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With a new "Global ESG Policy Tracker", companies in the travel and tourism industry can more quickly view ESG regulations and guidelines and incorporate them into their strategy.
The European Commission is working towards developing a comprehensive EU Tourism Strategy in early 2026. Everyone is called upon to actively participate. Interested parties can use a questionnaire to contribute their concerns to a sustainable tourism model.
Climate change is causing enormous costs; combating alien animals and plants is also becoming an ever-increasing cost factor for governments. Combating them is necessary: alien species jeopardise biodiversity.
Buying a plot of land and building a hotel on it? That's no longer enough. Nature has priority. Stakeholders are demanding the revitalisation of biodiversity and the social integration of locals. Climate risks are rising, destinations struggling. Investors fight. The 8th HITT Think Tank showed the way to Regenerative Hospitality. Two days of intense debate in Brussels.
Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre has opened its doors. It is Radisson Group’s first hotel to open that has achieved Verified Net Zero status, achieving 2040 requirements of the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance "Net Zero Methodology for Hotels" today. A second net-zero hotel will follow.
Outsourcing climate conscience is the easier, but not the right way. Hotels or anyone to truly lower their climate impact, carbon offsetting should be the last, not the first choice. Because they help companies and guests feel "green" without changing habits. Part 3 of our series on the fight against CO2.
External stakeholders are the most underestimated: they influence the reduction of emissions tremendously. Guests, partners and certificates form a triple power package. Sustainability expert Prof Willy Legrand says: It pays to collaborate with these groups. Part 2 of our series on the fight against CO2.
Corporate travellers and meeting organisers like to book "green hotels". HRS has therefore developed a new platform to make it easier for hoteliers to showcase their sustainability measures.
The international hotel industry, alongside aviation, is increasingly becoming a focal point in global climate discourse. How can hotels transform into climate-conscious hosts? What role does carbon offsetting play? Where is the line between sincere climate action and greenwashing? In our mini-series, we team up with the expert Professor Willy Legrand.
On the campaign trail, Trump vowed revenge against people and policies in conflict with the MAGA (Make America Great Again) agenda, which has been detailed in Project 2025, a 922-page tome. Trump allegedly hasn't heard anything about it yet and just carries on.