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TAFER Hotels & Resorts Announces ZERO Plastic Initiative

TAFER Hotels & Resorts, an award-winning hospitality company with an ever-growing and evolving collection of luxury resorts and boutique villas located throughout Mexico’s most coveted beach destinations, is proud to introduce its ZERO Plastic Initiative

Source: Tribune travel
SmartLynx Airlines first in the Baltics to fly more environmentally friendly Boeing planes

With a view to improving customer convenience and sustainable business, Latvia-based SmartLynx Airlines has become the first airline in the Baltic countries to fly the latest-generation Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Currently, the company has two of these more environmentally friendly

Alaska Airlines launches new program to advance sustainable aviation fuels through corporate partnerships

Alaska Airlines is taking the next step in advancing sustainable aviation fuels as part of Alaska’s Ever Green program for improvements in environmental sustainability. This month, Alaska launched a program to engage its corporate customers in the decarbonisation journey through purchase of SAF

Qatar Aviation Services Joins Industry-Leading Environmental Management System

Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), a subsidiary of the Qatar Airways Group, has partnered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch the newly expanded IATA Environmental Assessment Program (IATA Environmental Assessment Program) for operators providing ground support services.

Source: PR TIMES
Turkish Airlines combats climate change with new programme

Turkish Airlines has launched a new programme, Co2mission, on August 1 to offset the carbon emissions caused by flights – from business trips by the company’s personnel, to allowing the environmentally-conscious customers to fly with peace of mind.

Source: TTG Asia
Lufthansa and Shell plan to use sustainable aviation fuels – British Airways is already flying

Frankfurt – The energy company Shell and the Lufthansa Group are planning to use more sustainable aviation fuels from 2024. Competitor British Airways is already further along, a first flight to the USA with 35 percent sustainable fuel was completed at the end of 2021.

Source: IWR
Lufthansa Launches A Sustainable "Green Fare"

The Lufthansa Group has been a pioneer in Europe in launching sustainability-focused options for customers. Since a few months back, the airlines in the Group have been offering passengers to offset their CO2 emissions from a flight during the booking process and also pay for the Group

Source: Simple Flying
Alaska Airlines Makes Significant Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Alaska Airlines announced today it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026.

MOROCCO: Green infrastructure project will make Tangier a sustainable city by 2033

The Moroccan government is launching the "Cité Mohammed VI Tanger Tech" project to make the port city of Tangier a destination for the green economy and sustainable tourism by 2033. The initiative, which will also involve technology, will be implemented with the support of several economic partners.

Source: Afrik21