Sustainability

News / Startups

Hertz invests in Ufodrive to build digital rental experience

By Linda Fox | February 16, 2022

The Series A investment was co-led by Certares, in partnership with Knighthead Capital Management. Read More

News / Distribution

Hotelbeds lays out eco and social initiatives, joins Amazon Climate Pledge

By Linda Fox | February 11, 2022

The Spain-based bedbank says it has achieved carbon neutral status for the fourth consecutive year by reducing emissions as well as offsetting emissions through independent organization Cabon Footprint. Read More

News / Technology

VTOL aircraft startup Odys Aviation raises $12.4M

By Mitra Sorrells | February 11, 2022

Odys Aviation is developing a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that will carry nine passengers and travel up to 1,000 miles. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Addressing the inevitability of natural disasters for DMOs

By Arianna Howe - Sparkloft Media | February 7, 2022

What can DMOs and tourism‐reliant companies do to showcase strong, adaptable vacation and business meetings markets in these impacted areas? Read More

Opinion / Technology

Beyond green: Holistic sustainability in travel

By Jens Wohltorf - Blacklane | February 4, 2022

Travel companies have a unique role to address the three dimensions of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. Read More

News / Online

European travelers plan to spend significantly more in 2022

By Jill Menze | February 2, 2022

According to a new report, European travelers plan to spend 39% more on travel in 2022 and are actively planning and booking. Read More

News / Startups

May Mobility raises $83M for autonomous driving tech

By Linda Fox | January 27, 2022

The company says the financing will go toward international expansion, technology development and recruitment in engineering Read More

News / Technology

South Korea’s Yanolja looks to Tesla to expand hospitality market

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | January 26, 2022

By digitizing and connecting spaces and testing NFT and metaverse technologies, Yanolja wants to expand the travel and hospitality market to $3,000 billion. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Intermodal into a better and sustainable future for the travel industry

By Nick Ashton - Dohop | January 25, 2022

The climate emergency has seen governments and organizations commit to net-zero emission targets and the transport and travel industries have a big part to play in achieving this objective. Read More

News / Online

TUI and Greece launch sustainable tourism initiative

By Mitra Sorrells | January 21, 2022

Known as the Rhodes Co-Lab, the effort will include the development and testing of solutions on the island that could then be shared more broadly, as well as the creation of a think tank. Read More

News / Online

The consumer trends seeping into the travel industry

By Linda Fox | January 20, 2022

According to a Euromonitor report, consumer attitudes have shifted in areas like climate and flexibility, impacting how and where they book travel. Read More

News / Technology

Marriott partners with robotics startup to reimagine guest rooms

By Jill Menze | January 18, 2022

As part of the hotel’s new Marriott Design Lab, Marriott is partnering with Ori to create flexible and multi-functional guest rooms. Read More

News / Technology

Airline tech chiefs prioritize investment in cybersecurity, cloud services

By Linda Fox | January 13, 2022

SITA’s 2021 Air Transport IT Insights study reveals 61% of airlines see IT investment increasing in 2022 while 55% of airports expect to spend more. Read More