Environment

Heathrow expansion should be stopped, says report

London Assembly committee wants growth at Heathrow and London City to be halted

A sustainable way to operate: Canadian Affair's Travelife certification

Last November, Canadian Affair became the first major international tour operator to earn a Travelife certification for its commitment to sustainability. Managing director Chris Hedley tells Abigail Healy what this means to them

'Heat is on for a sustainable solution for air transport'

According to Iata figures, there were 36.8 million commercial flights in 2017 – not including military, business and private jet movements. That’s well over 100,000 solely commercial flights a day worldwide

andBeyond reveals 2019 expansion plans

Travel firm to open new lodge and add conservation-based tours

Metropolitan Touring goes carbon neutral

The Ecuador-based operator is planning to make all its operations carbon neutral by the start of the new year

Phi Phi islands facing water shortage following tourist influx

Researchers say water sources on the island have become insufficient for the number of visitors and that tap water has been contaminated by waste resulting from tourism

Meetings charity funds Just a Drop Kenya project

New dam funded by travel to bring clean water to more than 5,000 in Kenya

Aito Conf 18: Travel must encourage new generation of responsible tourists

Marine biologist and broadcaster Monty Halls told delegates at the Aito overseas conference travel businesses have a duty to safeguard the environments they trade off

Hurtigruten ‘to fuel ships with dead fish’ amid biogas and LNG revolution

The line is aiming to convert at least six of its ships to run on biogas and liquefied natural gas by 2021 and install battery packs designed to store renewably sourced energy

Rabies warning to British tourists after Morocco death

The holidaymaker died after being bitten by a cat, Public Health England has said

WTM 2018: The inside track on sub-Saharan Africa

We lift the lid on exciting developments in sub-Saharan Africa, from increased airlift and new transport links on the ground to recently launched lodges and resorts

WTM 2018: Seychelles makes green pledge

Sustainability is the current and future concern of the Seychelles Tourism Board. It’s crucial for a country made up of 115 islands that is reliant on visitors for nearly 30% of its GDP

WTM 2018: Ras Al Khaimah visitors set to triple

Ras Al Khaimah plans to triple annual visitor numbers to three million by 2025 with a programme of hotel building

WTM 2018: Brazil paves way for ecotourism scheme

Ecotourism and national parks are to be a key plank of Brazil’s bid to increase visitor numbers in the coming years

Crackdown on single-use plastics risks further environmental harm

’Switching away from plastic is not the answer - it’s important to look at the wider value chain of the whole plastics industry before we switch’

WTM awards winners of 'Ideas Arrive Here' competition

Water To Go, Borneo Holiday and Vehicles Rental and InSky Solutions have been gifted £5k to spend on marketing their brands at WTM London thanks to an “Ideas Arrive Here” competition run by Reed Exhibitions, the organisers of the travel trade show

WHO declares Antigua and Barbuda ‘Zika-free’

The last confirmed case of Zika in Antigua and Barbuda was in December 2016

G Adventures to show agents impact of responsible travel with Change Makers trip

100 travel consultants from across the world will be taken to a mystery destination next summer

🎥 Maajid Nawaz on tackling terrorism and travel as a force for good

The LBC broadcaster who is also the founder of anti-extremist think tank Quilliam, was one of the keynote speakers at the Abta Travel Convention

Elephant campaigner to trek Great Wall and investigate ivory culture in China

Holly Budge will meet local communities to explore the demand for elephant-tusk ivory in Chinese culture

Travel firms back WTTC pledge to combat illegal wildlife trade

More than 100 businesses, associations, media outlets, NGOs and destinations have supported the WTTC’s campaign

Explained: Virgin Atlantic's new eco-fuel

After boarding Virgin Atlantic’s first commercial flight using fuel partly made of recycled waste carbon gas – and touring the plant where it was made – TTG reports on how this fuel is created and what it could mean for aviation

MSC to scrap 'virtually all' single-use plastic by March 2019

The line will begin by ditching single-use plastic straws at the end of this year

Monty Halls: Agents 'can't ignore responsible trend'

Agents should not ignore the recent surge in interest in responsible tourism, according to broadcaster and marine biologist Monty Halls