Category: News

ESTONIA: Estonian capital Tallinn has gained two Green Key hotels after Tallink …

WORLDWIDE: Booking.com’s ‘Travel Sustainable’ programme for accommodation, has gained GSTC-Recognised Status. The …

WORLDWIDE: Accor is aiming to tackle food waste and step up its …

US: The annual Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index reveals how star ratings …

WORLDWIDE: Rosewood Hotel Group has launched a new roadmap aimed at “delivering …

UAE: Millennium Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Watermelon, a leading food and beverage procurement platform.

WORLDWIDE: The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has announced the Ecostars Standard has gained GSTC-Recognised status.

US: American Express Travel is expanding its signature hotel programmes to make it easier for cardholders to identify sustainable hotels. 

US: The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Sustainability Summit brought together industry experts from hotels and across the sector with some urging for a “complete change of mindset” along with collaboration to make green business travel work.

UK: UNWTO has joined forces with Oxford SDG Impact Lab and easyJet Holidays to develop the first ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses.

THAILAND: More than 100 properties operated by Minor Hotels, have been included in the GHA Green Collection, which offers travellers the choice to book a more sustainable hotel.

WORLDWIDE: Meliá Hotels International is to create “digital twins” of the water infrastructure at its properties, to help monitor consumption as well as identify anomalies and improvement areas. Report by Mark Caswell

US: Tomorrow the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) will be hosting its second global Sustainability Summit, in Washington DC.

US: The Ameswell Hotel, a design and technology-inspired hotel in California, is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2024.

UK: Exclusive Collection has partnered with RAW Charging to install EV chargers at five of its venues so far. Mark Caswell reports