Sustainable Tourism

viaduct

From the outset back in 1993, we have always had a strong commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism. We make great efforts to minimise the environmental impact of our operations. We are proud that HAGGiS Adventures was the first tour operator in Scotland to achieve a national Green Tourism Award and actively support Scottish Charities such as The John Muir Trust and Trees For Life.

The Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation

Busabout, HAGGiS and Shamrocker are all founding partners of the The Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation (CF). We understand that the tourism industry leaves its mark on a destination, and it's important to us that that mark is a positive one. The Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation (CF) supports the sustainable development of tourism through its work with conservation projects around the world. The CF is also a primary sponsor of The Tourism for Tomorrow Awards – encouraging tourism operators to develop and share sustainable tourism practices around the world.

What have we done?

  • Helped to protect 3 million hectares of Atlantic Forest in Brazil
  • Worked with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to encourage indigenous sustainable tourism in Australia
  • Funded major research works to help preserve the sinking city of Venice
  • Contributed to the protection of wildlife in Northern Botswana

We continually strive to help protect our planet for generations to come. In 2011 the CF worked on a number of projects including a partnership with UK based charity the Travel Foundation aimed at reducing pollution in the Nile River, Egypt; a project with the National Trust to protect the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland and support for Glasgow University on an archaeological excavation project. In North America, we annually volunteer to help rejuvenate part of the Grand Canyon with Tourism Cares.

Learn more at www.ttcconservationfoundation.com

beachBreathe Easy

Coach travel has been proven to reduce congestion and cause less pollution per passenger kilometre than any other transportation option.* Our coach fleet is among the most efficient in Europe and complies with EU emissions standards V & VI. The Travel Corporation participates in Smart Move, an initiative promoting the greater use of coaches' worldwide and possible reductions of CO2 emissions by at least 50 million tonnes per year as a result.

GHG Conversion Factors in Kilometres

  • Car** 0.2028 kgs CO 2 / passenger km
  • Air 0.0819 kgs CO 2 / passenger km
  • Rail 0.0577 kgs CO 2 / passenger km
  • Coach*** 0.0300 kgs CO 2 / passenger km

* DEFRA (Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) GHG Conversion Factors 2009

** Car assumes national UK average of 1.5 people per car.

*** Assumes average of 36 passengers

                Haggis Trips on youTube