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CWT Suggests Ways to Build a More Sustainable Hospitality Industry

2022-06-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Creta Maris

According to a recent CWT survey, 87% of customers asked for sustainability information provided to their traveling employees.

Tags: 2022 business travel, business travel, business travelers, Carlson Wagonlit, CWT, sustainable travel, The Beat, travel industry, Trust Carbon, World Environment Day

Carlson Wagonlit Study Reveals Eco-Friendly Business Travel Trends

2021-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

EcoTrends

Carlson Wagonlit Travel research has revealed three sustainable tourism trends emerging since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: business travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, CWT, Delta Air Lines, HospitalityNet, micro-mobility options, Niklas Andreen, Rob Coomer, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, World Environment Day

KEPE Says Tourism Cannot Sustain Greece In the Future

2021-06-07 by Phil Butler

The windmills in Mykonos, Greece

Tourism cannot be the pillar of long-term economic growth for Greece. The sector cannot keep pace to grow the country’s GDP.

Tags: European Stability Mechanism, Greece, Greece GDP, Greece tourism, IMF, KEPE, Klaus Regling, MSC Orchestra, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, tourism industry, UNWTO

One By Land, Or Two By Sea – Greece Says “Sustainability Be Damned”

2021-06-05 by Phil Butler

Carnival Cruise Ships

News from the 66th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission of Europe reveals the big lie, that anyone in Athens cares about sustainability.

Tags: crete, cruise lines, cruise news, Greece, Greece cruising, Greece ports, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Harry Theoharis, Hotels in Greece, Med Cruise, Santorini, sustainability, sustainable travel, Tourism in Greece, tourism minister, Travel to Greece

Accor & Expedia Group Partner to Expand UNESCO Sustainability Pledge

2021-03-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Accor

Accor and Expedia Group are collaborating to expand upon the UNESCO Sustainability Pledge into 96 countries.

Tags: Accor, Expedia, hotel sustainability, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, UNESCO, World hotels

A Word or Two About Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary and Other Bean Counters

2020-12-04 by Phil Butler

World Travel & Tourism Council

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary still thinks sustainable tourism is business as usual.

Tags: air travel, airline industry, budget airlines, budget travel, COVID-19 measures, COVID-19 Travel Advisory, future of air travel, Ryanair, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

A Candid Look at Greece’s Bassakwards Tourism Industry

2020-11-18 by Phil Butler

sunnyside up

An agreement between the Greek Tourism Ministry, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels looks like the foxes in the henhouse.

Tags: AIROTEL, Alexandros Vassilikos, CSR, Eco-Tourism, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek hotel owners, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, International Hospitality Forum, Santorini, Sustainable Greece, sustainable hotels, sustainable travel, Visit Greece

Donoussa Island Sustainability Initiative Puts a Stop to Plastics

2020-07-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Single use plastics

An initiative on Donoussa Island in the Cyclades has made the small island a model for environmentalism and sustainability.

Tags: Donoussa Island, environmentalism, Lazaridi Foundation, Logothetis Koveos, Sea Change Greek Islands, single use plastics, Sustainable Greece, sustainable travel

Boiling Seas of Earth Cruises Half Price on Black As Soot Friday

2019-12-03 by Phil Butler

Cruises news

A candid look at the most unsustainable form of vacationing, cruise lines that seem to have no intention of tidying up their acts.

Tags: Andy Stuart, cruises, greece cruises, Greek harbors, Harry Sommer, Norwegian CEO, Norwegian Cruise Line, Santorini cruises, Skift, Skift News, sustainability, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

Oops! SETE is Redefining Realities: Stay Tuned for Comic Sustainability

2019-10-22 by Phil Butler

Greece reenvisioned

At the annual Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), stakeholders discussed a new era of tourism. Or, are they redefining realities?

Tags: Alejandro Barrera, David Rowan, Greece conferences, Patrik Gustavsson, Paul Papadimitriou, SETE, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Yiannis Retsos

Will the Greek Paradise Be Paved Over Like Florida Was?

2019-10-16 by Phil Butler

Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens

In Athens, tourism decision-makers are poised to turn Greece tourism into a Florida clone. Key leaders want investment to double visitors.

Tags: Bank of Greece, Brookings Institute, climate change, environmental concerns, Florida, Fulbright Scholar, Greece, Greece development, Greek tourism, NATO scholar, SETE, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, Theodore Pelagidis, University of Piraeus, Yiannis Retsos

Prince Harry Launches Travalyst With Tourism’s Heavy Hitters

2019-09-04 by Phil Butler

Prince Harry

Prince Harry has launched a new project known as Travalyst alongside tourism’s heavy hitters in order to boost sustainable practices.

