#InTheNews 10 Highlights re. #sustainable #travel #tourism & #development

1/ #Climate: In future will we see #destination-specific reports for #travel #impact, like a #holiday index for price of beer? > Study: #Climatecrisis costing $16m an hour in #extremeweather damage https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/09/climate-crisis-cost-extreme-weather-damage-study #sdg13

2/ Climate: > #Aviation #fuel in #Europe will need to include a 2% blend bio-#SAF from 2025, rising to 70% in 2050. 1.2% of #fuel for #planes leaving #EU 2030 & 2031 must be derived from #greenhydrogen, rising to to 35% in 2050.

https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/policy/final-approval-given-1-2-of-aviation-fuel-in-eu-must-be-derived-from-green-hydrogen-by-2030/2-1-1531841 #carbon #emissions

3/ Climate: Great if it can bring more #green #trips & prices down> #Evolyn to launch #Paris–#London trains in competition with #Eurostar https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/evolyn-to-launch-paris-london-trains-in-competition-with-eurostar/65100.article #france #UK #rail #railways #train #co2 #decarbonisation

4/ Climate: The paradoxical #impact of #climatebreakdown: #CordilleraBlanca, #Peru, #communities contend with unprecedented weather, surges in crop-destroying pests, blows to #tourism reliant on fast-disappearing glaciers, & escalating conflicts over #water

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/oct/13/perus-melting-glaciers-bring-new-harvests-and-fears-for-the-future #sdg6 #sdg11 #sdg2

5/ #Communities: #NewYorkCity’s #Airbnb Ban Leads to #Rental Black Market: Hosts feel unfairly looped in with big landlords, list short-term #rentals on unregulated platforms https://www.wired.com/story/airbnb-ban-new-york-illegal-listings/ #NewYork #Community

6/ #Culture: Brilliant idea, & way to track some down! > #Unesco planning 1st virtual #museum of stolen #cultural #artefacts for 2025, to raise public awareness of #trafficking & unique importance of culture & #heritage https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/06/unesco-planning-virtual-museum-of-stolen-cultural-artefacts #VR

7/ #Commerce: The #economic importance of #travel - & that it becomes #sustainable: #Turkey current account deficit narrows 90% thanks to #summer tourism https://gn24.ae/101ef26a681e5000 #sdg8 #sdg9 #trade #exports

8/ #Conservation: #Orangutan killings in #Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/11/borneo-orangutan-killings-likely-still-occurring-numbers-research #primates #indonesia #sdg15 #nature #biodiversity #lifeonland

9/ Conservation: 2023 #wildlife #photographer of the year winners in pictures. Which is your favourite? Be sure to check out 'The tourism bulldozer' by Fernando Constantino Martínez Belmar, #Mexico https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2023/oct/11/2023-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-winners-in-pictures #wpy2023 #wpy #photography #nature

10/ #BBCTravelShow: #CostaRica -the birthplace of #ecotourism- Guarding the #Green Revolution. How to maintain the delicate balance between protecting its #landscapes & more visitors? https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001r64j/the-travel-show-costa-rica-guarding-the-green-revolution (Book with us!) #BBC #iplayer