Articles tagged “carbon emissions”

In an industry racing against climate deadlines, the fastest path to impact is turning every breakthrough into a blueprint.

To wrap up the week we look at a new payment system at Airbnb, employee perks for slower travel, and airline perks for faster travel.

On today’s pod we look at the news that members club Soho House is going private, while global hotel investment shrank, and travelers are underestimating their carbon footprints.

Carbon capture might be the most practical near-term route to decarbonising cruise ships, but it barely seems to be on the industry’s radar. Without collaboration and port infrastructure to offload CO₂, it risks staying a promising idea that never leaves the dock.

As visitor numbers climb and warnings of environmental risks mount, it remains to be seen whether new rules will be introduced, or if Antarctica will remain a frontier for high-carbon adventure tourism.

Choice Hotels is now tracking all its emissions and testing new tech to cut them, but hasn’t set a net-zero goal as other hotel groups have done.

Smart thermostats could help reduce emissions. The real power lies in scale: small changes multiplied across thousands of properties can add up.

The shipping industry just became the first to adopt a global system that charges companies for emissions — a landmark moment for climate accountability. If cruise ships can pay for their pollution, which industry is next?

On today’s podcast we look at Delta’s warnings about growth, Mandarin Oriental’s big rebranding, and the emissions impact of short-term rentals.

IHG’s net zero hotel is a step forward, but the reality is that not every region or hotel owner can follow suit just yet. Access to renewable energy, sustainable materials, and even willing investors varies wildly, meaning true industry-wide change depends as much on local infrastructure as it does on big-brand ambition.