Amsterdam, July 27th,2026. China Charmission Travel (China) has successfully renewed its Travelife Partner level award for the 1st time, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. 

The renewal recognizes Charmission Travel’s continued effort and progress regarding implementing responsible tourism practices. Charmission Travel continues to comply with more than 100 criteria, related to an operator’s office management, product range, international business partners and customer information. The Travelife Partner level standard is covering the ISO 26000 Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including environment, biodiversity, human rights and labour relation.

Mr Naut Kusters, Manager of Travelife for Tour Operators, commented: “I am delighted to see sustainability gaining momentum within the tour operator sector. China Charmission Travel’s Partner level renewal will continue to inspire other businesses across China to follow the same path.”

Travelife is the leading international sustainability certification for the travel sector. More than 35 national travel associations are promoting the scheme to their members including ABTA (UK), ANVR (NL), PATA (Asia), FTT (South Africa), SMAL (Finland), UHPA (Croatia), JARTA (Japan), APAVT (Portugal), and more.

The renewal of our Travelife Partner accreditation confirms our ongoing dedication to social and environmental sustainability. We adhere to more than 100 criteria covering sustainability management, office operations, supplier engagement and customer communications. We are continuously driving improvements to work towards meeting the criteria required for Travelife Certified status.

Travelife operates a three-tier certification programme for tour operators and travel agents:

Travelife Engaged

Travelife Partner

Travelife Certified

Charmission Travel currently holds Tier 2 – Travelife Partner, and is working to advance to Tier 3, Travelife Certified.