New York LaGuardia’s Infrastructure Woes Pile Up As Storms Move Through
LaGuardia's congestion woes have only been made worse by terrible weather in the region. The congestion is expected to continue through 2022.
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.
Latest Royal Caribbean Sustainability Report Shows Slow Rate of Progress in Cruising
Royal Caribbean is hoping to accomplish major progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and landfill waste by a self-imposed 2020 deadline. The problem is that the cruise giant fell short of its 2015 goals, and faces an uphill battle to reach its ambitious goals for the future.
Royal Caribbean Is Ordering a New Class of Megaships
Royal Caribbean will need to completely rethink the way it designs and powers ships in order to use liquefied natural gas and fuel cell technology. It's an interesting challenge, and we find it especially notable that the cruise company is not trying to break its own capacity records.
Cruise Industry’s Latest Sustainability Report Doesn’t Contain Data on Sustainability
If you're going to release a report trying to show the strides your industry has made in sustainability, it helps to have concrete evidence to bear that out. Asserting that advanced technology, which has yet to even be installed, has solved the problem is misleading and damaging to the credibility of cruising at large.
How the World’s Biggest Cruise Company Approaches Sustainability
It's nice to see an industry-leading company take a forward-looking approach to sustainability, both in terms of the environment and its effect on destinations around the world. For the time being, cruise ships are still big polluters.
These Radical Hotels of the Future Emphasize Mobility and Sustainability
These ideas may seem a bit far-fetched for now, but they point to a future where hospitality can take you to places you never expected to be able to stay.
Latest Cruise Pollution Report Card Shows Difficulty of Overseeing the Industry
There's really no way to tell how sustainably cruise lines operate, due to a lack of regulation on a global scale. Since cruise lines aren't required to release detailed data on their environmental footprint, there is little accountability.
U.S. Travelers Like Sustainable Tourism But Love Transparency From Brands
Nearly one-third of the U.S. population identifies as sustainable travelers, but many of them are skeptical of brands' sustainability campaigns and iniatives. Proof and transparency are key for brands to get right if they want these big spenders and frequent travelers to buy into their flights, hotels or cruise lines.
A Qantas Plane Races a Tesla in Cross-Promotion to Push Sustainability
Qantas is making some very smart and bold branding moves. The timing of this collaboration with Tesla around the launch of the Model S is only the latest.
Sustainability Is Still a Work in Progress for Cruise Lines
Consumers have become more conscious of the effect of travel on the environment. As one of the bigger polluters in travel — airlines win hands down, we know — cruise lines need to do more to explain the benefits of this to their customers, who often only care about a "deal."