cala Pada

Futouris signs Glasgow Declaration