Articles tagged “sustainability”

Business Travel

Vacation Rentals on Business Trips? Who Gets the Best Airline Seat?

Business travel still has a long way to go in terms of sustainability and accommodating employee needs. Mastercard’s latest survey shows how no company is the same.

Elizabeth Casolo | 3 days ago

Vacation Rentals on Business Trips? Who Gets the Best Airline Seat?

Tour Operators

Climate Change Comes for the Great Barrier Reef

Today's podcast looks at the dying Great Barrier Reef, a new exec at Airbus, and better pay at Delta.

Skift | 3 days ago

Climate Change Comes for the Great Barrier Reef

Online Travel

Travelers Say They Want Sustainable Options – But It’s Not the Top Priority

The survey encapsulates a seeming dilemma for the travel industry. What proportion of their resources should they pour into promoting sustainable travel choices when a wide swath of travelers aren’t focused on the issue.

Dennis Schaal | 3 days ago

Travelers Say They Want Sustainable Options – But It’s Not the Top Priority

Tour Operators

The Great Barrier Reef’s Mass Bleaching Disaster: Can Ecotourism Help?

The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fifth coral bleaching event in eight years. Surprisingly, tour operators are crucial in providing the research the government needs to save the treasure.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 4 days ago

The Great Barrier Reef’s Mass Bleaching Disaster: Can Ecotourism Help?

Hotels

Marriott Earns Nod for Hotel Climate Plan, Joining Hilton, Accor, and IHG

The world's largest hotel group has had its carbon reduction plans approved by the world’s main verifier of corporate climate targets. Marriott follows Accor, Hilton, and IHG in having SBTi verify its plans.

Sean O'Neill | 4 days ago

Marriott Earns Nod for Hotel Climate Plan, Joining Hilton, Accor, and IHG

Tourism

Thousands of Canary Islands Residents Protest ‘Overtourism’

Thousands of fed-up residents took to the streets of Tenerife. Activists want a new tourism model that puts locals first. But businesses seek sustained growth from a tourism sector that drives about a third of the local economy.

Sean O'Neill | 5 days ago

Thousands of Canary Islands Residents Protest ‘Overtourism’

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb CEO’s 10-Year, $1 Billion Pay Package

Today's podcast looks at Airbnb CEO's compensation package, TUI's sustainability bonds, and Google's greener travel.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago

Airbnb CEO’s 10-Year, $1 Billion Pay Package

Tour Operators

TUI’s New Climate Bonds: Environmental Progress or Greenwashing?

The popularity of TUI’s sustainability-linked bonds far surpassed the company’s projections. Will these SLBs be a step toward more sustainable tourism or a mechanism for greenwashing?

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 1 week ago

TUI’s New Climate Bonds: Environmental Progress or Greenwashing?

Online Travel

Google Adding Features to Maps and Search to Promote More Sustainable Travel

Google just a few weeks ago shared updates about AI-powered travel features in some of its products. Now it's adding more.

Justin Dawes | 1 week ago

Google Adding Features to Maps and Search to Promote More Sustainable Travel

Online Travel

Hostelworld CEO Sees Profit Rebound, Adoption of Traveler Chat Tool

Hostelworld CEO Gary Morrison is ringing in the evolution of the hostel dweller. More solo travelers look for friends with chat tools, and bunking up can bring carbon emissions down.

Elizabeth Casolo | 1 week ago

Hostelworld CEO Sees Profit Rebound, Adoption of Traveler Chat Tool