Sustainable Supply Chains (SSC) is a process that employs purchasing policies and procedures that aid sustainable development in tourism hubs. This aspect of tourism is particularly vital for tour operators to implement viable practices. The final tourism product presented in both glossy brochures and eye-catching websites must take into account sustainable supply chain management to create lasting destinations for the consumer. This report will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of SSCs and attempt to evaluate how SSCs are used as a popular management tool in the tourism industry. “Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) encompasses the tendency to use purchasing policies and practices to facilitate sustainable development in the tourist destination.” (Font and Tapper et al., 2008, pp. 260-271). To delve deeper into this concept, Supply Chain Management is expected to “emphasize the logistical interactions that take place between marketing, logistics and manufacturing functions within a company and those interactions that take place between legally separate companies within internal product flow. channel." (Pulevska-Ivanovska, L, 2007: 11) This definition includes the three main components of supply chain management: marketing, logistics and production. According to Dr. Xavier Font, the product of tour operators depends on 3 main sections : accommodation, transport and activities. (Font, X, 2011: 260) Supply chains vary depending on the nature of the product and/or service impact: economy, society and environment. Economy incorporates growth, employment, competitiveness and efficiency. Society includes health and safety...... at the heart of the paper.... Thomas Cook Group Plc [online] Available at: http://www.thomascookgroup.com/strengthening-relationships-with-our-partners-to-support-and-promote-a-sustainable-supply-chain/ [Logged in : 10 November 2013]. Travellife. nd Travelife - Travel companies. [Online] Available at: http://www.travelife.info/index.php?lang=en [Accessed: 10 November 2013].UNEP. 2013. Green Economy and Trade: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. [online] Available at: http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/88/GETReport/pdf/Chapitre%207%20Tourism.pdf[Accessed: 5 November 2013].UNEP, 'Leakage' 2013. Negative Economic Impacts of Tourism: Losses. [online] Available at: http://www.unep.org/resourceefficiency/Business/SectoralActivities/Tourism/FactsandFiguresaboutTourism/ImpactsofTourism/EconomicImpactsofTourism/NegativeEconomicImpactsofTourism/tabid/78784/Default.aspx [Accessed: 10 November 2013].