Sustainability

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Wonderful Copenhagen is exchanging free experiences for sustainable actions

By Linda Fox | July 9, 2024

The CopenPay initiative allows tourists to access attractions and experiences for free in exchange for sustainable actions such as cycling and local volunteering. Read More

News / Startups

Byway raises £5M to expand its flight-free travel tech

By Mitra Sorrells | July 9, 2024

The company said it will use the funding to accelerate development of its JourneyAI technology and to expand beyond its current scope of the United Kingdom and Europe. Read More

News / Technology

Travel as a “memory industry” driven by tech advancements

By D.J. Catron | July 8, 2024

Experts from Expedia Group, Amadeus and Caravelo share views on the future of travel tech trends at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Online

Education is necessary for travelers to play a bigger role in mitigating overtourism

By Morgan Hines | July 3, 2024

Overtourism and sustainability are inherently linked, a connection more travelers need to be educated about, according to experts at Travalyst, TreadRight and the Turisme de Barcelona. Read More

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The first step to battling overtourism is to focus on density

By Morgan Hines | June 28, 2024

All destinations are unique - and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to battling overtourism, but there is one metric that can be useful to pay attention to first in sustainability... Read More

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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Blockskye, Intrepid, Jyrney, Nium and more

By PhocusWire | June 21, 2024

Keep up with all the latest people, product and partner news from around the global travel industry in PhocusWire's weekly roundup. Read More

News / Startups

Sustainable business travel startup Eco.mio raises 7-figure seed round

By Mitra Sorrells | June 18, 2024

Eco.mio provides a browser extension that helps companies guiding their employees to greener business travel decisions. Read More

Opinion / Online

TikTok's tips on effective strategies for travel marketing

By Gav Buggy - TikTok | June 17, 2024

Travel content is blowing up on social media, providing no shortage of ways for travel pros to connect with customers, partners and suppliers to boost their profile and profits. Read More

News / Online

How sustainable travel companies are helping consumers, brands understand certification

By Morgan Hines | June 14, 2024

James Lever of Weeva and Sally Davey of Travalyst talk about sustainability sensibilities in the PhocusWire studio at Phocuswright Europe. Read More

News / Startups

Viator's origin story - a tale of a prince and a girl from Tasmania

By Linda Fox | June 14, 2024

Viator founder Rod Cuthbert shared the Phocuswright Europe 2024 Center Stage with Thayer Ventures' Chris Hemmeter to discuss how the tours and activities company came to be, selling it to Tripadvisor... Read More

News / Technology

Electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation acquires autonomy tech company

By D.J. Catron | June 5, 2024

The acquisition of Xwing’s autonomy division will benefit Joby Aviation’s near-term piloted operations as well as fully autonomous operations in the future. Read More

News / Technology

Korea’s KakaoMobility plans to offer electric air taxi flights by 2026

By D.J. Catron | May 30, 2024

The deal with Korea-based mobility service platform KakaoMobility includes plans to purchase of up to 50 of Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft valued at approximately $250 million. Read More

News / Online

SilverRail integrates with Google on rail search

By D.J. Catron | May 30, 2024

Google is launching United Kingdom rail directly into its search engine, while directing users to book tickets via SilverRail’s retailing platform. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Is AI the key to green travel solutions?

By Olga Bortnikova — Tripsider | May 24, 2024

There is much AI can do to help make travel more sustainable, but to truly help the travel sector evolve the collective efforts of individuals, communities and governments will be needed. Read More

News / Online

European tourism under fire – new ETC chief steps up to face the challenges

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WiT | May 17, 2024

Beyond numbers, destinations need to rethink what they really want from tourism, says Miguel Sanz Castedo, president of the European Tourism Commission. Read More

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