Environment

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WTTC and Sustainable Hospitality Alliance unite for environmental push

By Linda Fox | October 17, 2022

The pair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing both organizations to working together on reducing the environmental impact of the hospitality industry. Read More

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Standardized data key to air industry sustainability

By Kathryn Walson | October 12, 2022

ATPCO panelists say sustainable aviation initiatives can only work with transparency and industry standardization. Read More

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WiT Singapore: Sustainable travel hits the spotlight

By Luke Clark - CP5 | October 7, 2022

The travel industry is readying for a more meaningful dialogue with the traveling public around sustainability. Read More

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Airlines urged to carefully consider carbon offset programs

By Linda Fox | September 29, 2022

Carbon offsetting programs are increasingly getting called out for how cheap they are and questioned on their efficacy - or, in some cases, existence. Read More

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Q&A: Doug Lansky on the efficacy of carbon offsetting schemes

By Jill Menze | September 13, 2022

The destination management and tourism specialist explains why offsetting schemes sound “too good to be true.” Read More

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Could gamification help corporate travel go green?

By Linda Fox | September 12, 2022

Iomob’s WheelCoin app uses gamification and tokenization to nudge corporate travelers into making sustainable choices. Read More

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Expedia Group launches new social impact, sustainability strategy

By Jill Menze | September 7, 2022

Expedia Group's Open World social impact and sustainability strategy addresses the traveler experience, community engagement and environmental impact. Read More

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MintAir partners with Jaunt for 100 eVTOL aircraft

By Linda Fox | September 2, 2022

MintAir plans to launch a passenger air taxi service in Korea via a partnership with Jaunt. Read More

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Q&A: OAG on why supersonic travel won’t take off

By Kathryn Walson | September 1, 2022

In a Q&A with PhocusWire, John Grant, chief analyst with U.K.-based airline data provider OAG, explains why he thinks the future is bleak for supersonic commercial flights. Read More

Interview / Online

STARTUP STAGE: Moliving’s solar-powered mobile suites enable off-the-grid travel

By Kathryn Walson | August 30, 2022

Moliving's mobile suites are engineered to harvest enough solar energy to be fully independent from the power grid. Read More

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Google accused of “airbrushing” carbon emissions from flights

By Linda Fox | August 26, 2022

Google has drawn criticism for changing how it calculates the environmental impact of flights. Read More

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How tech helps destinations meet sustainability goals

By PhocusWire | August 4, 2022

At Phocuswright Europe, DMOs explained the role of digitization in meeting environmental and economic objectives. Read More

News / Distribution

Tour operators frustrated with new national parks reservation system

By Nicole Edenedo - Travel Weekly | July 27, 2022

A well-intended measure to promote sustainability is backfiring, causing tour operators to lose bookings. Read More

Opinion / Online

We need a better CO2 metric - here it is

By Scott Gillespie - tClara | July 25, 2022

Achieving any significant climate goal requires aligning actions by airlines, companies and their travelers. The critical question is to which goal are we aligning? Read More