Sustainability

News / Technology

Iomob partners with Next Earth metaverse for journey planning

By Linda Fox | May 9, 2022

The aim of the partnership is to collaborate on the development of a service to plan real-life journeys via the metaverse. Read More

Interview / Online

Listening to travel brands, a deafening silence on sustainability

By Kevin May | May 6, 2022

Much needs to change in the minds of executives in this industry and in the banking community, alongside the decisions being made by consumers. Simply providing information to influence consumer choice... Read More

News / Startups

New hotel booking platform lets guests offset carbon emissions at checkout

By Jill Menze | May 2, 2022

Travel startup Wayaj has launched a new hotel booking engine called Alight.travel that lets travelers book sustainable hotels and calculate and offset their carbon emissions at checkout. Read More

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Raus wants to be the digital platform for off-grid stays

By Linda Fox | April 28, 2022

The startup, which wants to expand beyond Germany, has received total funding of €3.2 million with the founders of TIER and HomeToGo among investors. Read More

News / Online

Bolt sees massive uptick in scooter usage, commits €150M to micromobility

By Jill Menze | April 27, 2022

With the number of scooter rides jumping more than 500%, Bolt plans to expand its operations. Read More

News / Technology

JetBlue Technology Ventures' Amy Burr on investment in green transport

By Robert Silk - Travel Weekly | April 27, 2022

Burr discusses the organization's strategies related to supporting the greening of aviation and overall innovation in travel. Read More

News / Online

Amex GBT outlines environmental strategy

By Jill Menze | April 26, 2022

In the company’s ESG Report 2021, Amex GBT outlines its commitment to operating its business in “the most sustainable manner possible." Read More

News / Technology

Swvl buys Turkey’s Volt Lines in first acquisition as public company

By Mitra Sorrells | April 26, 2022

This is the fourth acquisition for Dubai-based Swvl in less than a year. Read More

News / Technology

JetBlue Technology Ventures invests in climate solutions fund

By Linda Fox | April 22, 2022

JTV becomes a limited partner through its investment in the multi-billion dollar fund which targets large scale climate solutions. Read More

News / Online

DMO to social enterprise – sustainability's next step?

By Mitra Sorrells | April 22, 2022

Tourism Vancouver Island is now 4VI, a social enterprise that will invest its profits into activities that support the island's people, communities and environment. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group joins Prince Harry's Travalyst sustainable travel coalition

By Kevin May | April 20, 2022

Expedia Group will sit alongside arch rival Booking Holdings, Trip.com Group, Skyscanner, Tripadvisor, Google and Visa in the coalition of companies first created by Prince Harry in 2019. Read More

News / Technology

Lyft boosts bike-share presence with PBSC acquisition

By Linda Fox | April 20, 2022

The acquisition is expected to double the size of Lyft’s current micromobility offering, with PBSC having 7,500 stations and 95,000 bikes across 15 countries. Read More

News / Online

Full corporate travel recovery still out of reach

By Jill Menze | April 20, 2022

According to a new study from Deloitte, business travel spend is at least two years from reaching pre-pandemic levels. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Business travel, sustainability must co‐exist in era of mobility

By Vivi Cahyadi Himmel - AltoVita | April 18, 2022

These key factors will drive conversions in the business travel space and help address climate change. Read More

News / Online

Airlines, airports face consumer pressure to fly and grow less

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | April 18, 2022

Remarks at CAPA's Airlines in Transition Summit illustrate the challenges airlines face as they work to recover financially from COVID while also addressing sustainability. Read More

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