Travelife principles

Travelife has been designed according to the following principles:

• Transparent, comparable and accountable: one uniform system for travel companies consisting of one common set of standards and implementation process, ensuring consistency and comparability of audits and allowing sector wide benchmarking.
• Sector wide : applicable to both small and (very) large companies and covering all types of travel companies including inbound, outbound and retail travel companies.
• International: global availability of online tools in multiple languages.
• Development oriented: a step by step  approach to help companies and their suppliers implement the Travelife standard gradually.
• Knowledge-based: Travelife integrates learning to develop knowledge and skills for travel companies, accommodations, activity and excursion providers and consumers.
• Supply chain oriented: taking into account the  supply chain of travel companies including transport, accommodation and excursion providers.  Offering easy tools to evaluate, manage, share and communicate supplier performances.
• Efficient:  a common database of suppliers creates efficiencies and avoids duplicating audits. Data are shared between participants.
• Unified communication: sector-wide logos and messages for communication in travel companies’ promotion materials.
• Realistic and practical: criteria and actions based on what travel companies (can) do. 
• Triple bottom line: integration of the full set of sustainability issues: environmental, social and economic.
• State of the art: integration of major global standards and guidelines: EMAS III (including tourism sector reference document), ISO 14001, ISO 26001, Global Reporting Initiative, OECD standard for multinational companies and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Criteria. 
• Collaborative: Travelife enables involvement of relevant stakeholders  and destinations. The standards are supported by and developed with businesses, NGOs and  governments.

以下是Travelife的营运准则：

• 信息透明化、可比性、责任担当：为旅游公司提供一个统一的系统，包括一套共同的标准和实施过程，确保审核的一致性和可比性，并允许在整个行业内进行基准测试。
  
• 范围广：适用于小型和（非常）大型的企业，涵盖所有类型的旅游公司，包括入境、出境和零售旅游公司。
• 国际性：在全球提供多种语言的在线工具。
• 以发展为导向：采用循序渐进的方式，帮助公司及其供应商逐步实施Travelife标准。
• 以知识为基础：Travelife整合了一套线上学习内容，为旅游公司、住宿、活动和游览供应商以及消费者开发相关知识和专业技能。
• 以供应链为导向：考虑到旅游公司的供应链，包括运输、住宿和游览供应商。  提供简易的工具来帮忙评估、管理、分享和交流供应商的绩效。
• 高效：提供统一的供应商数据库，帮助提高效率并避免生贺的内容重叠。参与者之间可共享数据。
• 统一的交流：在旅游公司的宣传材料中和对外交流使用同一标示。
• 实际性和实用性：标准和行动计划基于旅游公司实际情况来判定。
• 三重底线：整合所有的可持续性问题：环境、社会和经济。
• 最先进的：整合最新国际化标准和规章：包含EMAS III（包括旅游部门的参考文件）、ISO 14001、ISO 26001、GRI全球报告倡议、OECD经合组织的跨国公司标准和全球可持续旅游委员会（GSTC）标准。
• 合作：Travelife带动相关的利益关联者和旅游目的地参与其中。这些标准得到了企业、无政府组织和政府的支持，并与之共同开发。
• 非盈利：Travelife以成本为基础运行，所有收入将用于管理和改善系统和工具。* 信息透明化、可比性、责任担当：为旅游公司提供一个统一的系统，包括一套共同的标准和实施过程，确保审核的一致性和可比性，并允许在整个行业内进行基准测试。