All posts by Felicity Cousins

UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council and the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work towards improving sustainability in the global hospitality sector.

US: Luxury hotel, 1 Hotel South Beach, has been awarded a 2022 Green Good Design Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

UK: Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa, in the Cotswolds, has become the first countryside luxury hotel in the UK to achieve Silver certification with EarthCheck.

CARIBBEAN: Coulibri Ridge, the Caribbean’s latest sustainable offering, will open later this month on Dominica.

THAILAND: Koh Mak, a small tropical island in Thailand, is striving to become a low-carbon destination.

SAUDI ARABIA: The Red Sea Development Company has unveiled plans for a sustainable marine life institute, designed by Foster + Partners, which will also feature hotels.

SPAIN: Melia Hotels has marked World Tourism Day with its Travel for Good campaign, which highlights its ESG commitments.

MALDIVES: Six Senses Hotels and Resorts has launched a sustainability camp at …

SWITZERLAND: Kempinski has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report 2021.

EUROPE: Radisson Hotel Group has announced the launch of its first “ultra-fast” Electric Charging Hub for guests staying with electric vehicles.

THAILAND: Avani Hotels, part of the global hospitality group Minor Hotels, has signed the UNESCO Sustainable Travel Pledge. 

UK: room2, the net zero hotel brand by The Lamington Group, has announced plans to open three new hotels.

Tablet Hotels, the hotel curators for the MICHELIN Guide, has launched a programme to help travellers choose greener options.

WORLDWIDE: Google has updated certain aspects of its search tool to filter results for sustainable accommodation.

WORLDWIDE: Expedia has launched its new global social impact and sustainability strategy known as Open World.