Our commitment to

Taking young people away on educational school trips both in the UK and beyond is at the heart of Club Europe’s business and it’s what we love doing.

But we, and our young clients, are increasingly aware that tourism can also have a negative impact on host-destination environments, economies and communities. As a responsible travel provider, we are committed to sustainability in our development, operations and marketing.

We have introduced recycling in the office, both for food waste and other materials, reducing the rubbish sent to landfill by 60%. We have audited the way we travel to the office, parents’ evenings, and events; and pledge to reduce our use of the car for these journeys. We will measure our success by the end of 2022. We have installed a smart meter in the office so that we can monitor our energy consumption and target efficiency savings.  Within the office kitchen, milk is delivered in re-usable glass bottles and our coffee comes from a B-Corp accredited supplier. Finally, we are continuing our work with Snow-Camp and Keys of Change to ensure that the joy of skiing or music are shared with everyone.

These were all goals for improving sustainability within our own operations. We are also working on how we can make it easier for you, our clients, to choose sustainable travel options and to support you in reducing your carbon consumption while still enjoying the benefits of school trips.

We have a range of UK-based trips offering outdoor activities, giving young people the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature or to focus specifically on environmentally educational activities, such as our Science Trip to the Eden Project in Cornwall.

Click below to read one teacher’s experience of this thought-provoking trip.

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Find out more about the small steps you can take to reduce your footprint while skiing here.

In Winter 2022 we were thrilled to announce our collaboration with WhoSki, a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling pre-loved ski clothing. WhoSki are a brilliant example of a circular economy business, keeping ski wear in use and preventing wearable gear from entering landfill. For more information, click here.

We hope to support you in making informed travel choices, by looking at carbon calculators and off-setting schemes, as well as choosing the most sustainable accommodation for your school trips. We will continue to monitor the proportion of flight trips, as well as our own travel choices, to ensure that we continue to reduce our own carbon footprint.