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.

Fiji's Where Happiness Comes Naturally campaign.

Tourism

Fiji Embraces Happiness As a Way of Life, Not Just a Tourism Campaign

Sometimes it takes a negative reaction or backlash to remind tourism marketers to refocus their efforts on highlighting the local community.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

India Daily: Travelers Weigh in on the Sustainability Cost-Tradeoff

Travel agencies, lodging providers and booking sites must have clarity in their presentation of sustainability information to address the needs of the environmentally friendly traveler.

Amrita Ghosh | 2 years ago

Tourism

India Daily: Tourism Minister Claims Country Will See Development of 50 New Tourism Destinations

India is doing everything it can to increase its share in the global tourism market and make itself a year-round tourist destination.

Amrita Ghosh | 2 years ago

Tourism

The Travel Industry’s Struggles With Climate Change

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at a timeline of climate change actions, Six Senses’ new products, and the tourism board that dropped its destination.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Hotels

IHG's Six Senses Is Adding Luxury Global Membership Clubs

Six Senses CEO Neil Jacobs would like to multiply consumers' encounters with his brand beyond occasional hotel and resort stays. A potential paid membership product would let luxury travelers hop among new clubs, building on a model Soho House has popularized.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

A Short History of the Travel Industry's Sustainability Efforts

Although many travel companies are vocal about environmental issues, there's often been an enormous disconnect between their words and actions. Here's a look at how Skift has covered the industry's successes and failures in sustainability.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Tourism

Why Sedona's Tourism Bureau Fired Its City Over Destination Marketing

All eyes will be on Sedona, Arizona. If it can fund itself and promote tourism without the city's dollars, other destinations could potentially follow its example.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Namaste finger signs sculpture above Customs at Delhi international airport.

Tourism

India Daily: U.S. to Amp Up Visa Interviews for Indian Students by 30 Percent

While the U.S. is hitting records every month with the number of visas it is issuing in India, visa appointment delays continue to be a nightmare for Indians seeking interview slots for the U.S. visitor visa.

Amrita Ghosh | 2 years ago

Tourism

Middle East's Luxury Travelers Prioritize Sustainability

Hopefully this demand from travelers will encourage more tourism businesses to adopt sustainable practices as it now makes business sense for them to do so.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Hotels

Soul Community Planet Hotels Seeks Profit in Holistic Hospitality

We like how this new hotel brand is testing rare concepts. It suggests a rate but lets guests haggle if they feel underwhelmed. It ties guest stays to specific, if minor, environmental and community fixes. And it opposes the trendy asset-light model.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago