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Posted on 11 Jan 2022

Travelife Certified Sustainability Award for Elite Travel Group

Elbasan, February 7, 2022 – Elite Travel Group received the Travelife Certified award today. The award is a recognition for the long-term efforts and sustainability and corporate social responsibility leadership Elite Travel Group has demonstrated.

Elite Travel Group is in compliance with more than 200 criteria relating to a tour operators’ sustainability practices in office management, product range, international business partners and customer information. The Travelife standard covers the ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including environment, biodiversity, human rights, and labor relations; and is formally recognized as in full compliance with the UN-supported Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria.

Elite Travel Group is the first tour operator in Albania to have achieved the Travelife Certified award. As part of this process, which began in 2018, Elite Travel Group achieved several milestones, including:

 

  1. Training All Staff on Sustainability & Sustainable Tourism
  2. Reducing Energy and Paper Usage and Costs through sustainable monitoring and purchasing policies.
  3. Separating Office Waste for Recycling
  4. Informing clients about carbon offset options & adding sustainability questions to feedback forms.
  5. Contacting suppliers and posting our Sustainability Policies and Code of Conduct on our websites to promote transparent partnerships and ensure the highest ethical standards regarding issues of Employee Rights, Child Labor and Trafficking, Pollution, and Protection of Animals and Local Culture impacted by Tourism.

“I am delighted to see that sustainability in the tour operators sector is gaining momentum. The award of the trailblazer Elite Travel Group will inspire other companies in Albania to follow the same path,”

– Mr. Naut Kusters, General Manager of Travelife for Tour Operators

Travelife is the leading international sustainability certification for the travel sector. More than 40 national travel associations are promoting the scheme to their members, including 20 European Travel associations and The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Since 2012, more than 1,500 tour operators have been trained in CSR and more than 500 tour operators have received a Travelife award.  

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Travelife is the leading international sustainability certification for the travel sector. More than 40 national travel associations are promoting the scheme to their members, including 20 European Travel associations and The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Since 2012, more than 1,500 tour operators have been trained in CSR and more than 500 tour operators have received a Travelife award.  

Travelife is a certification scheme, dedicated to achieving sustainable practices within the tourism industry.  It provides companies with realistic sustainability goals, tools and solutions to implement positive change within their businesses and supply chains. The scheme as two sections. Travelife for Hotels is managed by ABTA – The UK Travel Association. Travelife for Tour operators is managed by ECEAT- a not-for-profit organisation based in The Netherlands.

 

Travelife for Tour Operators provides online training and practical tools for sustainability management and certification. The training and online tools are suitable for tour operators of any size and cover all management aspects of the travel company business including office operations, the supply chain, destinations and consumers. Upon submitting a report in compliance with the Travelife standard (based on an independent onsite audit), the company can obtain the “Travelife Certified” status. The Travelife standard is based upon the full Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including labour conditions, human rights, environment, biodiversity and fair business practices. The management requirements are compatible with EMAS and ISO 14001. The scheme is supported by more than 35 national travel associations to further its implementation among members.

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