All posts by Mark Caswell

Booking.com drops Travel Sustainable programme to focus on third-party certification

WORLDWIDE: Digital travel platform Booking.com is to introduce new labelling for properties …

Minor Hotels sees 20th property attain top tier Green Growth 2050 certification

WORLDWIDE: Anantara Chiang Mai Resort has become the 20th Minor Hotels property …

Hotel booking platform A’ARU Collective launches for responsible luxury travel

WORLDWIDE: A new hotel booking platform, A’ARU Collective, has launched promising to …

Iberostar publishes Wave of Change year in review

SPAIN: Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has published its 2023 Year in Review, …

Beyond Green adds seven new member properties

WORLDWIDE: Sustainable hotel portfolio Beyond Green has added seven new members in …

More than 1,700 properties join WTTC’s Hotel Sustainability Basics programme

WORLDWIDE: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has now verified more …

More than half of Portugal’s hotels have sustainability certification

EUROPE: Travel and tourism data intelligence firm Mabrian has published new analysis …

easyHotel invests €1.5 million in initiatives to reduce emissions

EUROPE: Budget brand easyHotel has announced plans to roll out initiatives to …

Adagio targets Green Key accreditation for 40 properties

EUROPE: Aparthotel operator Adagio has outlined plans to obtain Green Key accreditation …

Hilton, Melia and Minor Hotels included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2024

WORLDWIDE: S&P Global has published its latest Sustainability Yearbook, with several well …

Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre receives ECOsmart accreditation

UK: Sustainability accreditation firm Greengage has awarded Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference …

Hilton, Hyatt, IHG and Marriott receive top scores in Corporate Equality Index

WORLDWIDE: The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has published its Corporate Equality Index …

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust releases fifth ESG report

US: Hotel and resort owner Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has published its fifth …

Red Roof publishes first impact report

US: Economy hotel chain Red Roof has published its first report, Purpose …

Travelodge appoints first director of sustainability

UK: Travelodge has appointed Demi Turner as its new director of sustainability, …