Futouris at the ITB Berlin 2024

Visit us at our stand in Hall 4.1b!

We are sharing this stand with Studienkreis Tourismus & Entwicklung, Brot für die Welt (Tourism Watch), the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism and ECPAT Deutschland e.V.

Take part in our exciting panel discussions!

Joint Efforts, Joint Benefits: Industry-wide Trainings on Human Rights for Tourism Suppliers

March 06, 2024 I 11 am to 11:25 am I Lighthouse Stage in Hall 4.1b

As a service-based industry, tourism businesses can play a crucial role in protecting human rights along the value chain and in destinations. In the context of increasing regulations, we want to discuss how travel and tourism companies implement their human rights due diligence and what leads to success. How can small and medium-sized tour operators in particular, who have not yet been directly affected by supply chain laws, get involved?

Ten companies from the European travel industry, five associations and non-profit organizations have embarked on this path by jointly developing freely available online training courses on human rights due diligence for direct suppliers/destination partners. The project was launched in 2023 under the leadership of Futouris and the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism.

Representatives of tourism companies and associations discuss how the implementation of human rights due diligence can transform business practices and improve the engagement of direct suppliers and partners across the industry.

Panelists:

• Caroline Steimle, FTI Group

• Petra Thomas, forum anders reisen

• Manfred Häupl, Hauser Exkursionen

Moderation: Katharina Stechl, Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism

Pioneering the Transition towards Net Zero: Climate Footprints Unveiled

07. March 2024 I 1 to 1:45 p.m. I Orange Stage, Responsible Tourism Track

The industry's common goal: net zero emissions. But how can this ambitious goal be achieved?

This session will explore the mechanisms of transformation, from devising practical measures to mobilizing stakeholders towards a common sustainable goal: net zero emissions.

A panel of experts from across the tourism industry will demonstrate how a partnership led to transparency of climate footprint information at the point-of-sale, known as "KlimaLink". Understand the impact of adopting more sustainable approaches on customer behavior, product development and market dynamics.

Panelists:

• Laura Meyer, Hotelplan Group

• Swantje Lehners, Futouris e.V. / KlimaLink e.V.

• Ingo Burmester, DER Touristik

• Markus Orth, Lufthansa City Center

Moderation: Willy Legrand and Xenia zu Hohenlohe