Climate Hub

Welcome to Skift’s Climate Hub, where solutions-based journalism cuts through industry spin to spotlight real progress in travel sustainability. In partnership with Intrepid Travel, Skift’s editorial team will evaluate environmental claims, highlight meaningful advancements, and hold the travel sector accountable. This independent initiative brings rigorous reporting to the forefront and pushes the industry to meet the moment in the face of growing scrutiny from travelers and stakeholders alike.

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Airlines

Airlines Want Their Net Zero Pledges to Fly on More Than Fumes

Aviation is becoming a target for policymakers and climate emergency activists. Leaders from Delta, Air France-KLM, and McKinsey have highlighted some heartening ways to address the carbon reduction challenge.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Tourism

New Orleans’ Incoming Tourism Chief Eyes International Marketing Shift

New Orleans & Company incoming president and CEO Walter Leger's embrace of new age marketing tactics and technology, as well as his political experience, signal changes are coming to the Big Easy.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Meetings

The Community-Led Meeting Venue Leading the Race to Net Zero

Joining this episode of the Event Manager Podcast is Andrew Felming-Brown, Managing Director at SWG3, to discuss venue sustainability.

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Business Travel

Amex GBT CEO Says Greener Air Travel Starts With Building More Sustainable Fuel Plants — Now

European politicians are planning legislation that requires airlines to use more sustainable fuel by 2030, but there's very little going around. One solution is to start building more production plants now, to create enough in time. But what Amex GBT's chief Paul Abbott wants to know is who's paying to build them?

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Prince Harry's Travalyst Focuses on Corp Travel Carbon Emissions With Travelport, Amadeus

Adding Amadeus and Travelport certainly expands Travalyst's reach, but the partnerships will only be worthwhile if their corporate travel agency customers adopt Travalyst's method of calculating carbon emissions.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Data Says Flexible Search Tools Help Combat Overtourism

Airbnb said that the flexible search features it has rolled out since early 2021 have so far diverted bookings from destinations coping with overtourism and peak travel times, according to…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

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Hotels

Hotel Green Efforts Are Hitting Right Message for Social Media Users

Can you go wrong with imagery of animals or nature and heartwarming messages? Not if you're a hotel sharing your sustainability efforts via social media. That's what The Datai Langkawi, Fairmont, and Banyan Tree have found.

Carley Thornell | 2 years ago

Business Travel

TUI Takes Its Own Remote Working Further With Free Hotel Stays

Being a mega-tour operator must play some part in the success of its Workwide program, where employees have surpassed 10,000 days working abroad. But plenty of other non-tourism companies can learn from TUI when it comes to offering blended travel as a perk. It's not rocket science.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Tourism

Colorado Voters to Decide on Redirecting Tourism Marketing Dollars to Communities

Expect more Colorado communities to introduce ballot measures that will divert funding raised through hotel taxes away from tourism promotion and back into communities. Next time it won't just be in the mountain communities.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Airlines

Saudi Arabia's National Carrier Signs Agreement to Buy 100 Lilium Air Taxis

Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier Saudia announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with German air taxi startup Lilium to purchase 100 jets.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago