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.

Hotels

How Certifying a Hotel's Wellness Bonafides Could Shake Up the Industry

Right now, a hotel can offer guests lemon water at check-in and call itself a wellness property. A new wellness certification might raise the bar for that distinction and help legitimize the industry.

Leslie Barrie | 5 years ago

Tourism

A New Normal Emerges for Tourism Promotion in the Age of Climate Change

As extreme weather events disrupting tourism become more and more common, the way destinations respond feels less and less appropriate. A new normal is emerging — and it's going to be tough.

Rosie Spinks | 5 years ago

Tourism

Carbon Footprint Impact Extends Way Beyond Flights Across All of a Vacation: New Study

It's a very small sample size at a very small travel company, but this study points to a possible way forward for the travel industry. If consumers can get a better idea of the environmental impact of their vacations, they can then make more informed decisions.

Patrick Whyte | 5 years ago

Tourism

Months of Unprecedented Fires Ravage Australia's Tourism Industry

The tragic state of the wildfires raging across Australia bodes well for nothing — including the country's tourism industry.

Rosie Spinks | 5 years ago

Lake Mead National Recreation Area 50th Anniversary Celebration

Tourism

National Parks Push Forward on Plastic Limits Despite Political Tussles

President Trump rolled back the Obama administration's limits on plastic bottles in national parks. But park advocates are confusing their efforts to reduce plastics on recreational land.

Micheline Maynard | 5 years ago

Cruises

Carnival Corp. Closes Out a Tough Year as It Works to Burnish Its Green Image

This year was a tough one for the world's largest cruise company, and Carnival executives will likely be happy to see it end. But in 2020 many of the same challenges remain, particularly in regards to sustainability.

Rosie Spinks | 5 years ago

Airlines

The Top 10 Airline Industry Developments in 2019

It was yet another tumultuous year in the airline industry with many storied names (Thomas Cook, for example) going under and the grounding of one of the world’s best-selling jets (the Boeing 737 Max). No one said aviation was an easy business.

Jay Shabat | 5 years ago

Business Travel

New Report: 10 Business Travel Trends for 2020

What’s in store for the business travel sector in 2020? Our newest trend report, created in partnership with corporate travel management leader TripActions, offers a prediction on the 10 trends that will have the biggest impact on business travel in the year ahead.

Navan + Skift | 5 years ago

How Atlanta's Massive Conference Center Became So Environmentally Friendly

Even the biggest venues can be gentle on the climate. The Georgia World Conference Center went through a redesign about 10 years ago, and now is one of the most sustainable large venues in the world.

Isaac Carey | 5 years ago

Tourism

How Local Visionaries Are Powering Aruba’s Sustainable Future

Governments should rightly take charge of large-scale sustainability efforts — but destinations focused on the future should also look to grassroots innovation. On Aruba, many of the most creative sustainability efforts are led by passionate locals eager to share their work with visitors.

Aruba Tourism Authority + Skift | 5 years ago