TUI: We're on it, right?

Is sustainability in tourism just a hype – or here to stay? We speak with a TUI travel agency manager and TUI-CEO Sebastian Ebel about customer expectations, profitability, and sustainability as a competitive advantage.

How much energy is hidden in your holiday? Rebecca talks to TUI experts about unseen energy guzzlers, TUI’s own solar projects and smooth transfers to the hotel – from cooking‑oil fuel to e‑buses.

How sustainable can skiing be? This episode takes you to the Montafon region in Austria – exploring snow cannons, green energy, and near CO₂-neutral hotels. Rebecca discovers how winter tourism is adapting to climate change – and what travelers can do themselves. Listen now!

Where does the most food waste actually occur at a hotel buffet? What happens to the leftovers – and how is TUI managing to throw away less food? In this episode of “We’re on it, right?”, host Rebecca goes in search of the food savers. She visits TUI Blue Adriatic Beach in Croatia, where artificial intelligence is used to analyse and reduce buffet waste. In Tenerife, at TUI Blue Los Gigantes, she...

How do CO₂ emissions fit in with the sustainability goals of a travel company? In this episode of ‘We’re on it, right?’, podcast host Rebecca explores this very question. She climbs onto the flightdeck of a TUI fly aircraft and talks to pilot Toni Schweigart about fuel, contrails and the goal of reducing emissions by 2030. Rebecca also meets Lucienne Damm, Head of Sustainability at TUI Cruises, wh...

Tourism creates jobs and drives economic growth – but in some places, it also leads to overcrowded beaches, rising rents, and even protests. In this episode of We’re on it, right?, host Rebecca talks to Alexander Panczuk, Group Director Policy at TUI, about the tension between holiday joy and social responsibility. Together, they take a closer look at Mallorca, where around 14 million tourists vis...

How can agriculture thrive in places with drought, sandy soil, and limited resources? In this episode of “We’re on it, right?”, podcast host Rebecca travels to Crete and Cape Verde to explore how local food production can be strengthened in popular holiday destinations. She meets Nikiforos Steiakakis, an agricultural pioneer in Crete, who grows vegetables for local hotels using regenerative method...

Welcome to the first episode of “We’re on It, right?” - A TUI podcast on sustainability and the future of travel with Rebecca. In this episode, Rebecca takes you on an investigative journey: from airplane cabins to cruise ships, she explores how much single-use plastic is still being used when we travel – and what TUI is really doing about it. On board a TUI flight to Gran Canaria, she speaks with...

A TUI podcast on sustainability and the future of travel.