Category: Corporate Responsibility

Now that travel is reopening, many Black travellers are paying attention to whether companies follow through with the promises they made in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. How destinations and travel service providers approach diversity has an influence on travel decision-making, including Black representation in advertising and the availability of Black-owned business.

As the travel industry slowly emerges from the pandemic, it will soon have to re-engage with dropping single-use plastics because regulators aren’t waiting until the travel sector’s profitability recovers to tighten laws.

Global tour operator Intrepid Travel has partnered with MEET Network, an association of Mediterranean parks founded by the International Union for the Conservation. Intrepid has included MEET experiences, which all have robust sustainability standards, within two of its new tours to in Croatia and Crete, with more to come across Europe over the next few months.

Legislature seeks to strip funding of Hawaii’s largest tourism agency, just as it refocuses on community and environment. This has left their multi-year plans to protect the environment and communities up in the air and could mean a return to unchecked tourism.

Investment in sustainable aviation fuel and alternatively powered aircraft are the next steps for airlines and meaningful partnerships are key to making these concepts a reality. If airlines don’t do more to tackle their emissions, they risk their passengers choosing more environmentally friendly options such as rail travel.