About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of sustainability in travel and the ongoing investments by airlines and hotels despite a perceived slowdown in the conversation around it.

Sustainability in travel hasn’t disappeared, it’s just gone quiet. After a decade of bold net-zero commitments, ESG branding, and high-profile climate pledges, the conversation in the U.S. has cooled. Political pressure and cultural backlash have pushed sustainability out of the spotlight, leaving many to assume momentum has stalled. But beneath the surface, the opposite may be true. Major airlines are still investing in SAF. Hotels continue to fund energy efficiency and retrofit progra...

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Hosts: Gilad Berenstein, Cara Whitehill

Topics covered

• sustainability
• travel
• climate change
• energy efficiency
• ESG branding

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Organizations: airlines, SAF, hotels

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