Almost ten years after launching a travel website targeting environmentally concious consumers, ResponsibleTravel has finally given US users their own operation.
Deficit-hit and a green-inspired governments consider new technology over travel
June 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
One of the most venerable organizations in the green movement has published an interesting report on the UK government’s travel trends.
UEFA, Carlson, HRG adopt new FlightPortal online travel carbon scheme
May 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
FlightPortal, a new web management system for tracking the environmental impact of corporate travel, launches this week, backed by some heavyweights of the sector
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Hacker claim by ResponsibleTravel just a marketing wheeze
April 6, 2010 By 9 Comments
Rather quirky attempt at publicity today from eco-travel site ResponsibleTravel.com after claiming it was hacked by a non-malicious user but decided to keep the content.
Travelzoo going green with hotel channel for Earth Day
March 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Deal publisher Travelzoo is to launch a dedicated section of its site for eco-friendly hotels as part of an initiative to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
Travel technology, climate change and apathy – not a pleasant mix
December 8, 2009 By 3 Comments
Amadeus recently announced a partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to provide the GDS’s customers information about their air travel carbon emissions.
Given the negative environmental impact of travel coupled with widespread online distribution of travel content (schedules, pricing, images, product details, etc.), I wondered how all the GDS’ were addressing the growing demand for more specific CO2 emissions data, specifically in air travel.
First, some terminology.
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In calculating move, Amadeus to integrate carbon data
November 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
Amadeus, the airline IT and GDS vendor, plans to integrate data from the International Civil Aviation Organization’s carbon calculator in all of Amadeus’ reservations platforms my mid-2010.
In the announcement, Amadeus notes that more than 1 million passengers fly daily after booking their flights through reservations processed by Amadeus.
So, that’s a lot of travelers who may at least be reminded that — regardless of the flight deal they may have found — air travel comes at an environmental cost.
A two-sided tale for ResponsibleTravel and its axing of online carbon offsetting
October 15, 2009 By 6 Comments
Responsibletravel.com has today given its online carbon offsetting programme the chop – a move almost guaranteed to inspire differing opinions about how to highlight climate change with air travel-hungry travellers.
One of the first organisations to do so, the site proudly launched its offsetting programme in 2002 and spearheaded a round of soul-searching within larger travel firms as to how they should deal with the thorny issue of selling or promoting travel at the same time as appearing to be aware of its impact on the global environment.
Fast forward seven years and ResponsibleTravel has abandoned the programme, citing a Friends of the Earth report into the wider offsetting issue.
