Marriott supports environmentally friendly MICE holdings, measures CO2 emissions, etc., with 86 hotels participating in Japan

Marriott International has launched a program to help ensure that conferences and events held at Marriott hotels are environmentally friendly. The program is now available at 86 hotels in Japan.…

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Kumamoto City receives top award in tourism sustainability awards for future-oriented mobility planning and circular economy initiatives

Kumamoto City received the ``Most Improved Destination Award'' at the 2024 GDS Awards sponsored by the Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Movement. Source link

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Sustainable travel promotion organization “Travalyst” unifies standards for certification of accommodation facilities, 49 certification bodies around the world, including Japan, cooperate

Travalyst, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable travel, has announced the 49 certification bodies it collaborates with around the world to ensure consistency in sustainability certification of accommodations, including OTAs.…

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Fiji Tourism Board launches ‘Let’s dispose of trash properly’ campaign for Japanese tourists, expressing collective responsibility to protect the environment

Fiji Tourism Board launched the "Bin It Or Bag It" campaign for Japanese travelers on October 10, 2024, Independence Day. Our aim is to make Fiji a waste-free place. Source…

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Sustainable travel promotion organization “Travelyst” further unifies tourism sustainability data and formulates vision for the next five years

Travelyst, which aims for sustainable tourism, announced its vision for the next five years on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. Further centralizing the capture and distribution of travel and…

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CO2 emissions in the tourism sector will decrease by 12% compared to 2019 – World Travel and Tourism Council

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has released the latest version of its environmental measures data. In 2023, the proportion of carbon dioxide emissions from global travel and tourism…

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The International Ski and Snowboard Federation says lack of snow due to climate change is a threat to winter sports

The Associated Press reports on the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), which is concerned about the lack of snow due to climate change. ``Climate change is a real threat…

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Sustainable Purchasing Behavior Survey 2024 shows that the level of social behavior practice is at an all-time high, while the majority of teenagers are “eco-fatigued”

Hakuhodo SX Professionals conducted the “Consumer Sustainable Purchasing Behavior Survey 2024.” In terms of social behavior practice, the score rose from 5.15 points last year to 5.28 points, the highest…

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Carbon emissions from business flights by 26 of the world’s biggest tech companies halved compared to 2019, while cuts by Google’s parent company and Apple slow

Reuters reports on the current status of CO2 emission reductions from business flights by the world's major tech companies. The emissions of 26 companies in 2023 will be 49% lower…

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