sustainable development

After Norway, the focus turns to Sweden and Denmark. Is it a coincidence that the Radisson group’s ambition to reach 100 Verified Net Zero hotels by 2030 is first being realized in Northern Europe? The Scandinavian destinations’ eco-friendly values are no longer in need of proof; they consistently rank first in the GDS Index every year…

The publisher of an online booking tool since 2016, the Treep has launched the Treep Express. The French publisher is thus targeting a less equipped segment: SMEs and SMEs that often book without a dedicated tool or agency. The platform brings together train, plane, hotel, and car rental. Its goal: to act on emissions at the moment…

Opposition mounts against the expansion of Paris CDG. The NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) is leading the revolt against the major works by the ADP Group, aimed at increasing the hub's capacity to accommodate an additional 14 million passengers by 2035, and, more globally, reaching 105 million by 2050, compared to 76 million passengers in…

Make it three for Helsinki. Since 2024, Helsinki has claimed the top spot in the GDS-Index, the podium of which has remained unchanged for three years, with the Finnish capital followed by Gothenburg and Copenhagen. However, behind this stable podium, the rankings are shifting. Aarhus has moved from 7th to 4th place, while Sydney (7th) and Montreal (9th)…

«An obscure subject, but one that is beginning to be brought to light»: Christine Arrighi, Green MP for Haute-Garonne and co-chair of the Aeronautics and Space group in the National Assembly, sums up everything about aviation contrails. Indeed, while sustainable fuels or new generations of aircraft have long been seen as the primary drivers...

The electric aircraft has just crossed a new milestone on its journey from utopia to reality. Swedish-born manufacturer Heart Aerospace, now based in California, has carried out the first flight of its X1 prototype aircraft, billed as the largest battery-powered plane ever to have flown. The flight took place on...

Transport & Environment (T&E), a nongovernmental organisation specialising in sustainable transport policy, is publishing a new analysis on the potential of electric aviation. According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), a quarter of flights operated in Europe cover less than 500 km, a distance within the reach of electric aircraft currently under development.…

Unsurprisingly, some, like the International Air Transport Association (IATA), say they are "deeply frustrated" by the proposed revision of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS). Others, such as Ourania Georgoutsakou, CEO of Airlines for Europe (A4E), declare themselves dissatisfied with a reform that "does not fully succeed" in…

The third edition of the SNCF Ecomobility Grand Prizes, organised every two years, was held on Tuesday evening. Around fifty applications were submitted, with 44 ultimately being validated. The main criteria for scoring the applications were based on modes of transport for professional travel, commuting, and…

Cities on a human scale, surrounded by nature and beautiful landscapes, bearing the marks of their rich past but looking towards the future, and all easily accessible by TGV from Paris: Switzerland offers everything that appeals to event organisers today. Namely, compact destinations where everything is done on foot or...

To be a guardian and protector of nature, rather than its master and owner: this is the spirit of a seminar house in the Chateauform group located in the upper Chevreuse Valley, the Château Regen'Ronqueux. A name that says a lot about the venue's ambitions. That is, not just to offset or limit the footprint of professional events, but to regenerate...

The timing is obviously well chosen. As the Football World Cup kicks off this Thursday, and before the team led by Kylian Mbappé makes their debut on June 16th, the Accor group is unveiling a partnership with Inspired By KM, the association founded in 2020 by the French captain. Its mission: to create a...

Fair, but could do better regarding CSR. Accor already sees almost all of its hotels using an environmental measurement tool and four-fifths eliminating at least 57 single-use plastic products, while food waste has been reduced to 149g/cover, below the initial target of 235g…

The game of communicating vessels. If the Radisson group has lost a property in Dubai – the Radisson Blu Dubai Media City closed at the end of April for renovation before changing hands next year – it has already compensated for this loss with the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Barsha Heights. Located in a district…

Without SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels), there can be no growth in air transport; without e-SAF, there can be no future; but there can be no sustainable future without a parallel reduction in air traffic. Already until 2040, by which time the expansion of these sustainable fuels will have significantly reduced emissions, but also after that. Even though...

Until 2030, all is well. But what about after that? While the strategy for decarbonising air transport is largely based on the integration of sustainable air fuels, these "SAF" capable of reducing the environmental impact of 60% flights, the risk of running out of fuel by 2035 is looming. In all...

Year on year, the Clef Verte label continues to expand among professionals committed to more responsible tourism. This year, the number of hotels, residences and other tourist accommodation solutions, including campsites, self-catering cottages and youth hostels, has passed the 3,000 mark. After growth of 45% last year, already symbolising a...

Remember that you're going to die... but not just yet! And even much later, if all goes well, according to the predictions of the Stanford Center on Longevity, which foresees a future with more and more centenarians. It's on this basis that Novotel has unveiled the ambition it intends to share with its customers,...

A minor revolution in Spain, where Pedro Sánchez's government has just announced the introduction in January 2026 of a national public transport season ticket costing €60 a month for those over 26 and €30 for those under that age. The pass will give subscribers unlimited travel on the whole of Spain's public transport network.

On 22 November last, COP 30 came to an end in Belem, Brazil. That's two years, almost to the day, after the start of COP 28 in Dubai. From the Amazon to the Emirati desert, a single guideline for the world is emerging, a single imperative: to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions....