The Travel Corporation (TTC) released its first official Impact Report, detailing progress against its 11 sustainability goals launched in September 2020. How We Tread Right (HWTR), TTC’s current 5-year sustainability strategy, was built to ensure all 41 award-winning brands within TTC’s family of brands are advancing their shared ethos to MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®. In the 15 months since the launch of its sustainability strategy, the global tour operator has been working tirelessly towards its 11 goals, which are anchored to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). The Impact Report highlights the cumulative progress made thus far as the company seeks to shape a brighter future for the travel industry, the local people and communities it visits, the planet and wildlife. 

TTC recognizes the growing expectation from guests across global markets who want to make responsible choices and travel more sustainably, including supporting local communities and reducing  environmental impacts. Travellers are seeking a meaningful holiday experience with the guidance of a knowledgeable Travel Advisor.

TTC and its 41 brands address sustainability in two key ways, through HWTR, its sustainability strategy featuring 11 SMART goals, and its TreadRight Foundation, which supports the advancement of these goals through giving. Key takeaways from the Impact Report highlighting cumulative progress against TTC’s 11 sustainability goals from September 2020 through December 2021 include: 

Planet

• Developed net zero targets aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), currently under review and will be shared later in 2022
• Contiki, Radical Travel Group’s HAGGiS Adventures and Highland Explorer Tours announced their carbon neutral trips as of January 1st, 2022 
• Sourced 28 per cent of their global electricity needs from renewable sources
• Switched nine additional properties to 100 per cent renewable electricity
• Reduced food waste by 39 per cent at 12 Red Carnation Hotels
• Introduced food waste management systems at 30 per cent of the hotels and Uniworld ships
• Reduced printed brochures by 88 per cent from 2019

People

• Introduced 554 MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences across TTC itineraries, educational experiences designed to advance the UNSDGs, which positively impact and support the people and communities they visit
• In 2021, 51 per cent of all TTC itineraries had at least one MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, surpassing the goal set to reach 50 per cent by 2025
• Offered 65 TTC itineraries visiting 110 developing regions

Wildlife

• Assessed 400+ wildlife experiences to ensure 100 per cent compliance with the Animal Welfare Policy

To read The Travel Corporation’s full Impact Report and learn more about the progress TTC and its brands have made against its How We Tread Right sustainability strategy, please visit impact.treadright.org/progress.