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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.

Airlines

U.S. Congress passes law to ban domestic airlines from complying with EU emissions rules

It didn't matter that the European Union had put the fees on hold. Congress acted to further remind the EU how un-welcome their carbon emissions penalties are in the U.S.

Reuters | 12 years ago

U.S. Congress passes law to ban domestic airlines from complying with EU emissions rules

Airlines

European Union stops emissions fees for foreign airlines flying in and out of Europe

The rule will put a temporary end to the voices of protest coming out of Washington, D.C. and Beijing, but European carriers will begin their own complaints that their competitive edge weakened by fees foreign rivals don't have to pay.

Barbara Lewis, Reuters | 12 years ago

Tourism

Venice, Italy battles flooding as storms hit hard across northern Italy

The tourist-centric city has become so much a destination for foreigners rather than a place were people live and work that that tragedy of its more common than ever flooding is of low priority for Italians.

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Venice, Italy battles flooding as storms hit hard across northern Italy

Hotels

HotelTonight raises $60,000 for American Red Cross by matching every dollar spent in wake of Sandy

Hurricane Sandy brought to a light a lesser-known function for the popular booking app as a disaster relief tool.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 12 years ago

HotelTonight raises $60,000 for American Red Cross by matching every dollar spent in wake of Sandy

Tourism

Statue of Liberty lit up for the first time since Hurricane Sandy on Friday night

Lady Liberty is having a tough time recently. The iconic landmark reopened to visitors just three days before the storm hit and now its closed again with no estimate of when it will reopen.

The Associated Press | 12 years ago

Statue of Liberty lit up for the first time since Hurricane Sandy on Friday night

Cruises

Cruise industry says clean fuel rules will increase passenger costs and impact itineraries

Any major shift in an industry is expected to encounter resistance and cruise companies are bemoaning the regulations that will increase costs and limit the destinations where ships can refuel.

Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Cruise industry says clean fuel rules will increase passenger costs and impact itineraries

Airlines

United Airlines says Sandy cost it $90 million in revenue, but it could have been worse

Although the storm initially cancelled over 5,000 flights, United will eventually receive fares for rebookings, saved costs on fuel and labor, and improved load efficiency on flights following the storm.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

United Airlines says Sandy cost it $90 million in revenue, but it could have been worse

Ground Transport

The businesses that boomed in the days following Hurricane Sandy

New Yorkers took their old bikes to the repair shop and rode to work -- thanks to Bloomberg push for more bike lanes -- or used Zipcar, which happily accepted empty gas tanks in return for the uptick in traffic.

Skift | 12 years ago

The businesses that boomed in the days following Hurricane Sandy

Media and PR

The globe-trotting climate change movie that reveals inconvenient truths

The power of the filmmakers' visuals and the lack of political polemic will add to the understated persuasiveness of "Chasing Ice."

Dana Schimmel, Associated Press | 12 years ago

The globe-trotting climate change movie that reveals inconvenient truths

Tourism

Follow the path of Hurricane Sandy with Google Maps

Google Maps | 12 years ago