Category: Socio-economic issues

Hotels embrace growing diversity in their board composition

The percentage of hotel industry board seats held by Black members and women members, respectively, is going up.

Hyatt and Headspace collaboration for guest wellbeing

Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Headspace announced the expansion of the collaboration to continue supporting guests’ wellbeing with new colored noise content.

Japan’s strategy to tackle overtourism as visitor numbers soar

Japan's tourism minister has announced new prevention measures to tackle problems of overtourism as visitor numbers soar.

Los Angeles Hotel transforming into housing for homeless people

Los Angeles County is partnering with the Weingart Center Assn. to repurpose a Baldwin Park hotel into 107 studio apartments for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

UNWTO announces Best Tourism Villages 2023

UNWT has announced its list of Best Tourism Villages 2023, that are leading the way in nurturing rural areas and preserving landscapes, cultural diversity, local values, and culinary traditions.

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The future is murky for SAF under Trump

Production of domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has grown rapidly in recent years, driven in part by Biden administration incentives. But early moves by the Trump administration are fueling uncertainty about what will come next.