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News: United Airlines launches sustainable supply chain initiative

April 27, 2016 • admin
United Airlines is launching a Sustainable Supply Chain (SSC) initiative with a purpose to better understand the environmental performance of its suppliers and deepen relationships with its key supply chain partners. The initiative underscores United’s effort to guide commercial aviation as an environmentally responsible company and builds at the airline’s actions and commitment to environmental sustainability. “We work with hundreds of suppliers so it’s important for us to realize the environmental impact on our supply chain, and this new initiative allows us to be proactive,” said Katrina Manning , United’s vice chairman of technical procurement. “Focusing on our supply chain presents us with a chance to make responsible decisions to further strengthen our commitment to the surroundings.” The SSC program involves measuring and evaluating the sustainability of United’s current suppliers’...
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Focus: Eco-retreats at Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives

December 13, 2015 • admin
Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives is an intimate coral island in a sparkling lagoon, with jetties threading around the water out to spacious villa accommodations. Everywhere you look, marine life abounds. And the gleaming waters beckon. Formerly generally known as Soneva Gili by Six Senses, Gili Lankanfushi is decided at the private island of Lankanfushi within the North Malé Atoll. This luxury resort is simply a 20-minute speedboat ride from the International Airport at Malé, the capital of the Republic of Maldives. All of its 45 over-water villas, crafted in a conventional style from natural materials, reflect the harmony of life by the water’s edge. For ultimate privacy, guests can stay in a single of the seven Crusoe Residences or the personal Reserve, accessible only by personal boat. All villas at this...
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UNWTO and Casa Arabe to advertise tourism development within the Arab world

August 29, 2015 • admin
UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai and Casa Arabe Director General Eduardo Lopez Busquets have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advertise sustainable tourism development and strengthen institutional capacity in Arab countries. Signed at UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, the Memorandum furthers cooperation between UNWTO and Casa Arabe in common interest areas, including sustainable tourism and institutional capacity building aimed towards socioeconomic growth and poverty alleviation. The agreement places a different deal with improving public policy and management models for tourism development and promotion, in addition to supporting strategic alliances in the framework of promoting and investment in Arab countries to foster economic progress and job creation.“This agreement is a good step in developing tourism as a fantastic instrument for economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability within the Arab world,” said the...
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UNWTO and Casa Arabe to advertise tourism development within the Arab world

August 26, 2015 • admin
UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai and Casa Arabe Director General Eduardo Lopez Busquets have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advertise sustainable tourism development and strengthen institutional capacity in Arab countries. Signed at UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, the Memorandum furthers cooperation between UNWTO and Casa Arabe in common interest areas, including sustainable tourism and institutional capacity building aimed towards socioeconomic growth and poverty alleviation. The agreement places a different give attention to improving public policy and management models for tourism development and promotion, in addition to supporting strategic alliances throughout the framework of selling and investment in Arab countries to foster economic progress and job creation.“This agreement is a favorable step in developing tourism as a superior instrument for economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability within the Arab world,” said...
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News: WTTC 2013: Aviation takes centre stage at Global Summit

August 17, 2015 • admin
Government inaction and an absence of understanding of the positive future economic impacts of international air traffic growth dominated discussion on the opening session of day two of the 13th annual World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit. A panel of airline industry leaders reiterated the decision for increased government support – and the abolition of passenger duty taxes – to navigate a route towards sustainable sector development. Moderated by Peter Greenberg, travel editor, CBS News, the discussion covered political and economic instability, capacity, runway access, government policies, taxes and environmental sustainability as portion of a session entitled ‘Airlines: Turbulence or clear skies ahead’. “Aviation is a quick-moving, highly competitive environment; high cost, low margins. One of many biggest challenges we are facing is convincing governments that airlines will need...
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