The TUI Hotels & Resorts division has ambitious reduction targets for 2030: emissions are to be reduced by at least 46.2 per cent compared to 2019. An important lever for this – in addition to increasing the energy efficiency of hotel operations and purchasing green electricity where available – is TUI's own green electricity production. TUI currently operates its own photovoltaic systems in 19 countries – from Costa Rica to Senegal and Cape Verde to Croatia, Thailand and the Maldives.

"Between 2024 and 2028, we will increase the electricity output from photovoltaic systems by a factor of eight. New systems are planned in Greece, Cape Verde and also in Germany. In addition, we are examining the extent to which innovations can massively reduce electricity consumption – for example, by cooling hotels with seawater or generating energy from food waste on site in hotels. At TUI, we are open to technological innovations, testing them and examining their scalability for our company. That is why I expect that we will achieve our goal – climate neutrality in our business – before 2050. We are working on this every day at TUI," says Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group.

TUI Group recently published its sustainability strategy for the mobility sector. The aim is to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions in the area of ground mobility. The proportion of electric vehicles in the entire TUI vehicle fleet – company cars, operational vehicles at airports and in destinations, and buses – is to increase to 80 to 90 per cent by 2030. In addition, charging stations for electric cars are to be available in 1,000 hotels worldwide – both TUI-owned and partner hotels – by then.

The TUI Edition of smart has been available since this summer. The smart #1 and smart #3 electric cars are available in a limited edition in the Premium Line and offer exclusive benefits for customers in Germany.