As Six Senses prepares to make its debut in the UAE, Six Senses The Palm, Dubai is placing sustainability at the heart of its resort experience, shaping how guests will engage with the destination through design, learning, culture and community interaction. Designed as a beachfront urban sanctuary, the resort introduces a sustainability-led approach to resort living in Dubai, integrating environmental considerations into its architecture, materials, operations and guest experiences from the outset.

Earlier this month, World Environment Day yet again highlighted the urgent need to accelerate action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource efficiency. In hospitality, expectations are shifting on two fronts. Guests continue to demand consistently high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and service, while also placing greater emphasis on the environmental impact of their stay.

Holiday getaways are about switching off, reconnecting and creating new memories. For many families, this means the joy of time spent outdoors. Breakfasts cooked on a 'skottel', fires lit for a braai as dusk turns into evening, star gazing, muddy shoes after hillside walks, the fun of discovery. These are the moments children remember. But holidays can also teach something far more lasting: nature is not only something we enjoy, but it is also something we learn to cherish and care for.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced that its Hotel Sustainability Basics programme will transition to an independent third-party certification scheme, aligned with new European Union requirements for environmental claims and designed to meet the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Accreditation Framework. The move strengthens Hotel Sustainability Basics as a globally recognised framework for hotel sustainability, providing independent verification, greater transparency, and a credible pathway for hotels to demonstrate their sustainability performance in line with evolving regulatory and market expectations.

Enduata Camps, Tanzania’s newest luxury safari operator, is proud to join The Long Run, the world’s largest nature-based tourism organisation. By joining this global community of purpose-driven businesses Enduata Camps commits to measurable, long-term impact by adopting The Long Run’s ‘4Cs’ framework: Conservation, Community, Culture, and Commerce. The Long Run’s Global Ecosphere Retreat (GER) standard is one of the world’s most rigorous sustainability certifications, and by aligning with this framework, Enduata Camps ensures that its presence in the Serengeti is not only low-impact but actively regenerative.

Net Zero Carbon Events (NZCE), the global industry initiative accelerating the transition to a net zero future for business events, has announced the appointment of Johanna Fuhlendorf as its new Programme Director. The appointment marks an important step in the evolution of the initiative. For the first time since its launch, NZCE will benefit from a dedicated leader focused exclusively on driving its strategic development and day-to-day operations.