Sustainability

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JetBlue adds climate platform powered by Chooose

By Mitra Sorrells | February 28, 2023

JetBlue customers can use the platform to estimate the CO2 emissions of their flights and then contribute to a fund to cover the difference in cost between SAF and conventional jet fuel. Read More

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Unyoked secures €18 million to expand solar-powered cabins

By Kathryn Walson | February 24, 2023

Founded in 2016, the company operates approximately 100 off-grid cabins in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and has hosted about 35,000 overnight stays. Read More

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United announces sustainable flight fund

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

United and its inaugural partners – Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell – provided the initial investment of more then $100 million. Read More

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Uber to add 25,000 electric vehicles in India

By Kathryn Walson | February 22, 2023

The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company has committed to ensuring 100% of rides take place in zero-emission vehicles - or buses, trains, bicycles and scooters - by 2040. Read More

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Ixigo invests $3.1M in electric bus startup FreshBus

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The seed round will go towards the launch of the inter-city electric bus service across India. Read More

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Dance lands €12M for micromobility subscription push

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2023

The equity is led by HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard, which are all existing investors. Read More

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How travel pros can embrace new traveler expectations

By Cheryl Miller - Expedia for Business | February 13, 2023

Expedia Group’s Traveler Value Index examines what travelers truly want and how travel professionals can tap into that demand to provide the best end-to-end experience possible. Read More

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Strategies destinations are using to disperse tourists

By Kathryn Walson | February 13, 2023

DMOs are using creative marketing strategies to nudge travelers to explore less crowded areas, but the effort also requires planning and support to ensure the dispersion doesn’t create problems of its... Read More

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UnTours Foundation plans $10M investment for better tourism future

By Linda Fox | February 2, 2023

The foundation's partners include Expedia Group, TUI Care Foundation, Adventure Travel Trade Association, Flywire and B Tourism. Read More

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Survey finds travel loyalty programs fall short of consumer expectations

By Kathryn Walson | January 31, 2023

The report, based on surveys conducted late last year, points to four key areas in which loyalty programs can improve: the booking experience, sustainability, personalization and payment technology. Read More

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New efforts spotlight sustainability in rentals

By Kathryn Walson | January 31, 2023

While the hotel industry is awash in sustainability certifications, there is a dearth of them in the short-term rental sector. Read More

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French multimodal travel company Tictactrip raises €2M

By Mitra Sorrells | January 27, 2023

Tictactrip enables users to combine and book bus, train and carpooling options from more than 200 companies covering routes in 6,000 cities in Europe. Read More

Opinion / Online

Davos and the travel industry: 5 takeaways

By Jeffrey Katz - Journera | January 24, 2023

Journera CEO Jeffrey Katz shares the travel-related topics and trends from the World Economic Forum's Davos event. Read More

News / Technology

Amex GBT aims for more robust carbon reporting via Chooose

By Linda Fox | January 19, 2023

The agreement will see Amex GBT integrate carbon emissions calculations across its booking and reporting tools to build up consistent data and develop an architecture for carbon compensation. Read More

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Travel’s resilience and sustainability in spotlight at Davos

By Linda Fox | January 18, 2023

Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye, Journera CEO Jeff Katz, the Rwandan Development Board's Clare Akamanzi and Thailand's finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith discuss pressing industry issues at the... Read More

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