TUI Group, TUI Care Foundation, Government of the Southern Aegean Region announced today they would work together to develop Rhodes into an international beacon for the sustainable development of holiday destinations.
The Co-Lab will work with the local tourism industry and international partners to find concrete solutions and develop and implement them on Rhodes.
In addition, a think tank will be set up on Rhodes to bring together international experts to strengthen further the sustainability transformation of the tourism sector.
The launch was marked by a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and TUI Group CEO, Fritz Joussen to discuss The Rhodes Co-Lab and its role for the international and Greek tourism industry.
(Dimitris Papamitsos / Greek Prime Minister’s Office)
All three partners are committed to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, the Paris Agreement and the EU’s goal to be climate neutral by 2050. Holiday destinations play a decisive role in achieving the sustainability goals of tourism. Therefore, concrete steps must be taken promptly. Small changes on the ground can have a big impact if all partners collaborate. Together, the partners want to, will and can actively tackle the sustainability transformation – in partnership and in a practical way. This is what they declared at the official launch of the initiative.
