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How Hotels and Resorts Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Dana Communications

This past September, Marriott International announced its recommitment to climate stewardship, setting science-based emissions reduction targets with a long-term goal of reaching net-zero value chain greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050. But spread the word!

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IMEX America 2021: Day 2 Highlights

Smart Meetings

The huge majority of those beneficiaries were in the form of membership renewal grants issued directly to members in financial distress and new member grants provided for Chapters to allocate towards prospective members also facing financial concerns. As of Friday, there are 109 signatories across venues, destinations, suppliers and hotels.

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East to West: Why intra-Africa travel should be easier 

Solimar International

The prospect of visiting the West Coast of Africa for work (a region I have never been to) recently rekindled my wanderlust. East Coast versus West Coast: Travel and the Future of Tourism in Africa If you’re a fellow traveler, you can probably relate to the allure of exploring a new destination. The budding curiosity.

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Rise of the new Asian traveller

Travel Daily Media

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that the combined GDP of China and India will exceed that of the G7 countries by 2025, while the Asian Development Bank projects that Asia will account for half of global GDP by 2050. The TravelRave media roundtable in Beijing.

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The future of events, venues and cities: learnings about how to future-proof against future crises

The MICE Blog

Talking about travel by 2050, Yuri shared that, ‘For now it becomes tougher but there’s also a roadmap of new technologies enabling more sustainable flights over time. According to Jolanda, ‘From a venue prospective, in the past we were focused on having it operationally excellent, having the customers happy and leasing the building.

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