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

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.

Hank Rowland | 12 years ago

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.

12 years ago

Tourism

Loving Bali to death: The tourism trap

Bali is now part of cultural zeitgeist, where tourists go to find themselves. But it is clearly clashing with local lifestyle and resources, and if nothing's done to make this rapid development sutainable, may soon pass its title to other new-Balis along the way.

12 years ago

Tourism

50 beaches in England to be banned for swimming in wave of EU blacklistings

A flexible approached, as espoused by VisitCornwall, would appear to make more sense than a rigid approach that would deprive impacted communities and beach-goers of economic well-being, and some sun and fun.

Richard Gray | 12 years ago

Tourism

The business case for responsible tourism

A great summary of results in building sustainable tourism practices.

12 years ago

Tourism

Olympians worried about climate change and winter sports lobby Obama

Climate change has become a harsh reality that’s cut the bottom lines of thousands of ski resorts in recent years, but Obama’s hinted that little action will be taken to reverse warmer winters this term.

Suzanne Goldenberg | 12 years ago

Skift Originals

12 sustainable tourism pioneers changing the world of travel

Rafat Ali | 12 years ago

Airlines

Add bumpier flights to the list of effects climate change will have on travel

Studies often look at how aviation expedites climate change, but this one suggests airlines have personal stake in slowing global warning: Increased turbulence could cost airlines millions in repairs.

12 years ago

Hotels

SkiftStats: Water use in hotel industry & the coming crisis in Asia-Pacific

Water scarcity could literally stop the blockbuster growth in tourism economies of the Asia-Pacific countries in their tracks, and smarter usage like what Australia and New Zealand have achieved is needed.

Rafat Ali | 12 years ago

Tourism

Huge algae outbreak threatens multi-billion dollar Lake Erie tourism economy

No easy and quick fix solutions to this, so the tourism economy will definitely be affected in the short term, unfortunately.

John Flesher | 12 years ago