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Airlines Evolve to Cater to Groups

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Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. They can be used for travel on United’s partner airlines as well, making connecting flights easier. Old-school seat-blocking didn’t work for airlines or travelers.

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How to host sustainable events — in Montréal and beyond

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Sustainable tourism is vital. That’s the principle that guided Tourisme Montréal’s proactive sustainability strategy, one that helped it maintain its first place in North America on the 2023 Global Destination Sustainability Index. Food production is responsible for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions around the world.

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Industry leaders call for ‘Radical Collaboration’ at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024

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The post Industry leaders call for ‘Radical Collaboration’ at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. Last week, Virgin Atlantic published much anticipated finding from Flight100 as an open resource to show the industry that SAF is a safe, 100% drop-in replacement for fossil fuels.

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Sustainability, Air Travel, and Meetings: No Intersection on the Horizon

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Airlines are ramping up their carbon-reducing measures—but ever so slightly—while more attendees face internal carbon budgets and taxes to come to events. According to an article from CNN , the flight is the latest in a series of tests involving the extensive use of sustainable jet fuel. production of SAF could be 2.1

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The UK and Spain’s travel industries unite at second edition of ‘Spain Sustainability Day’

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The post The UK and Spain’s travel industries unite at second edition of ‘Spain Sustainability Day’ appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The session stressed how now is the time to adjust our mindsets and employ disruptive thinking.

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Earth Month Mahalo

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These initiatives are focused on sustainability with the goal of supporting the most eco-friendly practices possible including sustainable gardens located on hotel properties, partnerships to curb food waste, programs to help procure locally sourced produce and programs to boost the local community such as youth development.

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11th Arab Aviation Summit calls for strategic investments in tech, sustainability, and skill

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The post 11th Arab Aviation Summit calls for strategic investments in tech, sustainability, and skill appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. The sessions explored the sector’s sustainable growth against the backdrop of the current macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges.