sustainability

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

ATM 2025 explores food waste reduction as a catalyst for a circular economy in tourism

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, ATM 2025, Press Releases

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 April 2025: As travel companies face a growing array of challenges, from operational inefficiencies to increasing demand for sustainability, food waste has surfaced as an ... Read more

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

GCC tourism strategies must encompass sustainability, social impact, and community engagement, say experts at ATM 2025

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, ATM 2025, Press Releases

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29 April 2025: As tourism destinations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) continue to grow, involving local communities in destination development has become increasingly vital for ... Read more

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023

Climate change and tourism: what next for destinations?

Blog, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism, WTM London

The convergence between tourism and climate change appears strikingly paradoxical. On one hand, tourism is highly dependent on climate, as climate determines the conditions possible for tourism activities available within ... Read more

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Generative AI and sustainability are driving investment in the tourism technology segment, Plug and Play experts tell attendees at ATM 2023

Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4 May 2023: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities are attracting the highest levels of investment in travel technology at present, ... Read more

May 3, 2023August 1, 2023

Hilton wins first-ever Sustainable Stand Award at 30th edition of Arabian Travel Market

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 3 May 2023: Hilton was presented with the inaugural Sustainable Stand Award at the 30th edition of Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which will run at Dubai ... Read more

April 5, 2023August 1, 2023

World leaders to shape the future of sustainable tourism at ATM 2023

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 05 April 2023: Travel professionals and policymakers from across the globe will explore how the tourism sector is ‘Working Towards Net Zero’ at the 30th edition ... Read more

March 28, 2023March 24, 2023

SAFs and the Middle East: opportunity or threat?

Aviation, Blog, Responsible Tourism

By Mark Frary, Co-Founder, Travel Perspective In January this year, an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER took off from Dubai International Airport and, just over an hour later, it landed back in ... Read more

March 26, 2023March 20, 2023

Zero Mile Hospitality: The rise of self-sufficient hotels

Blog, Development, Responsible Tourism

By Jenny Southan, Editor, Founder and CEO, Globetrender In our globalised world, consumers can eat strawberries in winter or lamb from New Zealand regardless of the fact that they may live ... Read more

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Growth with a sustainable mindset in the travel & tourism sector over 46 years

Blog

Al Rais Travel is responsible when planning your trip, looking for accommodation and activities that have sustainability certifications, use renewable energy sources or support local communities. Their packages have the ... Read more

January 6, 2023September 1, 2023

A Guide to Marketing Sustainable Tourism Services

Blog, marketing, Travel Industry

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel Sustainability is making an impact across a range of different industries, affecting everything from the cosmetic products we buy to the suppliers we buy ... Read more

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Will Travel be Sustainable in the Face of a Cost of Living Crisis?

Blog, Economy, Travel Industry, Trends

By Caroline Bremner, Senior Head of Travel Research, Euromonitor International One question that we get frequently asked at Euromonitor International is will consumers pay more for sustainable travel products and ... Read more

November 16, 2022September 1, 2023

How to Promote Sustainability Through Your Travel Brand

Blog, marketing, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

By Tom Mcloughlin, Founder, SEO Travel There’s been a significant increase in interest in sustainable travel in the past few years. As protecting our planet becomes an increasing priority, many ... Read more

October 21, 2022October 25, 2022

There is growing demand for sustainable travel – don’t miss out

Blog, Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight, Social Economy

Consumer surveys by Booking.com, Expedia, Euromonitor, IBM, and the Boston Consulting Group reveal a rapidly changing market. Consumers from nearly all source markets, in ever greater numbers, are seeking more ... Read more

July 15, 2022July 18, 2022

Industry staff shortages – it’s about more than just pay

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Travel Industry

Our industry is fundamentally archaic in its approach to talent management and welfare, says Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. Now is the summer of our discontent, nowhere more so than ... Read more

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

A new flexi future for hotels

Blog, Hospitality, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism, Trends

By Gemma Greenwood, Director, Content Inc. The role of hotels has fundamentally changed. It was once cut and dried – they provided a bed for the night – or a ... Read more

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

The 2021 Global Responsible Tourism Awards

Responsible Tourism, Responsible Tourism Spotlight

We have had an excellent response to the Awards this year — with some inspiring, innovative and scalable solutions to the challenge of sustainability. There are many destinations and businesses ... Read more

June 22, 2021

Why Sustainable Tourism Failed

Blog, Responsible Tourism

This is a guest post written by John Swarbrooke. Way back in 1998, John published the seminal text on Sustainable Tourism Management, and it is still in print. It has, for ... Read more

May 12, 2020June 1, 2020

Catch up – The New Normal? Country Branding at the time of Covid-19… and after

Video, Webinars

Speakers Samantha Adams is VP, Advertising Sales, Western Europe for BBC Global News, the international, commercial arm of the BBC. Prior to joining the BBC, she worked at some of ... Read more

May 11, 2020September 30, 2020

How do we redesign tourism for a sustainable future?

Blog, Resilience and Recovery, Responsible Tourism

As we look at ways to achieve a sustainable future for tourism, we should ask what tourism can do to support a sustainable future. How can we redesign our industry ... Read more

April 30, 2020May 5, 2020

Charities happy to receive food donations from airlines

Community Corner, Travel Community

Airlines across the world are donating unused food to charities and frontline workers. The meals and snacks are set to help vulnerable communities and those fighting COVID-19. In the UK, ... Read more

November 15, 2019April 22, 2020

The Challenge of Building Sustainable Hotels

Responsible Tourism, Video

The major hotel brands no longer own many hotels, they operate them using a variety of agreements: managed, franchised, or licensed. Operation has been increasingly separated from ownership creating a ... Read more

May 1, 2019April 23, 2020

Attracting the Sustainable Visitor

Responsible Tourism, Video

This panel discusses the impact of attracting the sustainability-focused visitor, both locally and globally, through various sustainability, eco-tourism and biodiversity initiatives in the UAE. It will also highlight the importance ... Read more

March 15, 2016September 18, 2017

Sustainability and Fairy Tales – this is more serious than greenwashing

Carbon & Water, Responsible Tourism, RT Marketing

I have been reminded of the feel good 1969 tv musical Silver Skates – it popularised the story, first published in 1865 by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, about the ... Read more