Articles tagged “environment”

Airlines

Global airlines agree on common plan for emissions standards by 2020

If the airlines don't agree to common standards, then government and regulatory bodies will force them to, but will have different standards in different regions. That's the nightmare IATA and airlines are racing to avoid.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Airlines

Global airlines bullish on higher profits, but emissions row threatens to derail it

Tim Hepher, Siva Govindasamy, Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

Inefficient shower heads at hotels are now climate change issue, SEC rules

Fascinating corporate battle that will increasingly get played out at the shareholder level, and the hospitality industry has to become more responsible or shareholders and SEC will force them to.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

50 beaches in England to be banned for swimming in wave of EU blacklistings

A flexible approached, as espoused by VisitCornwall, would appear to make more sense than a rigid approach that would deprive impacted communities and beach-goers of economic well-being, and some sun and fun.

Richard Gray, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Tourism

The business case for responsible tourism

A great summary of results in building sustainable tourism practices.

Center for Responsible Travel | 11 years ago

Tourism

Obama launches ocean and coastal protection plan, will help boost tourism

Tourism and recreational activities are a big part of coastal economy, and measures like these should help creteclong-term sustainable solutions as climate change becomes an increasing reality.

Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

SkiftStats: Water use in hotel industry & the coming crisis in Asia-Pacific

Water scarcity could literally stop the blockbuster growth in tourism economies of the Asia-Pacific countries in their tracks, and smarter usage like what Australia and New Zealand have achieved is needed.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Huge algae outbreak threatens multi-billion dollar Lake Erie tourism economy

No easy and quick fix solutions to this, so the tourism economy will definitely be affected in the short term, unfortunately.

John Flesher, Associated Press | 11 years ago