The Scan: Why your website should have lots of blue, and more travel tech news

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Zipcar, Tourico Holidays, JumpFlight, Yelp, Onefinestay, RSPB, Facebook and the colour blue all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 24 October.

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MovoMovo brings person-to-person trip car hire to Spain

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Spain-based MovoMovo, a new person-to-person car sharing platform for visitors to tourist resorts in Spain.

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Hoteliers get help to go green with paperless initiatives

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Silverbyte Systems, a specialist in hotel management software, is helping properties go green via a series of technology initiatives.

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Responsible Travel partners with English tourism for million pound sustainable holidays service

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Responsible Travel is part of a million pound tourism initiative in the South-east aimed at boosting tourism revenue while protecting local environments.

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Rome2Rio wants travellers to consider their green options

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Carbon offsetting was all the rage a few years back – at least in terms of PR and new initiatives – until the economy started biting and travel companies and consumers focused elsewhere.

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TLabs Showcase – Green Path Transfers

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TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based green travel-focused ground transport service Green Path Transfers.

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ResponsibleTravel plots destination product and services platform

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More developments in the fascinating online tours and activities sector with ResponsibleTravel launching a new service to give locals the ability to promote experiences and sell product.

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ResponsibleTravel relaunches website, but better stuff behind the scenes

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Relatively run-of-the-mill web relaunch story from ResponsibleTravel this week, except a closer look shows the company is doing some interesting things with its suppliers.

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TLabs Showcase – Fobo

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TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring Singapore-based adventure travel site Fobo [Forget Boundaries].

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Will dot-coms care about sustainability when they move in on adventure tours?

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This week I am at the Adventure Travel World Summit taking place in Aviemore, Scotland.

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