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Jamaican Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Resilience must be central to travel's growth plans – minister
Jamaica’s tourism minister Edmund Bartlett has renewed his call for an international relief fund for tourism communities threatened by disruptive forces such as climate change
Herman Hoven, chief executive of Khiri Travel
Khiri 'first DMC in south-east Asia' to earn Travelife award across offices
The DMC says it is the first in south-east Asia to get the standard across the business
Delta will invest $1 billion in carbon mitigation over the next 10 years
Delta to pledge $1 billion towards carbon reduction efforts
US carrier, which holds a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, makes 10-year commitment to "mitigating" all emissions from March 2020
L-R: James Robson, Jack Croft and Will Murray
Restaurant dedicated to sustainability to open in Mayfair
The restaurant aims for 50% plant-based meals without any food waste
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Bristol airport expansion blocked after green campaign
Bristol airport defeated by anti-expansion group
Sophie Walker will take the lead on the group’s responsible tourism and sustainability efforts
Inside Travel Group appoints responsible tourism and sustainability lead
New role to focus on the group’s actions at home and overseas
Apple Iphone 6 screen with social media applications of Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Pe
Kuoni finds eco-travellers are ditching social media
"Travel as we know it could become a thing of the past"
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Lindblad's new eco-cleaner has 'halved guest illness'
The new system drastically reduces its environmental impact
Aviation has pledged to make the UK’s airlines carbon free. Picture: Ethan McArthur
Sophie Griffiths: 'The travel industry shouldn’t be expected to meet sustainability challenges alone'
2020 seems to be the year discussions are turning to actions for travel
Virgin Voyages' smart band is a ticket, room key and wallet
Virgin Voyages unveils smart technology wristband
Passengers will be able to use it to unlock their room, make onboard purchases, create a bar tab and play games at the casino
Westminster Big Ben
Inbound trade must address ‘brand problem’ post-Brexit
Brexit chaos has tarnished the country’s reputation, the UKinbound conference heard
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
‘Enough smoke and mirrors when it comes to aircraft emissions’
Offsetting isn’t enough to curb global warming
The chancellor has been urged to cut APD (Credit: Antonio Janeski / Unsplash)
Aviation group pledges carbon-free flying by 2050
UK Sustainable Aviation makes carbon pledge
John Grant: ‘APD has caused more airline failures than any individual’
Finavia: ‘The first electric passenger aircraft will fly on a domestic route by the end of the 2020s’
The announcement came ahead of a Network for Electric Aviation (NEA) members meeting in Helsinki this week (28-26 January), which focused on the standardisation of electric air infrastructure and development of aircraft technology suitable for Nordic weather conditions
One of the Protectours includes planting trees in Iceland
MSC Cruises launches excursions for the environment
The Protectours initiative includes more than 25 eco-friendly excursions
Responsible Travel believes its time to tax polluters more heavily – including airlines
Justin Francis: ‘It’s about time polluters paid their way’
The Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation to tax greenhouse gas-emitting industries to help achieve a net zero carbon UK is a welcome step says Responsible Travel chief executive Justin Francis
A new levy on airlines is one of the suggestions from the Committee on Climate Change
Aviation levy proposed to pay for tree planting
Committee on Climate Change recommends a new tax for airlines
The driverless bus being tested by All Nippon Airways
Driverless transit buses to be trialled at Japanese airport
The test bus will drive the same 1.1 mile segment multiple times over 10 days
James Whiteman began his travel career at Brown + Hudson
30 Under 30: Meet James Whiteman
Sustainability and conservation are topics close to the heart of James Whiteman, brand manager, Expert Africa. Here he offers the inside track on his decade-long travel career
Egypt is among the destinations Lonely Planet is offering
Lonely Planet teams up with Intrepid to launch carbon neutral tours
White-labelled trips to range from several hours to 22 days in duration
The Australian government has pledged £40 million to help the country's tourism sector recover
Australian government pledges £40m for tourism sector recovery
Move comes after bushfires, which have been burning across the country since last September, start to recede
Special bins have been supplied to agents around the country
Travel brochure wrap recycling scheme kicks off in-store
150 travel agencies have now received new bins for brochure wrapping
Giraffe in Kenya safari
Cookson Adventures to offer ‘carbon neutral’ trips
Operator is supporting projects that offset and reduce carbon emissions
Signatories must produce a Climate Emergency Plan within 12 months. Picture: Li-An Lim
Travel companies stand united in climate emergency pledge
Nearly 30 businesses and individuals in the travel industry have signed the Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency initiative