Environment

News / Startups

Chooose gets investment from BP, partners to help airlines decarbonize

By Linda Fox | February 22, 2024

Chooose and BP will help airlines with digital solutions to scale sustainable aviation fuel programs. Read More

News / Startups

Heart Aerospace lands $107M for hybrid-electric airplane

By Linda Fox | February 2, 2024

The company plans to put the investment toward further development of the business as well as progressing certification of its ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft. Read More

News / Online

Seeking sustainable options when travelers aren’t as green as they say

By Derek Catron | January 18, 2024

New research from Phocuswright shows that while travelers may talk about supporting sustainability, their behavior demonstrates something else. Some wonder if more government incentives or regulations... Read More

News / Online

Younger travelers boost importance of sustainability, new research shows

By Derek Catron | January 16, 2024

Research from the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance finds a growing market opportunity for sustainable travel that’s likely to accelerate. Read More

News / Technology

Nearly half of travel companies say they’ll increase ESG investment in ‘24

By Derek Catron | December 13, 2023

The survey commissioned by Amadeus included representatives from travel companies from nine markets and seven segments of the industry. Read More

News / Startups

Short-term rental monitoring startup Minut raises additional $5M

By Morgan Hines | December 8, 2023

Minut, which helps property managers and hosts to monitor their properties and automate workflows, plans to use the investment to fund product initiatives. Read More

News / Technology

Lufthansa, Lilium partner to explore eVTOL opportunities

By Linda Fox | December 8, 2023

The companies will look at ground and flight operations, future aircraft maintenance and crew and flight training as they explore ways to use electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Read More

Opinion / Online

Travelers, airlines want sustainability; standards will help

By David Smith – ATPCO | December 7, 2023

Airlines need to embrace the available emissions standards and data and share it with consumers so they can make smart choices about travel. Read More

News / Online

A different type of travel sustainability research

By Phocuswright Research | December 6, 2023

While travelers often have good intentions, a new research report from Phocuswright shows sustainability considerations rarely impact their trip decisions. Read More

News / Technology

Finding solutions for travel disruptions in an age of climate change

By Derek Catron | November 27, 2023

Travel industry leaders weigh in on the need for companies to be more proactive about helping customers when travel disruptions occur. Read More

News / Online

The positive and negative impacts of travel on destinations

By Linda Fox | November 1, 2023

A report from Economist Impact and Booking.com assesses the social, environmental and economic impact of visitors on destinations. Read More

Opinion / Online

Travel customer service resilience in the age of climate disruption

By Jeffrey Katz – Journera | October 27, 2023

While the increasing frequency of climate-related disruptions is inevitable, severely disappointed customers are not. Travel providers have access to the data that enables a real-time, proactive... Read More

News / Distribution

Rail Europe, KKday join forces to promote sustainable rail travel

By Derek Catron | October 26, 2023

Taiwan-basedKKday said it has seen a 60% increase in sales of European travel products this year over the same period in 2019. Read More

News / Startups

Booking adds sustainability badge for short-term rentals vetted by Sustonica

By Mitra Sorrells | October 11, 2023

Properties that have received the Sustonica certification will now show a “Level 3+ Travel Sustainable” badge at the top of their listing on Booking.com. Read More