Sustainable and climate-friendly everyday life at the travel agency

Webinar "Climate protection in the travel agency".

Many travel agencies and travel agents not only want to sell more sustainable and climate-friendly trips, but also to become more sustainable overall and make their everyday life (in the travel agency) more climate-friendly.

Travel agency coaches Saskia Sánchez and René Morawetz explained to almost 60 participants in our sixth webinar on the topic of "Climate protection in the travel agency" how this can be achieved with (simple) means and measures.

Measures for a more sustainable everyday travel agency life

When it comes to making everyday travel agency life more sustainable, it is important to set realistic goals and not implement too much at once in order to stay motivated.

The following points are initial measures for becoming more sustainable:

Resources (energy, water, waste, paper):

• Measure water and energy consumption regularly

• Lighting accounts for around 25% of energy costs à use LEDs and switch off lighting overnight

• Use green electricity from certified providers (e.g. with the "green electricity" label). with the "green electricity" label)

• Environmentally friendly "googling" with ecosia.org: profits are used to plant trees.

• Save water by using an automatic rinse stop or aerator

• Offer tap water in carafes instead of bottles

• Separate waste correctly according to different types of waste

• "Paperless" office: Use signature pad, only send travel documents digitally, use the "smart advice tool" from Paxconnect

Mobility

• Business trips by train or public transport

• Offset unavoidable flights (e.g. via atmosfair). via atmosfair.de)

• Use an e-bike as a company bike for shorter business trips or for traveling to the office

Purchasing

• Buy recycled paper with the "Blue Angel" or FSC sealBuy recycled paper with the Blue Angel or FSC seal

• Buy large containers instead of lots of small packs

• Buy office and electrical appliances with low energy consumption / environmental labels

• Ecological / fair trade products such as coffee, tea, etc, Tea etc. or buy promotional gifts and give preference to regional products

You can find these and many other tips and measures in the handout and in our practical checklist.