sustainable development

For this second edition, how have you refined the IFTM-Kactus MICE Barometer? Arnaud Katz - We've added several key elements, in particular the CSR section, which some people criticised us for not including enough last year. We laid the foundations last year, and now we have a truly comprehensive barometer....

Slight though it may be, business travel is definitely on the up, according to figures published on 21 August by Airplus. The AirPlus Business Travel Index report shows an estimated increase of 1.7 % in business travel expenditure on air tickets over the period...

The 2024 edition of IFTM Top Resa kicks off on 17 September. So the final sprint is on... Laurence Gaborieau - Yes, the timetable has changed due to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP 2024), and in particular the Paralympic part organised from 28 August to 8 September. So we had to...

In recent weeks, hotel groups have taken it in turns to present their progress in the area of eco-responsibility. In its Serve 360 report - named after the platform that guides the group's CSR efforts - Marriott outlined the progress it has made in recent years...

Business tourism in Austria has long been no secret. From an incentive event in the Salzburg Citadel to a private cocktail party at the Vienna Opera House, from a seminar in the famous Olympic ski jump in Innsbruck to a private boat trip along the Danube, the incentive destination of Austria is a must...

Almost all hoteliers agree that the bleisure trend has become a reality in their establishments. Arriving earlier to discover the city, following up a business trip with a weekend of leisure, sometimes with the family: according to a recent study by SAP Concur, carried out in...

A shorter format in this Olympic year, but no less effective: for its annual See You There (SYT) event, following on from Nancy and Deauville, UNIMEV chose the Palais des Congrès in Versailles to bring together more than 300 players in the events industry for professional exchanges and conferences on a range of themes...

In the wake of its merger with Thalys, Eurostar has unveiled its first sustainability report, detailing its sustainability commitments and current progress in this area. The first objective, the most important for its fleet of 51 trains, aims to reduce its energy consumption and use 100% of renewable energy...

It may not be the first zero-energy hotel for IHG, but it will be for Singapore and its Changi airport. While the British group awaits the opening next year of the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, promised to be "zero carbon emission", its contemporary brand Hotel Indigo is going to imitate this eco-responsible positioning for its installation at...

A carbon footprint calculator created for the events industry by the events industry; a solution that is flexible enough to reflect the realities on the ground, from site operation to catering, stand design and design agencies, but also very rigorous in the collection and analysis of data.

Faced with the growing needs of airlines, the production of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) is gradually changing scale. Last year, as part of the Singapore Expansion Project, the world leader, Finland's Neste, increased the production capacity of its refinery to one million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel, which will be used to supply Singapore...

Accor intends to take the ecological transition of its establishments one step further by finding a partner of choice to support it: ADEME. The hotel group has just signed a framework agreement with the public body under the aegis of the French Ministry for Ecological Transition. This is a "decisive step" for Brune Poirson, Director of Sustainable Development for the French group. With its...

Artificial intelligence is making inroads into all segments of business travel. While the trend sometimes borders on the merely fashionable or even gadget-like, the objectives unveiled at the beginning of February by KLM are promising, to say the least. Based on technology developed by Kickstart AI, the Dutch airline aims to reduce wastage by 63 %...

"Tourism and business travel will be shaped in the future by the yardstick of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and our ability to be transparent with our customers, whose expectations in terms of services and technology are increasingly high," said Patricia Morosini, the...

While several major players in the mobility sector are slowing down or even backing away from the electric car, the latest study published by BCD Travel would seem to confirm their decision... If the business travel agency is to be believed, business travellers are still very reluctant to adopt this option. Of the 919 professionals...

At the start of this year, which is always a good time to make good resolutions, what place do MICE managers give to sustainable development in their approach to events? To find out, ICCA surveyed 248 international decision-makers - half of them in Europe (49%) and a third in North America - most of whom work in the large events sector.

Hoteliers are making a sustained commitment to the green label. Almost by force of market forces, as pledging eco-responsibility to their customers is becoming not just a means of distinguishing themselves, but a prerequisite, particularly in the eyes of companies committed to CSR. The 2024 list of winners of the Clef Verte label,...

What can you take away from COP 28 for the business travel industry, as you represented the GBTA for the first time in Dubai? Delphine Millot - The GBTA had just been granted observer status at COP 28. And to see more than 190 countries represented was really impressive. When we talk about reducing...

Loyalty programmes are not just about rewarding frequent stays with upgrades, free nights or even VIP experiences. They can also be used for good causes, by monetising these points and donating them to associations involved in social or environmental issues. Witness Accor's invitation to its loyal customers to support charities...

While waiting for its first electric aircraft to take off, which it hopes will happen by 2028, SAS intends to start the New Year with good resolutions for more responsible travel. On Wednesday, the airline announced the launch of the EuroBonus Conscious Traveler programme in January. "SAS, like the aviation sector, is on the way to...