TUI has reduced the amount of plastic in its own hotel portfolio by an estimated 19% in the past three years per guest night.
At the same time, the company is taking action against microplastic pollution. Following its successful introduction on cruise ships,
TUI began equipping hotels with microfibre filters from the Cleaner Seas Group to prevent microplastics released during washing processes from entering the sea.
To support hotels to continue their reliance of plastics, TUI is publishing a new edition of the ‘TUI Hotels & Resorts Plastic Reduction Guidelines’.
These are based on the findings and successes of the first version from 2019. The updated guidelines offer practical guidance on reducing plastic in all areas of hotel operations.
They include recommendations for guest rooms, reception, restaurants, spas and kids’ clubs.
The guide places an emphasis on promoting reusable solutions.
A new milestone has been reached at ROBINSON Cabo Verde: a pilot project for bottle filling stations is expected to save around 300,000 plastic bottles per year.
Meanwhile, the consumption of water bottles in 16 TUI Hotels & Resorts Türkiye hotels fell by 34% within two years – from 11.3 million bottles in 2022 to 7.4 million in 2024.
To prevent plastic microfibres from entering sensitive ecosystems and marine life, TUI is now expanding the use of INDIKON filters from the Cleaner Seas Group.
These filters can capture up to 99% of the microfibres released during the washing process.
These can then be recycled as part of a closed-loop system.
This builds on the recent introduction of Cleaner Seas Group’s INDIKON marine filters across the Marella Cruise fleet.
The filters also underwent a six-month trial run on Mein Schiff 3.
“Reducing plastic pollution benefits local communities, our company and marine biodiversity. With the new plastic reduction guidelines and the introduction of microfibre filters in our hotels, we are creating real benefits,” said Thomas Ellerbeck, Chief Sustainability Officer of TUI Group.
