Realising Travel Dreams Together
As a tour operator you work with a large number of different partners (hotels, incoming agencies, tour guides…). These, in turn, provide various partial services – and have a decisive influence on the quality of your tourism product. Our certification for tour operators therefore starts with the service providers in the destinations.
Everybody is involved
The TourCert system for tour operators has been conceptualised in such a way that all partners along the value chain are involved in the certification. Only if as many players as possible have been sensitised and operate sustainably will the entire range of products and service be okay.
This is what it’s all about…
- What will remain in a country once the tourism season is over?
- Do employees in the destinations earn living wages, sufficient to feed their families?
- Has the food in a typical local restaurant really been produced locally?
- Do resorts avoid waste and dispose of it in an environmentally sustainable manner?
- Are you as a tour operator considerate of natural resources when designing a tourism product, e.g. in terms of water and energy supplies, nature conservation, and protection of species?
- How much CO2 per customer is emitted on the way to and from the destination? Is there any offsetting scheme in place?
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Good reasons…
- Guaranteed quality through GSTC Recognized Standard
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your company.
- Together with a TourCert expert you will identify possibilities to save energy and resources – and in this way you will also save money!
- You will systematically observe your quality parameters and will be able to use them to optimise your products and their quality.
- On the basis of the strengths you identified, you will fine-tune your individual market position.
- You will derive clear strategies and will then be able to benefit from competitive advantages.
- You will ensure transparency by regularly publishing a sustainability report.
- You will benefit from your improved image – with customers, the public, and internal stakeholders.
- With your newly gained know-how you will increase the competence of your employees, encourage innovation, and improve the quality of communication with your customers.
- Thanks to satisfied customers you will improve customer loyalty.
- With your social commitment and the involvement of your employees you will improve the motivation and satisfaction of your staff.
We make things measurable
In order to control complex matters such as the sustainability performance of a tour operator, we have developed measurable indicators. Analysing the current state within the company and along the value chain is therefore an important element of the certification process. In this context, data such as water and electricity consumption, financial data, the number of employees in the company, staff satisfaction, as well as advanced training programmes are relevant.
You want to know more about the individual steps towards certification? Click here.
For further Information
Please take a look at the set of criteria and the regulations for the implementation of the process for tour operators as well as the overview of prices for certification.
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TourCert Criteria Catalogue Industry 2021
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You can find the TourCert set of criteria for companies here.
TourCert Implementing Rules Tour Operators 2022
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The regulations for the certification of tour operators can be found here.
TourCert_Flyer Tour Operators_2019
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Here you will find all important information on TourCert certification as a tour operator.
Any questions?
We will be glad to personally discuss with you the process towards a TourCert certification. Just write to us or give us a call!
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