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.

Airlines

European Officials Uphold France's Ban on Select Flights Where Trains Compete

The European Union has upheld France's landmark climate law that bans select flights on routes where trains are time competitive.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Trip.com Group Taps $1.5 Billion Loan Tied to Green Targets

Trip.com Group said on Friday it had tapped a $1.5 billion sustainability-linked loan facility, meaning that the financing terms link the debt's interest rates to the Chinese online travel giant's…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Startups

Lilium Raises $119 Million for Electric Taxi Jets

This startup funding list covers the gamut: fuel sustainability in plane and trains, short-terms rentals for business travelers, day access to luxury hotels, and planting trees in tourist areas.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Tourism

Movie Star Ed Norton Is Launching a Luxury Eco-Camp in Kenya With Former Six Senses President

Movie actor Ed Norton is working with the former president of Six Senses on developing a new eco-resort in Kenya.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

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Airlines

Full Video: Delta, Air France-KLM and McKinsey Talk Sustainability at Skift Aviation Forum 2022

Climate change risks taking a direction in years ahead that could endanger our grandchildren. This panel talk does a good job of capturing the current state of airline thinking about whether aviation will reduce its carbon emissions.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Airlines

KLM's New CEO Wants a Balanced Dutch Carbon Policy

KLM‘s new CEO, Marjan Rintel, has been in the job less than five months and already faces serious questions over the future of the airline. She recently sat down with Airline Weekly Editor Edward Russell in New York to discuss KLM’s future.

2 years ago

Airlines

African Airlines Take New Steps Towards Open Skies Vision

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Tour Operators

G Adventures Invests in Restorative Tourism Platform Reforest

Adventure travel specialist G Adventures has made a “significant financial investment” in Reforest, a digital platform that connects travelers with local communities that are restoring their ecosystems using reforestation.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Airlines

Skift Aviation Forum Video: Sustainable Fuel and the Future of Low Carbon Aviation

In this video from Skift Aviation Forum 2022, we hear from Lana Van Marter, manager of renewable aviation for Neste U.S., about how sustainable aviation fuel technology will herald a new era of low carbon aviation.

Neste + Skift | 2 years ago

Destinations Roll Out Electric Vehicle Charging Stations as a Tourism Draw

Travel industry businesses have an opportunity to shape their destination's long-term future right before electric vehicle adoption takes off.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago