Travel by B Corp's exhibiting at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show in association with The Times and The Sunday Times hosted a panel to discuss making your holidays better, by working together

The research, commissioned by Travel by B Corp, concluded that sustainability should be incorporated into the design of trips, rather than relying on travellers to make the right choices.

It’s been said that holiday makers suffer from ‘exceptionalism’ – people feel they are ‘good’ for 51 weeks of a year but can do what they want on holiday – the “I deserve it” mentality. These cultural beliefs aren’t going away, so what can agencies and owners do to help guests choose to align with their deeper values, and do the right thing, benefitting their own experience and the planet.

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Our guests are always keen to pack light when they travel to us- loading the car up and never really having enough space, even with a roof box! Each holiday maker will most certainly include their their preferred toiletries with them. Many of these are minis or half full so they can pack lighter, so these are frequently binned at park when their holiday comes to an end. Given that we saw circa 46,500 guests at Lovat Parks in 2022 and 18,500 of these at our Cornish parks we wondered if we could intercept this waste and create something purposeful.

Nick Pulley MD of Selective Asia and Travel By B Corp (TbBC) board member and Jarrod from Steppes, Alex from Much Better Adventures and Brad from Foogle Binder members of TbBC joined the panel to discuss: Is sustainability really on the agenda for travel companies at the moment? Or are sustainability advocates losing the battle as travel companies focus on survival against a backdrop of post-pandemic pressures, surging demand and reduced staff numbers?

Join Dr Milena Nikolova as she unveils the findings from a specially commissioned behavioural science experiment.

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Dr Susanne Etti of Intrepid Travel introduces Science Based Targets for Tour Operators to the UK Travel by B Corp group. November 2021.

Sadly, you missed our launch event but don’t worry, the magic of the Zoom record button means you can watch our panel whenever you like. The transparent and honest discussion ranges from consumer attitudes to sustainability, whether we should travel at all and carbon to what questions consumers should be asking of their travel providers.