https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/green travel/ Green Travel News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T11:07:39+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lufthansa-leos-takes-delivery-of-second-all-electric-aircraft-tractor-phoen/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lufthansa-leos-takes-delivery-of-second-all-electric-aircraft-tractor-phoen/ Lufthansa ground handling specialist LEOS has added the second Phoenix E all-electric aircraft tractor from German manufacturer Goldhofer to its fleet of tow tractors. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:15:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-makes-it-easier-to-choose-biofuel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sas-makes-it-easier-to-choose-biofuel/ On April 3, SAS launched two ticket types that include biofuel. These will be available on all SAS domestic, Scandinavian and European flights. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:16:14 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/queensland-biofuel-refinery-to-turn-agricultural-by-products-into-sustainab/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/queensland-biofuel-refinery-to-turn-agricultural-by-products-into-sustainab/ Agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be turned into jet fuel through investment from the Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government Sun, 02 Apr 2023 06:52:24 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/global-hotel-alliance-launches-green-collection-featuring-14-kempinski-hote/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/global-hotel-alliance-launches-green-collection-featuring-14-kempinski-hote/ The new Green Collection features nearly 200 hotels from GHA DISCOVERY’s global portfolio including 14 Kempinski Hotels Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:29:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/heathrows-sustainable-aviation-fuel-incentive-scheme-triples-use-in-2023/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/heathrows-sustainable-aviation-fuel-incentive-scheme-triples-use-in-2023/ Greener, cleaner jet fuel has become a hot commodity at Heathrow as the airport embarks on the second year of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive scheme. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:29:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lufthansa-group-launches-worlds-first-green-fares-for-sustainable-flying/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lufthansa-group-launches-worlds-first-green-fares-for-sustainable-flying/ The Lufthansa Group is further expanding its portfolio of sustainable travel offers and will be the world’s first airline group to offer a new product for more climate-friendly flying from February 15, 2023: The Green Fares. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:11:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/swiss-expands-its-green-fares-europewide/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/swiss-expands-its-green-fares-europewide/ Following successful trials in Scandinavia, SWISS is expanding its ‘Green Fares’ programme throughout Europe together with the Lufthansa Group. With SWISS’s Green Fares, the offsetting of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the customer’s air travel is included in the price. The new Green Fare option complements SWISS’s existing range of products in the sustainability field. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:23:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/stagecoach-launches-uks-first-fully-electric-city-bus-network-in-inverness/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/stagecoach-launches-uks-first-fully-electric-city-bus-network-in-inverness/ Stagecoach celebrated the launch of the UKs first fully-electric city bus network in Inverness last week, where they were joined by Minister for Transport Jenny Gilruth MSP. Sun, 05 Feb 2023 08:08:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/klm-appoints-zita-schellekens-as-svp-of-sustainability-strategy/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/klm-appoints-zita-schellekens-as-svp-of-sustainability-strategy/ KLM has appointed Zita Schellekens as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Sustainability & Strategy, effective 1 March 2023. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 08:39:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/oxfordshires-move-to-decarbonized-public-transport-gets-a-boost-with-159-ne/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/oxfordshires-move-to-decarbonized-public-transport-gets-a-boost-with-159-ne/ The first vehicles in a fleet of 159 new battery electric buses are set to arrive in Oxfordshire in September, after an £82.5 million deal was sealed. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:23:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/alaska-airlines-eliminates-inflight-plastic-cups/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/alaska-airlines-eliminates-inflight-plastic-cups/ Alaska Airlines announced today the completion of our transition to paper cups for inflight beverages, a move which eliminates more than 55 million plastic cups annually and replaces them with a more planet-friendly alternative. The change to paper cups makes Alaska Airlines the first U.S. airline to eliminate plastic cups. Combined with our Boxed Water™ partnership, these changes eliminate 2.2 million pounds of plastic waste from landfills every year, the equivalent weight of 24 Boeing 737s. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:14:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wizz-air-reports-record-low-carbon-emissions-for-2022-with-15.4-reduction-c/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wizz-air-reports-record-low-carbon-emissions-for-2022-with-15.4-reduction-c/ Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally*, reports that its average carbon emissions for 2022 amounted to 55.2 grams per passenger/km, 15.4% lower than in 2021. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:09:44 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brussels-airlines-kicks-off-2023-with-first-saf-delivery/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brussels-airlines-kicks-off-2023-with-first-saf-delivery/ On January 1, the first batch of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) was delivered to Brussels Airport in Belgium. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pipeline that supplies kerosene to Brussels Airlines and Airport will also transport SAF through the same system. