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.

Business Travel

Microsoft's New Carbon Penalties for Corporate Travel Stir Debate

Microsoft's news this week underscored a bigger problem: It no longer seems to be about how to cut carbon emissions, but rather how that gets counted.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Microsoft headquarters in Munich, Germany

Business Travel

Microsoft Discourages Corporate Travel by Raising Own Carbon Fee 600 Percent

Hiking the internal penalty for business travel carbon emissions might be a huge deterrent to employees when thinking about their next trip, but it's more a wake-up call to airlines to go greener.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Airlines

India Needs a New Tourism Policy — Now

While India has set an ambitious, so-called Vision@2047 goal for tourism some two decades into the future, what’s really needed urgently right now is a long-overdue national tourism policy.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Electric Car Rentals and Shares Gain Momentum With Business Travelers

A record deal by Hertz to buy 100,000 Teslas and deeper agency technology integrations are helping meet a revived corporate demand.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Tourism

U.S. Travel Group Lays Out 5-Point Plan on Sustainable Travel

This is good news for America's travel businesses that their largest industry body will lead on sustainability and push for the right policies to be in place to green the future of U.S. travel.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 3 years ago

Hotels

Daily Podcast: IHG’s Return to Growth

Good morning from Skift. It's Wednesday, February 23, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Jason Clampet | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Europe's New Climate Policies Meet a Travel Reality

The travel industry looks set to clash with the European Commission over proposals for its "Fit for 55" climate change legislation. It's going to be a pivotal year.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Daily Podcast: Expedia’s Earnings Revelations

Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, February 22, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Jason Clampet | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Oregon Group Hires Climate Scientist to Walk the Talk on Coastal Tourism

The Oregon Coast Visitors Association's push to tackle climate is encouraging news for the U.S. travel industry, starting with hiring a Ph.D. climate consultant. Figuring out what works for each destination is a complex undertaking but every minute counts to mitigate the climate's impact on tourism. The clock is ticking.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Why a Backer of CitizenM Hotels Is Investing in Greener Aviation Fuel Now

The CitizenM and Student Hotel backer is investing as part of a 10-year deal, which shows there's real momentum behind manufacturing this type of fuel. The question is when, or if, it will ever become cheap enough to make a real difference.

Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago