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#24 | 07/03/2024 |
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There is a great quote by Ali Beklen, founder and managing partner at HotelRunner: “Data is not just a byproduct but the currency that drives innovation and competitiveness.” |
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📊 More than 1,700 properties join WTTC’s Hotel Sustainability Basics programme |
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has now verified more than 1,700 properties across 70 countries under its Hotel Sustainability Basics programme. Hotel Sustainability Basics was launched in 2022 and is an independent global sustainability verification programme, overseen by certification firm Green Key and auditing company SGS. |
🇵🇹 More than half of Portugal’s hotels have sustainability certification |
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Travel and tourism data intelligence firm Mabrian has published new analysis showing that 52 per cent of Portugal’s hotels obtained some level of sustainability certification. Mabrian carried out analysis of 2,485 Portuguese hotels to coincide with last week’s Bolsa Turismo Lisboa travel market, where sustainability was a key theme. |
🌏 Radisson Hotel Group celebrates DEI at inaugural ‘Diversity Week’ |
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Radisson Hotel Group has launched Diversity Week with a focus on International Women’s Day, as well as its first Employee Resource Group. The theme of the week is “Inspire Inclusion”, and the aim is to promote diversity in the workplace, foster meaningful conversations about inclusivity and equity in growth opportunities, and encourage open dialogue about gender, culture, and minorities. |
🤝 Mastercard and Sabre join Travalyst coalition |
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Mastercard is partnering with Travalyst to “collaborate on best practices around sustainability data and insights for travellers to improve our own delivery of this information”. Sabre will be able to offer business travel agents and companies booking employee travel through its technology relevant emissions data, through Travalyst’s Travel Impact Model (TIM). |
🖥️ Weeva adds AI capability to its sustainability platform |
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Weeva has announced the official launch of its new AI capability on its platform today at Berlin’s travel trade show, ITB. The sustainability management platform helps tourism properties track, measure, and report on their sustainable operations in one central platform. The company provided a preview of the new AI features at the Phocuswright Conference in October last year, describing it as a “sustainability officer in your pocket.” |
🛏️ Premier Inn donates 2,000 mattresses to Ukraine |
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Premier Inn has partnered with humanitarian aid charity Hope and Aid Direct to donate and convoy up to 2,000 mattresses to support people impacted by the war in Ukraine. The partnership follows 50,000 duvet and pillow sets already donated to those affected by events in Turkey as well as Ukraine plus a £500,000 commitment by parent company Whitbread to the Disasters Emergency Committee. |
✅ Mandarin Oriental Group gains GSTC-Committed status |
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Mandarin Oriental has achieved GSTC-Committed status after adopting the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Industry Criteria v3.0. Achieving GSTC-Committed status means the group has committed to implementing the GSTC Criteria across its entire organisation including its policy, plan and operations, corporate offices and all managed branded properties worldwide. |
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💬 Q&A: Naureen Ahmed, founder, Inspiring Women In Hospitality |
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Naureen Ahmed is the founder of Inspiring Women in Hospitality, an organisation set up to create a platform for women in hospitality to share their stories. Ahmed’s mission is to achieve equity in hospitality and for women to feel confident there is a community around them helping them to achieve their goals. Sustainable Hotel News talked to Ahmed about her podcast, giving women in the sector a voice, and how to reach her vision of a balanced hotel industry. |
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