Tourism has a positive impact on environmental, economic and social sustainability. See Haiti and the Dominican Republic: With tourism, income and life expectancy increase and the poverty line decreases.
SUSTAINABILITY: SHAPING THE TRANSFORMATION OF TOURISM
A decade of transformation towards greater energy efficiency and a low-carbon future lies ahead of us. The economy has a decisive role to play. And of course, TUI as a leading travel group also sees its own responsibility in this process and is taking action: we will strengthen the positive effects of tourism in the destinations and at the same time further reduce the environmental impact of travel.
Every tenth employee worldwide works in the travel and tourism industry. In many countries, tourism is the most important factor in promoting development and prosperity. It creates jobs, provides education and improves social and environmental standards. We need to preserve and develop these positive effects of tourism. At the same time, we need to significantly reduce our environmental footprint, especially CO2 emissions. The travel and tourism industry is responsible for a total of around five percent of global CO2 emissions.