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On the Right Track: United Airlines Win Sustainability Award
Global Business Travel Association Foundation awards United Airlines the 2014 Sustainability Outstanding Achievement Award for outstanding leadership, innovation and commitment to delivering...
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Reporting from the Frontline: Green Hotels Around the World
You might be wondering why there hasn’t been a blog post for a while. The reason is that I have been on the road since early June, traveling from New Zealand via Dubai to Europe (Frankfurt, Tallinn,...
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Tripadvisor GreenLeaders Sustainable Hotel Program – How Credible?
Tripadvisor‘s anouncement of the Green Leaders programme had led to quite a bit of excitement throghout the sustainable tourism community and those, like myself, watching it from the edges. A couple of...
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Bio and Business? Hotel Villa Orange in Frankfurt Shows How
Focus on bio (organic) and business hotel at the same time? Of course, says Christiane Huette, general manager of the Villa Orange in Frankfurt, Germany. For her, a focus on organic food and...
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Singapore Sustainability Leaders: PARKROYAL on Pickering
Some weeks ago, my partner and I had the chance to stay at the PARKROYAL on Pickering in Singapore for a review now published on sustainable travel web portal GreenCityTrips.com. Managed by the Pan...
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Bold Move: Mandatory Hotel Sustainability Standards in Cyprus
Small island in the Mediterranean making big waves in the sustainable tourism sector: For the first time in any destination, mandatory sustainability standards for hotel establishments have been...
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Marketers, Stop Selling Tourism Products – Start Telling Stories
Too many marketing folks are still selling holidays as products, when the travellers are looking for stories, laments responsible tourism and communications expert Jeremy Smith (@jmcsmith) in a blog...
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Cruise Industry Needs to Speed Up on Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts,...
Been on a cruise lately? Admittedly, it is only since we moved to Wellington – a popular destination for cruise ship stopovers – that I have become aware of the immense impact that those cruise liners...
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Lipman: SME Commitment Crucial for Climate Friendly, Sustainable Travel and...
Isn’t it strange that our eyeballs and attention tend to focus on the few big players, rather than the many small ones? 80 percent of travel and tourism businesses are SME – small and medium-sized...
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Well Done! World’s Sustainable Tourism Champions 2014
Each year, the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards recognize sustainable tourism best practices in action, helping to transform the Travel & Tourism industry based upon the principles of environmentally...
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Saviour or Beast? Film Follows Tourist Traces Around the World
Coming to the Documentary Edge film festival in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand, is GRINGO TRAILS, a feature-length documentary that raises urgent questions about one of the most powerful...
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8 Bits of Advice for Hotel Managers Interested in Sustainability
Whereas learning by doing is a great way for hotel managers to approach the sustainability challenge, an even better strategy is to follow the footsteps of those in the hospitality business already...
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Cruise Industry Needs to Speed Up on Corporate Social Responsibility Efforts,...
Been on a cruise lately? Admittedly, it is only since we moved to Wellington – a popular destination for cruise ship stopovers – that I have become aware of the immense impact that those cruise liners...
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Sustainability Leaders Wanted! 2015 Tourism For Tomorrow Sustainability Awards
World’s travel and tourism industry needs to put sustainability at the forefront of everything it does and businesses need to lead by example. This is the key message from David Scowsill, CEO &...
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Why Sustainable Tourism Industry Needs Third-Party Certification
Tourism, world’s largest industry in terms of people employed, has a problem: as more and more tourists and travellers become aware of their environmental impact (such as their carbon footprint),...
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Celebration of Responsible Travel at South Downs National Park, UK
5 November is responsible tourism day and what better way to celebrate than to (re)discover the national parks and other areas of protected natural beauty that most of us find right at our doorstep....
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Well Done! World’s Sustainable Tourism Champions 2014
Each year, the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards recognize sustainable tourism best practices in action, helping to transform the Travel & Tourism industry based upon the principles of environmentally...
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How to Measure ROI and Economic Value of Sustainable Tourism
Statistics (see below) tell us that more and more travelers make their choice of accommodations, activities, and restaurants based on their social and environmental commitment. While these statistics...
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SME Commitment Crucial for Sustainable Tourism
SME – small and medium-sized enterprises – make 80 percent of travel and tourism businesses and are thus key for sustainable tourism. Yet, our eyeballs and attention tend to focus on the few big...
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Cruise Industry Lacks in CSR – Research
Been on a cruise lately? Admittedly, it is only since we moved to Wellington – a popular destination for cruise ship stopovers – that I have become aware of the immense impact that those cruise liners...
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