WTM Virtual has published a white paper looking at what needs to be done to decarbonise aviation right now. The paper is one of the outputs of a virtual symposium bringing together leading scientists. The tourism sector, airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers, governments and international organisations need to work in co-operation to take immediate action to rethink aviation in order to head off the carbon crisis.
ABTA’s latest report takes a wide-ranging look at the impacts of travel and tourism, both positive and negative, and proposes a framework to guide its own activities as well as action points for the wider the travel industry and policymakers. The report includes many helpful examples of best practice across the sector.
Prepared in collaboration with more than 30 leading tourism organisations, researchers, and institutions, The Case for Responsible Travel: Trends & Statistics 2020 shares key studies on COVID-19 and climate change and what lessons may be applied from the pandemic to meet the challenges of the climate crisis.
Tourism ventures need to balance the needs of guests and staff with the needs of surrounding communities. Researchers in Southern Africa suggest using water-use benchmarks to provide targets for water usage and to serve as a planning tool for future wildlife tourism developments in the region.
The diploma is the first of its type and is aimed at students from developing countries and small island states. It will train students to support businesses in the travel and transport industry in adjusting their operations towards the goal of becoming carbon neutral, in the face of the global challenge of Climate Change.
