Case Studies

Discover how the OECS Climate Action Plan, developed with Travel Foundation support, is setting a global example.

This global initiative from the Travel Foundation and Skyscanner brings together to share ideas and challenges for climate action.

Destinations across New Zealand are stepping up as climate leaders. Discover how our online course and tailored coaching are sparking action.

An introductory guide to climate justice in tourism that calls on the travel industry to urgently coordinate resources and allyship for communities most at risk.

Examples from our work supporting climate action in tourism and building capacity with the tourism sector to meet this challenge.

A ground-breaking research report developed to help policymakers and the tourism industry understand what a global, thriving, decarbonising tourism industry could look like by 2030 and through to 2050.

We supported Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership, UK to showcase the potential impact and role of community rail partnerships for tourism.

This project aimed to reduce carbon emissions and improve resource efficiency from tourism, by transforming activities and services along the whole supply chain.

The Travel Foundation supported Scotland to be a leading destination on climate action planning in three locations, Glasgow, Inverness and Loch Ness, and the Outer Hebrides.

We worked with the Spanish Tourist Office UK to help Asturias and Galicia read the early signals of change and shape the future of tourism across the two regions before pressures emerge.

We support Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) to answer some of the big questions about how tourism can best deliver both quality experiences for visitors and quality of life for residents.

We supported Lake Tahoe and the mountain town of Vail to identify how best tourism can best work for residents and visitors.

We brought together private, public and local community representation to establish a shared priorities for resilience following the COVID-19 pandemic in five destinations.

We took part in a project that aimed to bring the community of Port Aransas, Texas together around a plan and vision to balance visitor growth with the long-term health and vibrancy of the community and place.

This report describes how destinations must uncover and account for tourism’s hidden costs that are putting ecosystems, cultural wonders, and community life at increasing risk.

This case study explores what regenerative tourism looks like and the benefits to businesses and destinations, with examples from VisitEngland’s Business Advice Hub.

We have developed a new approach to itinerary development, one that works towards tourism having only a positive impact on destinations.

A research report that explores what an equitable tourism model looks like, including 25 case studies and 40 mechanisms to create positive outcomes for communities.

This project, with the TUI Care Foundation, helped rural, small-scale producers in south-west Turkey to benefit from tourism.

We created new opportunities for small business entrepreneurs in Jamaica, so that more people can benefit from tourism.

We believe that this research could have far-reaching impacts and could form the basis for a new approach to sustainable destination management.

An online course for tourism professionals developed with Cornell University, providing the skills needed to manage the complex challenges of tourism today.

Working with the islands of Brownsea (UK), Kerkennah (Tunisia), Paros (Greece), and Lastovo (Croatia), our training supported women to be leaders in the field of sustainable tourism.

This initiative with TUI Care Foundation brought together tourists, tourism businesses and residents across Ayia Napa, Protaras and the wider Famagusta region of Cyprus to cut consumption of single-use plastic.

The Blue Wave project, or Mavi Dalga (in Turkish), was about improving awareness and understanding of the threats to the marine environment from marine tourism.

Our goal was to contribute to the eradication of the invasive lionfish species, supporting the conservation of native reef fish stocks around Saint Lucia.