Articles

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Introducing AITO’s partnership with Fenix Carbon

January 26th 2023 Thomas Herry

In 2021, to take climate action and use tourism as a force for good, AITO – together with 500 other companies from the travel industry – signed the Declaration of Glasgow at COP26. It made the travel industry one of the leading advocates for tackling climate change, and committed to five essential steps: Measure, decarbonize, regenerate, collaborate and finance. Carbon offsets can play a role in fulfilling this commitment.

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Trustworthy or Misleading Communication of Voluntary Carbon Offsets in the Aviation Industry

September 13th 2021 Mireia Guix, Claudia Olle and Xavier Font

Mireia Guix, Claudia Olle and Xavier Font assess the communications of 37 airlines on their own websites regarding voluntary carbon offsets (VCO) to determine the extent to which they are either trustworthy or misleading.

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Beyond Ethics: The Transformational Power Of Overlapping Motivations in Implementing Strategic Sustainability Actions

September 21st 2021 Maria Jesus Bonilla-Priego, Juan-José Nájera-Sánchez and Xavier Font

Maria Jesus Bonilla-Priego, Juan-José Nájera-Sánchez and Xavier Font develop a methodology to identify patterns between sustainability motivations, actions and engagement.

The Increasing Risks of Greenwashing

The Increasing Risks of Greenwashing

February 16th 2022 Hugo Kimber, Carbon Responsible

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‘Whatever comes out of COP26, AITO will be involved

November 5th 2021 Derek Moore, AITO Deputy Chair

Derek Moore, writing for TTG in November 2021, discusses ACT's role as a signatory and launch partner of the Glasgow Declaration.

AITO – Glasgow Declaration COP26 Press Release

November 4th 2021 AITO - The Specialist Travel Association

AITO is proud to become a signatory and launch partner of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism at COP26.

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‘Code Red for Humanity’ Requires Fast and Furious Action

August 23rd 2021 Jono Vernon-Powell, ACT Chair and Nomadic Thoughts

The Great-Grandparents Messed Up Our Holidays

August 20th 2021 Derek Moore, AITO Deputy Chairman

Wayside – Once Owned by Lord Nelson

A Personal Perspective

July 28th 2021 Chris Rowles, AITO Chair

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Jet Zero – Ambitious Decarbonise Aviation Plan

July 28th 2021 Jono Vernon-Powell, ACT Chair and Nomadic Thoughts

A Traveller’s Realistic Approach to Climate Crisis

May 5th 2021 Clive Stacey, Discover The World

Delaying COP26 – Too Risky?

May 5th 2021 Jono Vernon-Powell, ACT Chair and Nomadic Thoughts

The COP26 Glasgow Conference, critical for accelerating action on climate change outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement, may be postponed.