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Climate Change and Travel

Complete coverage of how global climate change is affecting the travel industry and how travel brands are helping or hurting humans’ opportunities to fix it.

Hotels

Accor CEO: Hotel Development Struggles With Sustainability ‘Paradox’

Accor CEO Sebastien Bazin said opening fewer hotels would lessen the industry's environmental impact, but that hotels also do a lot of good for society.

Josh Corder | 6 months ago

Tourism

Intrepid and VisitBritain CEOs Talk Future of Tourism—Full Video

If the tourism industry doesn't want a replay of 2019 overtourism, they need to adjust their strategies and tactics.

Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago

Skift Meetings

West Maui Reopens: Is it Too Soon?

Hawaii Governor Josh Green reopened fire-stricken West Maui this weekend although some locals say the grieving community is not ready.

7 months ago

Cruises

Carnival Cruise: No Signs of Consumer Spending Slowdown

Carnival Cruise executives don't see the macroeconomic slowdown everybody is talking about.

Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago

Tourism

How Demographics, Loneliness, Work and Climate Will Define the Future of Travel

We are ready to decipher and define the next decade of travel. Are you onboard?

Rafat Ali | 7 months ago

News Blog

Europe’s Upcoming Ban on ‘Climate Neutral’ Marketing to Affect Travel Brand Greenwashing

The European Union is on track to ban marketing claims such as "climate neutral" by 2026 that scientifically based certification can't validate. Claims such as "carbon neutral," "environmentally friendly," and "eco" will require companies to verify their products' merits through third-party certification schemes. Travel companies are among the industries that may be affected by the…

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

Airlines

Ryanair Says French Push for Minimum Pricing on Flights Is Politically impossible

European authorities will seemingly have to find way other ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the airline industry. It's incredibly unlikely much of the European Union will support France's push for minimum pricing on flights.

Reuters | 7 months ago

Airlines

France to Push For Minimum Price For Flights Across Europe

A minimum price for flights in Europe, if enacted, could help lead to a reduction in airlines' carbon emissions. But France's proposal faces an uphill climb to becoming a reality, especially with several destinations' tourism industries being dependent on low-cost flights.

Kate Abnett, Reuters | 7 months ago

News Blog

Europe Adopts Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandates From 2025

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the bloc's sustainable aviation fuel mandates in the push to cut aviation emissions dramatically. The mandates, which are part of the European Union's Fit for 55 program to cut carbon emissions, require that 2% of all aviation fuel used in the bloc must be low-emission sustainable aviation fuel, or…

Edward Russell | 8 months ago

Airlines

Airlines’ Sustainability Claims Can’t Escape Scrutiny

Is there really so much value in marketing greener flights that airlines would waste their time with campaigns like these?

Toby Sterling, Joanna Plucinska and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters | 8 months ago