Hotels
Marlon Brando's Vision for a Luxurious Sustainable Resort Comes to Life
Brando would have wanted his privacy, but visitors will appreciate the openness -- if they can afford it.
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.
Tourism
Florida Keys leaders consider plans to keep climate change impact at bay
The Keys, Maldives, Cuba, and others are now facing the very real impacts of global warming and unless effective changes are made quickly, rising sea levels could wipe out the destinations’ economic sustenance before buildings are underwater.
Tourism
Las Vegas heat wave sends more than 40 people to hospital
With heat like this, there's little reason to leave the casino tables.
Airlines
Extreme heat wave hits western U.S. as Las Vegas sizzles
Extreme heat can reduce an aircraft's lift, making the weekend challenging for air travel in places like Phoenix and Nevada this weekend.
Tourism
Waterfront cities plot ways to protect themselves from devastating floods
The waterfront locations that have sustained each of these cities’ hugely profitable tourism industries and boosted local businesses, now threatens to kill off both with a single unmanageable flood.
SkiftX
Ten sustainable initiatives taking cities into the next century
The list is a combination of climate control, traffic decongestion, and energy saving ideas that are already being implemented in cities, which suggests it's only a matter of time before the most efficient initiatives become common practice in urban design.
Tourism
Can ASEAN nations lure tourists and keep their soul?
The 10 nations of ASEAN are increasingly tourism dependent, and need common policies and branding to continue building up in a sustainable way, and stay away from bad examples in parts of Thailand and Cambodia.
Airlines
Oklahoma City airport reopens after tornadoes hit nearby
The airport provided updates on its Twitter account, although its website gave no hint of the storm. There was a headline about the hourly parking lot reopening, although there was no indication whether this was storm-related.
Tourism
Atlantic Coast tourism leaders worry about the coming hurricane season
Relying solely on prayer and good luck to protect a destination from natural disasters is a poor way to prepare for a storm, but this scene is playing itself out up and down the Atlantic Coast right now.
Hotels
Inefficient shower heads at hotels are now climate change issue, SEC rules
Fascinating corporate battle that will increasingly get played out at the shareholder level, and the hospitality industry has to become more responsible or shareholders and SEC will force them to.