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.

Meetings

A Venue’s Layout Matters When It Comes to an Event’s Environmental Impact

Clearly small details can have a pretty big impact on the social and environmental effects of a business event. While many of these details aren't under planners' control, others might be as simple as adding an extra few tables.

Isaac Carey | 7 years ago

Meetings

Meetings Sector Tries to Strike the Right Balance With Mobile Apps

Apps are a great way to provide event attendees with information, but they can easily get overwhelming. When it comes to tech, event organizers need to weigh pluses and minuses between depth and simplicity.

Isaac Carey | 7 years ago

Hotels

Executive Q&A: Why Hospitality Leads the Future of Design

There has been a fair amount of industry discussion about how the leading travel and hospitality brands are thinking about design today. But how should the industry evolve to be prepared for future shifts? Why does design matter at all, and why should it matter for travel and hospitality?

Accor Group + Skift | 7 years ago

Cruising’s Pollution Problem Won’t Be Solved Any Time Soon

Cruise ships are giant floating hotels with shopping malls and casinos inside. The industry has made progress on sustainability, but much more needs to be done as consumer habits shift toward more sustainable vacation options.

Andrew Sheivachman | 7 years ago

Meetings

Meeting Planners Struggle to Create Sustainable Events

Millennials are starting to step into management positions at event companies, easing the way toward more sustainable events. But the industry still has a long way to go.

Isaac Carey | 7 years ago

Business Travel

Meeting Planners Make Slow Progress Toward Sustainability

Reducing food waste and environmental impacts are proving to be difficult for meeting planners. The sector's antiquated way of doing business is holding up progress at a moment when widespread change is necessary.

Isaac Carey | 7 years ago

Cruises

Travelers Are Becoming More Environmentally Aware. Has the Cruise Industry Noticed?

The cruise industry has historically benefitted from a consumer base that is broadly forgiving of its environmental missteps. But times are changing.

Rosie Spinks | 7 years ago

Boeing 737-8 MAX seatbacks and overhead bins

Airlines

Airlines May Have a Tougher Road to Reducing Plastics Than Hotels

It's easy to say that travel companies should ditch plastics to help save the environment, but this will be much harder for airlines than some other sectors.

Sarah Enelow-Snyder | 7 years ago

Meetings

New Skift Report: The Sustainable Future of Meetings and Events

When it comes to sustainability, the meetings sector is thinking well beyond environmental impacts. With the future of this multi-billion dollar sector on the line, planners and venues alike are dreaming up creative solutions to the biggest challenges facing meetings and events.

IHG + Skift | 7 years ago

Plastics in Airline Catering Raise Questions About Carbon Emissions

Airlines have a love-hate relationship with plastics, especially when it comes to food and beverage. Plastics pose a serious environmental threat, but at the same time they're lightweight and thereby help reduce carbon emissions. Can carriers tackle both of these problems at once?

Sarah Enelow-Snyder | 7 years ago