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Articles tagged “environment”

Airlines

EasyJet Seizes on Thomas Cook’s Demise With New Packaged Vacation Offerings

With Thomas Cook out of the way, there's certainly more space in the package holiday market. People still want to buy these types of holidays, and EasyJet is a well-known brand. Can it be successful where other low-cost carriers have failed?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

EasyJet Seizes on Thomas Cook’s Demise With New Packaged Vacation Offerings

Airlines

Airlines Still Think They Can Offset Their Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Airlines are much more comfortable talking about mitigating climate change through incremental changes such as more efficient aircraft and carbon offsets. But these don't alter the fundamental problem. Flying is bad for the environment, and it's only going to get worse as demand keeps rising.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines Still Think They Can Offset Their Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

Airlines

Ryanair CEO: ‘No Justification’ for More Environmental Taxes on Air Travel

Airlines think they can win over consumers, investors, and other stakeholders with their environmental spin. Ryanair is clearly doing some things right, but the sector has a structural problem that isn't going to be solved by tweaking the edges.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Ryanair CEO: ‘No Justification’ for More Environmental Taxes on Air Travel

Airlines

Finnair Sees No Impact From Flight Shame Movement

Flight shaming as a concept is now well established, and airlines are certainly under much more pressure to showcase their green credentials. The impact on passenger numbers, however, is so far limited.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Finnair Sees No Impact From Flight Shame Movement

Airlines

IATA CEO Wants Help, Not New Taxes, in Bid to Cut Airline Emissions

If governments are serious about reducing the environmental impact of aviation, they may have to make biofuels a more attractive alternative. However, this might come at the cost of taxing ordinary jet fuel, something that will likely upset a lot of airlines.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

IATA CEO Wants Help, Not New Taxes, in Bid to Cut Airline Emissions

Airlines

EasyJet CEO Calls Out Legacy Rivals in Battle Over Airline Emissions

The growth of low-cost carriers has helped make travel more accessible but it has come at an environmental cost. Airlines like EasyJet are hoping that electric technology will one day act as a savior, but it's hard to imagine battery-powered commercial jets ever flying across the Atlantic.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

EasyJet CEO Calls Out Legacy Rivals in Battle Over Airline Emissions

Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines CEO Warns Airlines to Get Real Over Environment

Businesses invariably hate regulation, but sometimes it takes threats and fines to help change things for the better. Would airlines really be pushing their green credentials if consumers, governments, and the media weren't asking difficult questions?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Scandinavian Airlines CEO Warns Airlines to Get Real Over Environment

Business Travel

Travel Advisors See Little Backlash From Carnival’s Pollution Fine

There hasn’t been much backlash after Carnival Corp. copped a guilty plea and a $20 million fine for polluting the ocean, but some smaller cruise operators are pushing their green credentials in the hope of differentiating themselves.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Advisors See Little Backlash From Carnival’s Pollution Fine

Airlines

Quelle Surprise! EasyJet Hates the Idea of France’s New Eco Tax

The aviation industry's impact on the environment is only going to grow over the coming years as air travel increases across the world. Increasing taxes might force airlines to find new solutions while also raising money to fund more sustainable forms of transport.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Quelle Surprise! EasyJet Hates the Idea of France’s New Eco Tax

Tourism

Skift Forum Asia: The Travel Corporation Maps Plan to Sustainability

There's a long road ahead to achieving environmental sustainability in the travel industry. It involves a lot of effort from companies, but travelers and governments have to get on board too.

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 5 years ago

Skift Forum Asia: The Travel Corporation Maps Plan to Sustainability