Articles tagged “sustainability”

Hotels

Cornell Study Won’t End Debate on LEED Certification for Hotels

Many hoteliers are not necessarily convinced that LEED certification produces revenue benefits for hotels -- or if business travelers and their employers are willing to pay a premium for this green designation. That's clear because in the U.S. the number of properties getting LEED certification has been dropping since 2010.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Southwest Turns Discarded Leather Seats Into Soccer Balls

With the soccer ball angle, Southwest should have announced this recycling program during the World Cup. No worries, there is a good message about the environment and smart business here, and it is all sustainable.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Starwood to Ban Shark Fin at its Hotels and Restaurants Worldwide

Sometimes corporate responsibility conflicts with the bottom line, and Starwood is going to find out if its ban on shark fin will create a problem for it in Asia. Kudos to Starwood for taking this step.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Ground Transport

Hertz Launches Waterless Car-Washing At 220 Off-Airport Locations

Corporate responsibility is mostly a lot of hype, but these sustainable initiatives from Hertz make good business sense. For most of them, like this waterless car wash initiative, Hertz reduces its costs, helps the environment, and could engender goodwill from customers and potential customers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Customers Don’t Care About Green Hotels, One Way or Another

The hotel operators worry whether going green means sacrificing their service standards at times, and this study show it surely won't hurt. And there are bigger benefits beyond bookings, including energy savings and tax credits from local municipalities, among others.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Marlon Brando’s Vision for a Luxurious Sustainable Resort Comes to Life

Brando would have wanted his privacy, but visitors will appreciate the openness -- if they can afford it.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

SkiftX

Ten sustainable initiatives taking cities into the next century

The list is a combination of climate control, traffic decongestion, and energy saving ideas that are already being implemented in cities, which suggests it's only a matter of time before the most efficient initiatives become common practice in urban design.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Can ASEAN nations lure tourists and keep their soul?

The 10 nations of ASEAN are increasingly tourism dependent, and need common policies and branding to continue building up in a sustainable way, and stay away from bad examples in parts of Thailand and Cambodia.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Loving Bali to death: The tourism trap

Bali is now part of cultural zeitgeist, where tourists go to find themselves. But it is clearly clashing with local lifestyle and resources, and if nothing's done to make this rapid development sutainable, may soon pass its title to other new-Balis along the way.

Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

12 sustainable tourism pioneers changing the world of travel

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago