Articles
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.
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.
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
February 16th 2022 Hugo Kimber, Carbon Responsible
‘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.
‘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
A Personal Perspective
July 28th 2021 Chris Rowles, AITO Chair
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.