Ritu Mehrota, a regional manager of booking.com, predicts that after the pandemic it will take years for the travel industry and business to go back to normal. In the upcoming year, some of the travel trends of 2021 are expected to stay, such as domestic tourism, alternative accommodation and sustainable tourism.
Meliá Hotels International has announced plans to take part in a Spanish governmental project which aims to transform and recover the travel industry. Part of the project will be the creation of a prototype for carbon-neutral hotels. The company hopes that European recovery funds will be used to support the project.
Cumbria aims to become the UK’s first carbon neutral county by 2037 by creating ways for people to visit in a more sustainable way. New initiatives include more sustainable transport options, low carbon holiday cottages and plans to reduce pollutants in the lakes.
Naturasì aims to give people healthy and good quality seasonal food while also promoting local agriculture. Their latest project involves creating a network of restaurants and hotels for people wanting to choose a more sustainable way to travel. Here Greta talks to project manager of "Eat and Sleep with Naturasì", Diego Mori.
Oliver's Travels are working hard towards becoming a carbon-neutral villa company, and started by measuring their carbon footprint across the business. Here they tell Rebecca Waller about their journey so far, why the company declared a climate emergency and how they are encouraging property owners to make changes to become more sustainable.
