Frankfurt am Main / Freiburg im Breisgau (ots) – In March, Lufthansa City Center Reisebüro AG launched a new brand in the middle of Freiburg city center under the label “Green Travel Agency” that stands for sustainable travel. Now the LCC Group’s highly acclaimed pilot project has been awarded the Sustainability Award, which was introduced last year, by the renowned and globally active Spanish hotel chain Iberostar. Andreas Kindlimann, office manager and idea generator, accepted the 5,000 euro prize at a ceremony in Valencia a few days ago.
The top-class jury not only recognized the concept, but above all the consistency with which the idea of sustainability is implemented in product selection and customer advice. Anyone who books their vacation with Andreas Kindlimann is not just buying a trip, but an idea. “Our opportunity is to explain sustainability to vacationers and convince them of the usefulness of sustainable travel,” says the Swiss native, and he follows up his words with actions. At the Green Travel Agency, customers not only have the opportunity to offset the CO2 emissions of a trip and choose between various climate-efficient flight options, they even have an influence on the energy source used when booking their flight. If you are willing to dig a little deeper into your wallet, sustainability expert Kindlimann will buy particularly environmentally friendly kerosene – so-called Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), i.e. aviation fuel that is produced without using fossil energy sources.
“We have a variety of ideas and options for creating a completely sustainable holiday experience for travelers, but we are still at the very beginning with the green travel agency,” says Kindlimann. “I see us as a kind of test laboratory that serves as a role model for other travel agencies, where we try out a lot of things.” For him, the current award with the Iberostar Sustainability Prize is evidence of the great attention and appreciation that the concept receives within the tourism industry.
The new brand sets strict standards in terms of sustainability not only for the trips it offers, but also for itself. The Freiburg office at Adelhauser Straße 29-31a is furnished in a minimalist and resource-saving manner with second-hand furniture. The work is largely paper-free and catalogs are avoided. In addition, the Green Travel Agency strives for its own CSR certification and applies the same standards when it comes to social compatibility that it expects from its partners in the destination areas and accommodations.
About LCC Reisebüro AG:
LCC Reisebüro AG currently operates travel sales offices at 25 locations in Germany. Tourism and business travel are the company’s two pillars. The tourism business operates under the LCC Urlaubswelten brand, the business travel division operates under the One Business brand. Since it was founded in 2016, LCC Reisebüro AG has been growing continuously through acquisitions of successful travel agencies. All offices are franchise partners of the global Lufthansa City Center travel agency network with more than 500 travel agencies in 95 countries. The AG has also been a fulfillment partner of the business travel management system Voya since 2019. In 2023 she launched the “Green Travel Agency” brand, which is designed for sustainable travel advice.
Press contact:
Tim Holzapfel Lufthansa City Center +49 69660752323 Tim.Holzapfel@lcc.de
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