Sustainability

Interview / Startups

STARTUP STAGE: Trees4Travel offers a simple solution to address climate change

By Linda Fox | November 2, 2020

The company wants to offer a simple, easy to use solution to alleviate climate change by getting travelers to invest the price of a coffee in planting trees. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 47 - Brad Bao of Lime

By PhocusWire | October 22, 2020

Lime is on a mission to overhaul the way people think about urban mobility, whether it's with bikes or scooters, commuting or leisure. Brad Bao tells the story to PhocusWire's Kevin May and David Litwak... Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Sustainability efforts in travel can't be all talk, little action

By PhocusWire | October 9, 2020

Sustainability needs to remain firmly on the corporate agenda and travelers must vote with their wallets, supporting those with solid green strategies. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: To rebuild successfully and sustainably, destinations must be cautious of “empty platitudes”

By Jill Menze | October 6, 2020

Speaking during Phocuswright Europe, the Travel Foundation CEO Jeremy Sampson says destinations need to focus on action to build back sustainably from COVID-19. Read More

News / Startups

InPhocus, episode 24 - What a first 12 months for this travel startup

By PhocusWire | October 2, 2020

We talk to TripDoodler's CEO about the last 12 months as a travel startup founder, her thoughts on sustainability as an important part of the recovery agenda and why the company is going down the... Read More

News / Technology

SITA partners with French startup to help airlines with fuel sustainability

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2020

Safety Line provides technology to airlines and airports and can help carriers save fuel and reduce emissions during the three key phases of a flight: climb, cruise and descent. Read More

Interview / Technology

How I Got Here, episode 42 - Ben Frank of Rotabull

By PhocusWire | September 17, 2020

The founder of a startup attempting to overhaul one of aviation's most complex processes talks to David Litwak of Mozio and PhocusWire's Kevin May. Read More

News / Distribution

Identifying areas for innovation as travelers embrace their "conscience"

By Linda Fox | September 15, 2020

Smart Travel Lab believes travelers now have a heightened sense of wanting to do better and travel more sustainably. Brands should take advantage of this shift. Read More

News / Startups

With trade shows cancelled, travel tech startup takes its show on the road - literally

By Mitra Sorrells | June 16, 2020

With all industry trade shows cancelled, the founder of travel tech startup Entrada Insights is embarking on a cross-country road trip to meet potential clients. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: New Reality With... Amir Amidi and Lio Chen of Plug And Play

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020

The next guests on the New Reality With... series are Amir Amidi and Lio Chen, managing partner and senior vice president respectively for Plug and Play, the U.S.-based platform for... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travelers may need to prepare for a contactless, surveillance-led experience

By Simon Nowroz - Disruptive X Emergent | May 15, 2020

While we can’t conclude exactly what the future may hold, we can establish an overall trajectory and an overarching narrative that we refer to as a theme. Travel's future is a very different one. Read More

Opinion / Online

How to rebuild a "future-fit" tourism industry

By Justin Francis - Responsible Travel | May 11, 2020

Responsible Travel CEO Justin Francis shares what's on his wish list for the tourism industry after COVID-19. Read More

News / Technology

Destination X - Using the new normal to limit visitors and manage overtourism

By PhocusWire | May 5, 2020

Aside from reduced pollution and car accidents, the crisis brought on by COVID-19 may offer an opportunity to make some much needed (and politically difficult) changes to tourism policies. Read More

News / Distribution

How aviation should plan for a different sector to emerge post-coronavirus

By Linda Fox | April 30, 2020

No one can safely predict how long it will take for the industry to bounce back, but aviation experts are hoping for a return to 80% of pre-COVID-19 levels in two to three years. Read More