A just a couple of months old. The Responsible Travel Advisor Collective (RTAC) met for the first time at TTG’s Fairer Travel Event in London. We had, of course ‘met’ before as engaged and enthusiastic responsible agents, but it was the first time we had met after announcing our brand new group in May, and the annual Fairer Travel Event couldn’t have been a more fitting location for us to start our journey.

The day started with our first informal meeting at WatchHouse, one of London’s best coffee shop chains. We had been talking about some of the collateral that we could work together on, which could better inform our clients, and what WatchHouse do with their coffees gave me the inspiration to share with the group. As you can see, when you have a coffee ‘in-house’ you’re also presented with a card as to where the coffee has come from and some simple information about it. Going that little extra mile, as we want to!

We then moved to the venue for the TTG Fairer Travel Event, which had a wide range of seminars throughout the day, all focused on people, planet and the environment; and what actionable things we can do in the industry to help either further its development, or have a conscious choice on its impact. I particularly liked the presentation by Travel by B Corp and their SHIPS (Shared Interest Impact Projects), which is something that we as a group are aligned to, and it was great to see that working together can have a meaningful impact. Many thanks to TTG Media for an excellent programme, the best I have seen in the four years I have been attending.

Plus, there was a fantastic fireside chat with Rosie Jones, on the challenges faced as a disabled traveller: