Sustainability

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

News / Distribution

Scenarios for what the travel industry might be dealing with after COVID-19

By Linda Fox | April 24, 2020

For travel companies looking at how and when they might emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, outcome planning is a big part of the equation. Read More

News / Startups

What COVID-19 means for a travel startup focused on sustainability

By Jill Menze | April 22, 2020

For Jet-Set Offset, the coronavirus crisis is signaling a heightened awareness of the environmental impact of air travel. Read More

Opinion / Online

Rethinking travel marketing: Loosen Google's grip on search and get smart on overtourism

By Matthew Barker - Horizon Guides | April 9, 2020

The tourism industry has the chance to rethink its marketing strategy going forward if its players work together. Read More

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News / Online

To fly or not to fly? Why sustainability matters in a post-COVID world

By Mitra Sorrells | April 8, 2020

The coronavirus is causing some to consider how travel, specifically business travel, will be changed after the crisis passes. Read More

News / Technology

InPhocus, episode 3 - Living with the virus, thinking about a reset for tourism

By PhocusWire | March 27, 2020

Destination specialist Doug Lansky to gives his account of contracting coronavirus and shares his perspective on the current climate for destinations and what could (or should) happen next. Read More

News / Online

TravelPerk launches carbon impact reporting and offsetting

By Mitra Sorrells | March 4, 2020

TravelPerk is launching GreenPerk, a solution that allows business travelers to offset their entire travel-related CO2 footprint directly in the platform. Read More