Strengthening the Links in the Chain
Kuoni continuously evaluates the social and environmental challenges faced in its destinations and collaborates with various partners towards improving the sustainability at the destinations.
An important means thereby are workshops conducted with hoteliers in the destinations. Kuoni brings together local experts and practitioners in the fields of social and environmental hotel management and thus contributes to hoteliers’ increased awareness of sustainability aspects as well as providing them with concrete measures that will enhance the sustainability of their business and activities. Hotel partners also learn about other benefits of sustainability management for their business, such as cost reduction, and are given a platform to exchange experiences among each other.
Read about the various types of workshops we host below.
Child protection - worldwide
Kuoni has been conducting a series of workshops with partner hotels on the child sex tourism issue since 2006. Workshops have already been held with numerous hotels in Thailand, the Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, India and Kenya, and the programme is being steadily extended to further destinations. The programme is intended to help these partners abide by the terms of their contractual agreements with Kuoni and motivate them to actively and personally fight the sexual exploitation of children. Learn more about child protection here.
Supporting hotel partners in Gran Canaria
As a part of its supply chain management Kuoni has conducted a sustainability conference in collaboration with the UK charity Travel Foundation for its hotel partners in Gran Canaria. The goal of the conference was to foster awareness of sustainability issues and the Travelife label, encourage subscription to Travelife and higher commitment to sustainable hotel management. Representatives from 17 key partner hotels were in attendance at the conference, held in October. Further, in a pilot project five hotels have committed to receive bespoke support from consultants, in order to work towards Travelife award level.
Improving sustainability management in Tunisia
Kuoni is also active in promoting social and environmental improvements in Tunisia's hotel management, as it is a beloved destination for many of our clients. The aim of this project, which is supported by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is to make the tourism industry generally more sustainable. Within the project, Kuoni has set itself the target of improving the sustainability performance of partner hotels in Tunisia's touristic regions. Local consultants are currently being trained, who will then be able to advise hotels on sustainability issues. At the end of the process, these hotels should be certified by the Travelife Sustainablility System.