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:02:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/fitur-2023-focuses-on-the-future-of-sustainable-tourism/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/fitur-2023-focuses-on-the-future-of-sustainable-tourism/ FITUR will measure its carbon footprint for the first time and incentivise sustainable participation with the Sustainable Stand Awards organised in collaboration with the Responsible Tourism Institute (ITR). Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:29:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/learn-from-nature-and-save-co2/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/learn-from-nature-and-save-co2/ Lufthansa Group is the first airline group worldwide to equip aircraft with aerodynamic sharkskin film Sun, 18 Dec 2022 08:06:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-canada-invests-in-canadian-technology/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-canada-invests-in-canadian-technology/ Air Canada today announced an equity investment/loan of $6.75 million into Canadian climate solutions company Carbon Engineering (CE). The investment supports the advancement of CE’s Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that pulls carbon dioxide (CO2) directly out of the air at large, industrial scale. Sun, 20 Nov 2022 09:14:23 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-hotel-group-signs-glasgow-declaration/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/radisson-hotel-group-signs-glasgow-declaration/ During this year’s COP27 in Egypt, Radisson Hotel Group, one of the leading international hospitality groups, reaffirms its strong commitment to sustainability by signing the Glasgow Declaration and encouraging other hospitality groups to join the call for strong actions to halve emissions over the next decade and reach Net Zero emissions as soon as possible before 2050. Sun, 20 Nov 2022 08:52:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ryanair-becomes-first-airline-in-europe-to-sign-up-to-citis-new-sustainable/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ryanair-becomes-first-airline-in-europe-to-sign-up-to-citis-new-sustainable/ Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, has partnered with Citi to become the first European airline to deposit funds in its new Sustainable Deposit Solution, which launched earlier this year. This will enable Ryanair to invest excess cash to support different sustainable financing projects across Citi’s portfolio, such as renewable energy, water conservation, healthcare and education in emerging markets. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:40:00 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ministers-highlight-importance-of-tourism-jobs-in-sectors-sustainable-recov/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ministers-highlight-importance-of-tourism-jobs-in-sectors-sustainable-recov/ Tourism ministers from around the globe say supporting local workers and small businesses is a vital element of the sector’s sustainable recovery from the pandemic. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:36:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/industry-expects-fewer-flights-as-part-of-consumer-demand-for-green-travela/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/industry-expects-fewer-flights-as-part-of-consumer-demand-for-green-travela/ A growing interest in green travel from consumers will drive the industry’s efforts to address the climate emergency, according to the WTM Industry Report released today. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:54:09 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/offset-co-emissions-directly-on-board-with-lufthansa/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/offset-co-emissions-directly-on-board-with-lufthansa/ Lufthansa passengers can offset the CO₂ emissions of their flight directly on board. The offer is available immediately on all Lufthansa flights worldwide with Internet connectivity. Sat, 05 Nov 2022 09:19:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/neste-to-supply-the-air-france-klm-group-with-more-than-1-million-tons-of-s/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/neste-to-supply-the-air-france-klm-group-with-more-than-1-million-tons-of-s/ The Air France-KLM Group and Neste have announced the expansion of their existing cooperation with a new strategic partnership for the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to the Group. This new SAF agreement for a period of 8 years is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry to date. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:49:43 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/deltas-latest-climate-collaboration-tackles-warming-contrails-with-mit/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/deltas-latest-climate-collaboration-tackles-warming-contrails-with-mit/ Delta is collaborating with MIT on a quest to prevent persistent contrails, which are roughly 10% of all contrails and create long-standing clouds that trap heat and warm the earth. If successful, this work could drive significant progress quickly in reducing the climate impact of aviation by preventing the creation of persistent contrail formations altogether. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 06:27:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/easyjet-reveals-roadmap-to-achieve-net-zero-by-2050/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/easyjet-reveals-roadmap-to-achieve-net-zero-by-2050/ easyJet has launched the aviation world’s most ambitious plan to achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2050, in a new roadmap revealed by the airline today. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 06:10:17 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/future-hospitality-summit-set-to-drive-sustainability-and-esg-agenda-in-hos/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/focus/article/future-hospitality-summit-set-to-drive-sustainability-and-esg-agenda-in-hos/ With GCC consumer interest in sustainability having almost doubled, and a 40 percent year-on-year increase in the number of brands in the region prioritising sustainability, the Future Hospitality Summit in Dubai is set to tackle how the industry can lead the change in sustainable tourism and hospitality Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:35:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/latam-removes-75-per-cent-of-all-single-use-plastics-on-board/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/latam-removes-75-per-cent-of-all-single-use-plastics-on-board/ LATAM has removed 75 per cent of all single-use plastics on board. The initiative is part of the group’s commitment to eliminate all single-use plastics in its operation by 2023. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:17:35 +0000