The Travel Experience are intensely committed to sustainable tourism principles
With the leading training, management and certification initiative for tourism companies committed to reaching sustainability, we have been awarded Travelife Certified certification, their
highest sustainability award achievable for travel companies.
The Travelife standard is based upon 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.
Product-wise, for FITs, our popular self-guided cycling tour package supports small local providers in the Finnish archipelago region. Together with a selected collection of packages with Sustainability as a theme, in various locations across the Nordic region, these sustainable-focused tours form the basis for our contributions to the John Nurminen Foundation, a charitable organisation protecting the Baltic Sea and its cultural heritage.
For groups, we have a dedicated selection of 'Sustainability in Action' programmes, which can be tailored for educational groups, companies, or those with a special interest in discovering sustainability in the Nordic region.
We are constantly re-focusing our supplier base to include as far as possible the most sustainability active we can, and give preference thos those who have a Sustainability Label. We will share the steps to be taken towards sustainability with our suppliers as well as customers in order to increase knowledge and help people and companies to make the right decisions in their daily work towards sustainability. We will enable customers using our travel services to leave a positive legacy to the destination.
- Finnish cities are quite compact - choose walking transfers over private coach transfers whenever possible
- Consider public transportation from airport to city as an alternative to private airport transfers
- Use local suppliers who have shown commitment to sustainable principles by being certified for sustainability
- Participate on local tours and activities during which you can learn about local culture
- Finnish tap water is excellent – even in restaurants we recommend to enjoy tap water instead of bottled water
- Favour restaurants using local ingredients and non-meat alternatives whenever possible
- Help hotels to minimize food waste by taking only food on your plate which you plan to eat
- Minimize use of plastic and please remember not to leave any waste in the nature or on streets and recycle where possible
- Finnish Everyman’s Rights enable anyone to freely pick berries and mushrooms from forests. Please respect privacy of local residents and don’t go to private yards.
- In the shops choose products made or designed locally - there are many examples of high quality and creative Finnish handicrafts and design products
