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Time for action: how can the luxury travel sector become more sustainable?

Luxury
Rob Gill
3 December 2024

With its higher carbon footprint per passenger, the luxury travel industry is perhaps more duty-bound than some to find alternative ways to provide a more sustainable product. So how is it taking the lead?

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Sustainability is an issue that has become increasingly hard to ignore, with overtourism protests taking place in major destinations and climate activists attempting to block cruise ships from entering ports such as Amsterdam in recent months.

 

Luxury travel is also in the firing line with its higher carbon footprint per passenger, due to the increased use of premium airline cabins and hotel suites.