Tags: Booking.com, Ctrip, Ecotourism, environmental travel, Glenn Fogel, Meghan Markle, overtourism, Prince Harry, Skyscanner, sustainable business, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, tourism initiative, Travalyst, TripAdvisor

Club Med Sustainability Efforts 2019

2019-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Club Med has real experts on biodiversity and sustainability in the resorts, including marine biologists at Club Med Kani in Maldives.

Tags: Biodiversity, business, Club Med, Environment, environmentalism, resort sustainability, resorts, sustainable business, sustainable hotels, sustainable thailand, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

INSETE Study Lays Groundwork for Truly Sustainaable Greece Tourism

2018-11-18 by Phil Butler

Katerini

Numbers from a new study released by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) intelligence body show big growth on lesser returns. According to the study arrivals in Greece increased by almost 90% in the period 2005 – 2017. Meanwhile, the average tourist spend dropped by 30% on the view of source markets. Once again, however, sustainability for Greece’s tourism seems a highly subjective case in point. Here’s the report, followed by some objective observations.

Tags: crete, German tourists, GNTO, Greece sustainable, Greece tourism, INSETE, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, thomas cook, tourism revenue, travel agencies, TUI, Visitor Exports, Visitor spend, WTTC

Greece’s Sustainable Tourism: Which Way to the Future?

2018-10-02 by Phil Butler

Greek tourism minister

he Greek Tourism Ministry and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) just announced increased cooperation for developing best practices for optimizing Greece’s booming tourism. But is their focus sustainable for the long term?

Tags: Alexis Tsipras, Angel Gurría, crete, Crete sustainability, cruise lines, George Tziallas, GNTO, greece cruises, Greece economy, Greece travel, Jeb Sprague, OECD, passenger ships, sustainability, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, TUI

Sustainable Tourism the Cretan Way: An Interview With Ioanna Madala

2018-09-15 by Phil Butler

Ioanna Madala

Ioanna Madala is the manager at
Koutsounari Traditional Cottages in the South of Crete. What follows is a bit of history along with a promise for the future of Cretan hospitality.

Tags: crete, Crete experience, Crete hotels, Eleni Nakou, Ierapetra, Ioanna Madala, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Nakou Village, South Crete, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

Serbia Adopts “EcoDots – Europe Green Travel”

2014-06-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Serbia has now become the first country in eastern Europe to adopt “EcoDots – Europe Green Travel”, an international green initiative aimed at connecting tourists and the hospitality industry. From hospitality sector professionals to local communities, the initiative promotes sustainable travel across Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia and Serbia.

Tags: environmentally friendly, green travel, Serbia tourism, Serbia travel, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel

US Travel Market Growth Predicted to Stall Next Year

2011-11-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

US travel industry

Travel markets in the US have shown a marked improvement this year and are set to recover all the ground lost during the recession which began back in 2007, yet we shouldn’t get too excited as this growth is about to hit a brick wall, reports Travel Weekly.

Tags: Douglas Quinby, EU economics, Fiona Jeffery, hotels, online leisure/unmanaged business travel, OTA, OTA's, PhoCusWright report, rate parity, sustainable travel, Tom Magnuson, travel market growth, US online travel market, US travel, US travel industry, US travel market, WTM

WTM Shines Brightest Shining On Sustainability

2011-11-13 by Phil Butler

Fiona Jeffery via TDN

One highlight of the World Travel Market (WTM) held last week in London, was Fiona Jeffery’s opening speech concerning the industry’s responsibilities. Jeffery’s Director of Reed Travel Exhibitions WTM, spoke before 500 plus travel decision makers about altruism, as well as corporate strategies going forward.

Tags: Fiona Jeffery, Leo Hickman, poor, poverty, role of travel, sustainable business, sustainable travel, travel, Travel Daily News, travel industry, WTM, WTM HOTseat

Tourism for Tomorrow Rewards Sustainable Tourism

2011-05-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Alpine Pearls

At the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards in Las Vegas, three Three destinations were selected as the world’s best when it comes to sustainable tourism. These highly coveted tourism awards represent some of this year’s most visible and important, and especially kicking off one of the world’s largest travel trade conferences.

Tags: agro travel, Alpine Pearls, enviro travel, environmental travel, green travel, Guludo Beach Lodge, Intrepid Travel, Singita Pamushana, sustainability, sustainable travel, Tourism for Tomorrow, travel awards, travel news, travel winners, Travelport

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