Fair Trade Tourism has signed a mutual recognition agreement with TourCert, an international non-profit organisation based in Germany.
The agreement will allow tour operators certified by TourCert to receive the full number of possible points when using an FTT-certified tourism business as a supplier, and TourCert will no longer be required to conduct an individual check on this supplier.
FTT will automatically recognise tour operators and travel agencies certified by TourCert as being ‘pre-approved’ to sell Fair Trade Holidays – packaged holidays that consist of FTT-certified tourism businesses.
FTT is scaling up its certification programme in the southern African region with the aim of including a regional element in the Fair Trade Holidays. Part of this strategy includes the development of mutual recognition agreements with key organisations in Europe and southern Africa.
