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Articles tagged “environment”

Business Travel

Travel Companies Are Reducing Carbon Output, But More Work Is Needed

Reduced pollution from travel companies is a good thing. But one has to to wonder about all the companies that are not self-reporting progress on carbon mitigation.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Travel Companies Are Reducing Carbon Output, But More Work Is Needed

Cruises

These Cruise Ships Got Caught Polluting in Alaska

Despite claims that new technology has decreased the pollution caused by cruise ships, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line continue to get busted for violating the law. Will cruise ships really ever go green?

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 9 years ago

These Cruise Ships Got Caught Polluting in Alaska

Hotels

Headless Pineapples, Paper Hats and More Small Ways Hotels Go Green

Environmental and socially responsible initiatives aren't just effective at cutting costs and reducing waste. Increasingly sophisticated guests are now making decisions based on the consciousness and actions of brands.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Headless Pineapples, Paper Hats and More Small Ways Hotels Go Green

Tourism

The Effect of Climate Change on European Tourism

We can read that snowfall will change and waters may rise, but there's no way to tell how much the environmental changes will alter people's disposable income or ability to travel.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

The Effect of Climate Change on European Tourism

Tourism

The Impact of Climate Change on Small Island Nations and Their Tourism Future

Climate directly impacts environmental resources that are major tourism attractions on small islands. Expect much more upheaval in the near future.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

The Impact of Climate Change on Small Island Nations and Their Tourism Future

Tourism

How Climate Change Is Threatening Coastal Tourism and Recreation

A 1 meter sea level rise would result in the loss or damage of 21 airports, inundation of land surrounding 35 ports and at least 149 multi-million dollar tourism resorts damaged or lost in the Caribbean nations. This is all very real.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

How Climate Change Is Threatening Coastal Tourism and Recreation

Airlines

Southwest Gets More Fuel-Efficient While Poised To Fly Internationally in 2014

With new, international destinations slated to begin in 2014, Southwest will need this fuel savings and all of the efficiencies it can find.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Spirit Airlines Advertises It Isn’t Smoking Crack When Offering Low Fares

Should we view Spirit Airlines as the corporately responsible greenest U.S. airline or as the best gutter marketer in travel? Despite the mixed marketing messages, Spirit is following both tracks in becoming a highly successfu airline, and the envy of many of its peers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Spirit Airlines Advertises It Isn’t Smoking Crack When Offering Low Fares

Tourism

Florida Keys leaders consider plans to keep climate change impact at bay

The Keys, Maldives, Cuba, and others are now facing the very real impacts of global warming and unless effective changes are made quickly, rising sea levels could wipe out the destinations’ economic sustenance before buildings are underwater.

Jennifer Kay, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Florida Keys leaders consider plans to keep climate change impact at bay

Tourism

Cuba prepares for climate change by returning coasts “back to nature”

As other countries rush to build coastal developments to attract more tourists, Cuba's going the opposite way, in a quest to help hedge against long term climate change, which is likely to bring lot of damage to the low lying island.

Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Cuba prepares for climate change by returning coasts “back to nature”