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7 Business Travel Trends Set to Shape 2022

Smart Meetings

There simply aren’t enough cars to meet corporate demand,” says Sesilia Kalss, senior consulting manager of Global Business Consulting for American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) in the company’s latest white paper, Business Travel in 2022. The Travel Manager’s Role Is Changing. Travelers Need Confidence.

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Advito and BCD M&E Create Emissions Calculator for Meeting Professionals

Smart Meetings

Last week, BCD Travel introduced an emissions calculator designed specifically for the meetings industry. . The sustainability tool builds on Gate4, an ISO-certified carbon reporting method developed last year by Advito , a subsidiary of BCD Travel. Read More: New Collaborative Course Offers Tips for Easy Sustainable Travel .

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Should Planners Track Their Group’s Carbon Footprint?

Smart Meetings

B2B travel management platform CWT recently launched a point-of-sale carbon footprint indicator for its myCWT mobile and web app, as part of the company’s $100 million investment in its myCWT platform. “We Together with our partners at CWT, we have made a giant leap towards delivering this for business travelers around the world,” he said.

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Marriott International to Open First Luxury Safari Lodge

Smart Meetings

Read More : Marriott Takes a Giant Leap for the Planet, Commits to ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. We are thrilled that the JW Marriott brand will be welcoming adventure travelers…to this breath-taking part of the world.” ” This isn’t Masai Mara’s first foray with hotel properties.

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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. Event planners and their clients insist on sustainable event management. But spread the word!

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IMEX America is Back!: Day 1 Highlights from the Return to Meeting

Smart Meetings

On track to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (or sooner). Visit California —and 22 of its encompassing destinations attending IMEX 2021— celebrated the Golden State’s June reopening to group travel with Napa Mumm sparkling wine, and a new online hub for media and meeting professionals ( see here !).

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Industry Voices Call for Global Effort to Bring About Climate-Ready Travel

Travel Pulse

"Envisioning Tourism in 2030 & Beyond" provides a glimpse into what the travel industry should be doing now to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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