Articles tagged “sustainable tourism”

Online Travel

Indians Top List for Increased Travel Spend — India Report

Until recently, travel was seen as a luxury and once-a-year activity by Indians. International trips were even more infrequent. The new generation of Indian travelers is changing that.

Indians Top List for Increased Travel Spend — India Report

Luxury

Luxury Travel Boom to Continue in 2024, Say Travel Advisors

Luxury travelers show a growing interest in particular types of travel, such as multi-generational private group trips, according to some of the leading agencies.

Luxury Travel Boom to Continue in 2024, Say Travel Advisors

Tourism

Travel Businesses Must Focus on Simplifying Sustainable Choices

Ensuring sustainable travel is accessible and uncomplicated is a primary goal for travel businesses like Google, Intrepid Travel, and Kerten Hospitality, looking to reduce the burden of climate change on the consumer and the planet.

Travel Businesses Must Focus on Simplifying Sustainable Choices
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Luxury

Skift Global Forum East Video: Taking Regenerative Tourism from Concept to Reality

In this video from the Skift Global Forum East 2023, Tracy Lanza from Red Sea Global highlights how ambitious tourism development can blend luxury with regenerative practices, showcasing the potential for large-scale developments to not only coexist with but actively improve environments.

Skift Global Forum East Video: Taking Regenerative Tourism from Concept to Reality
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Tourism

New Report: Accelerating Sustainability in Travel and Tourism

In a new report, Visa details how public and private interests can collaborate to make sustainable travel a reality and conquer the “say-do gap” between travelers’ stated preferences and actual consumption patterns.

New Report: Accelerating Sustainability in Travel and Tourism
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Tourism

Red Sea Global CEO on Why The Red Sea Heralds a New Era in Global Tourism

As Red Sea Global opens its first destination, it’s moving the needle from traditional sustainability to regeneration. The focus on regeneration marks a shift in industry standards, with potential lessons on how tourism can more actively benefit local communities and environments.

Red Sea Global CEO on Why The Red Sea Heralds a New Era in Global Tourism

Tour Operators

G Adventures Sees 50-Something Customers as Part of Its Own Evolution in Adventure Travel

Age is nothing but a number. That is the underlying motivation for the older set wanting to book more active travel adventures.

G Adventures Sees 50-Something Customers as Part of Its Own Evolution in Adventure Travel

News Blog

Climate Change Not a Top Focus for U.S. Tourism Marketers: Report

Only 8% of U.S. tourism boards strongly prioritize addressing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero. In contrast, 62% of European tourism boards and 29% of Canadian tourism boards have made it a top priority. That’s according to Sojern’s “State of Destination Marketing 2024.” The report is based on a survey of over…

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Tourism

Why Regenerative Tourism Goes Beyond Environmental Sustainability

Regenerative tourism is moving from buzzword to blueprint. As travelers increasingly seek eco-friendly options, the focus is expanding from environmental sustainability to creating a lasting impact on local communities and ecosystems.

Why Regenerative Tourism Goes Beyond Environmental Sustainability
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Tourism

Skift Global Forum Video: The Power of Local on the Path to Sustainability

In this video from Skift Global Forum 2023, we hear from Jeff Miller, president and CEO, Travel Portland and Curtis Robinhold, executive director, Port of Portland, about driving the $2 billion renovation of Portland International Airport with the principles of local sourcing and sustainability.

Skift Global Forum Video: The Power of Local on the Path to Sustainability