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Villa Cosy Hotel & Spa Becomes the First Hotel in St Tropez to Earn Green Key Certification
Following its recent achievement of the Destination of Excellence label from Atout France, Villa Cosy Hotel & Spa further reinforces its commitment to responsible luxury hospitality by becoming the first hotel in St Tropez to receive the internationally recognised Green Key certification. These two distinctions recognise a long-standing philosophy built over several years: a vision of hospitality that brings together exceptional service, environmental responsibility, human va
Jul 222 min read


Carnival Slashes Food Waste and Greenhouse Gas Intensity
Carnival Corporation – the world’s largest cruise company – has cut its greenhouse gas intensity by 21% compared to its 2019 benchmark and slashed food waste by 42% as part of its Less Left Over strategy, this year. Earlier this year, the company was also honoured by the ESG Shipping Awards with the Community Contribution Leader Award, recognising Celebration Key’s enduring economic impact and meaningful contribution for Bahamians. Carnival has just been named in TIME’s Ameri
Jul 161 min read


AITO Strengthens Sustainable Travel Credentials with New Member Planet Rail
ITO, The Specialist Travel Association, has welcomed luxury rail holiday specialist Planet Rail to its membership, reinforcing the association’s commitment to the sustainable tourism sector. In the year that AITO celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Association has been actively expanding its membership from both tour operators and agents. Travel businesses specialising in slow travel and conservation/nature-focused tourism are a primary target for AITO which established its
Jul 162 min read


Delta Air Lines Partners with Shell Aviation to Expand Access to SAF
Delta Air Lines is scaling SAF through a multi-airport collaboration supported by Shell Aviation that aims to expand SAF availability and adoption. Together, the two companies will expand SAF availability across key U.S. hubs and priority cities — including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Portland International Airport (PDX), John. F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Logan International Airport (BOS) and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) — while bu
Jul 161 min read


Dublin Airport Invests €17m in Ireland’s First Pantograph Chargers for Electric Buses
Ireland’s first cutting-edge, pantograph electric bus chargers have been unveiled at Dublin Airport in a €17 million investment in sustainable electric transport. Dublin Airport’s pantograph infrastructure will deliver ultrafast charging for its new 14-vehicle, zero-emission electric shuttle bus fleet, which is operated by Aircoach and can accommodate up to 120 passengers per journey. Pantograph charging is an automated high-power system that uses retractable charging arms to
Jul 144 min read


Planeterra Significantly Boosts Community Tourism Benefits
Planeterra, the leading non-profit organisation dedicated to uplifting communities through tourism, has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting how Community Tourism initiatives helped strengthen local enterprises, create income opportunities, support community-led climate action, and expand access to tourism for communities around the world.
Jul 142 min read


MSC Foundation Mobilises Regional Experts to Help Protect Caribbean Reefs
At an expert workshop last week in Miami, hosted by MSC Foundation, scientists and practitioners agreed with the urgent need to strengthen responses to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), one of the most serious threats facing coral reefs across the Caribbean, including Florida and The Bahamas. In a keynote addressing experts in Miami, Dr. Rhianna Neely-Murphy, Director of The Bahamas Department of Environmental Planning and Protection, said: “SCTLD remains a serious ch
Jul 62 min read


The Shannon Airport Group Publishes its First Annual Sustainability Report
The Shannon Airport Group has today published its first, annual Sustainability Report, setting out progress across GHG emissions reduction, resource efficiency and biodiversity across Shannon Airport and its commercial property business. The report also outlines its sustainability targets to 2028. Aligned with the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs (VSME), the report reviews 2025 progress and marks a key step in formalising how the Group measures,
Jun 242 min read


Dublin Airport Targeting 30% of Electricity from Renewable Solar Energy by 2030
Dublin Airport has announced a significant ramping up of its renewable energy ambitions, which will see around 30% of the airport’s electricity needs generated through onsite solar farms before 2030. Airport operator daa made the announcement having lodged a planning application for Phase 2 of its solar farm initiative, which includes the installation of around 23,000 solar panels on a 48-acre site located to the east of the airport campus. The solar photovoltaic (PV) panels
Jun 234 min read


TUI Care Foundation Announces Major Forest Planting Initiative on Rhodes
Following the devastating forest fires on Rhodes in the summer of 2023, a new habitat for nature and biodiversity is being created around the Panagia Ypseni Monastery. As part of the new TUI Forest Rhodes project, new trees and plants are being planted across a total area of 80,000 square metres to regenerate the landscape, which was severely damaged by the fire. The project is funded by the TUI Care Foundation with support from TUI staff, the Rhodes Co-Lab and donations from
Jun 222 min read


EasyJet Holidays’ Certified Sustainable Collection Surpasses 3,000 Hotels
easyJet holidays has reached a major sustainability milestone, now offering more than 3,000 Certified Sustainable hotels across its beach and city destinations, resulting in almost one million customers staying in a Certified Sustainable hotel in the last year. Each property has been independently verified against recognised sustainability standards, reinforcing the company’s commitment to creating better holiday choices for its customers, as part of its mission to make more
Jun 192 min read


Japan’s ANA Introduces Customer Emissions Check Programme as Part of Net Zero Progression Programme
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has introduced a new Personal Programme for individual customers as part of its ongoing “SAF Flight Initiative,” in addition to the existing corporate programme. The new programme is designed to give customers a direct way to reduce aviation-related CO2 emissions through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Through a collaboration with Norwegian software company Chooose AS, ANA customers can understand their personal flight-rel
Jun 181 min read
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