Sustainable Travel in 2021: What we Learned
Despite new virus variants and the ongoing impact of the pandemic on all aspects of our daily lives, the outlook for the travel industry...
Why we want to prevent waste, not just recycle it
It’s hard not to think about waste when you’re living in the centre of a major city. Often, you can't walk down the street without seeing...
How we built Travel Sustainable
An interview with two people leading the creation of Booking.com's first-ever sustainability badge
How we built a first-of-its-kind animal welfare policy
Wildlife always enriches the travel experience. Unfortunately, travel doesn't always enrich the experience for wildlife. Popular tourist...
Five ways to work from anywhere more sustainably
For many of us, the pandemic has completely shifted our way of working. It's made remote work commonplace and has opened up a whole new...
Booking.com’s 2021 Sustainable Travel Report Affirms Potential Watershed Moment
(Shared from globalnews.booking.com) Latest research from Booking.com reveals how the ‘pandemic effect’ could finally tip sustainable...
How our Alumni are innovating in response to the pandemic
The Booking Booster has been highlighting innovation in sustainable travel since it began in 2017. The accelerator programme, which...
Sustainable Travel: Our Journey So Far (Conclusion)
In the final part of our in-depth interview with Marianne Gybels, Director of Sustainability at Booking.com, we delve into our own carbon...
Sustainable Travel: Our Journey So Far (Part 2)
As we continue our interview with Booking.com Director of Sustainability Marianne Gybels, we delve deeper into our strategic approach,...
Sustainable Travel: The Journey So Far
It's fair to say, 2020 has been a challenging year. The global pandemic we continue to face has left a lasting mark on the world....
8 bold ideas challenging sustainability within the tourism industry
After the Booking Cares Fund pilot last year, 2019 was opened to support the next group of non-profit ideas challenging the tourism industry
Grant Recipients of the 2019 Booking Booster
The third annual Booking Booster finale, 10 sustainable tourism startups from all over the world pitched their growth plans (and their heart
2019 Booking Booster: Meet the Startups
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES FROM 9 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WILL PITCH FOR SCALING GRANTS OF UP TO €500K FROM BOOKING.COM’S €2 MILLION BOOSTER...
Grant Recipients of the 2018 Booking Booster
It's hard to believe the time has already come to announce this year's Booking Booster grant winners.
Booster Alumni: Hotel con Corazon
Thanks to this startup, over 500 children have advanced their education. Hotel con Corazón is a highly rated hotel (9.5 on Booking.com!)...
Booster Alumni: HiveSters
Sisters from a family rooted in the travel industry, Achiraya and Chayanic Thamparipattra of Thailand were no strangers to the impact of...
Booster Alumni: Sakha Consulting Wings
Prompted to do something about the gender equality imbalance in India while confronting spaces that women have endured injustices, Meenu...
Booster Alumni: Global Himalayan Expedition
In the most impressive Himalayan trails, you can weave through one community after the next living off the grid. Guided by Global...
Booster Alumni: Reflow
Delhi and Dar es Salaam are among the many cities plagued by plastic pollution to which tourism contributes. However, these two cities...
Booster Alumni: Kitro
If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant kitchen, you’ve seen first-hand the amount of food thrown out each day. This was the case for Naomi...
Booster Alumni: Tastemakers
Much of Africa has not yet developed a booming travel industry. And unfortunately, the travel industry that does thrive often perpetuates...
Booster Alumni: Community Homestay Network
Many people choose homestays for their ability, if only for a short while, to embed you as a traveller in the local lifestyle. But what...
Booster Alumni: Keteka
Peace Corps volunteers, Kyle Wiggins and Jack Fischl, were working with rural and indigenous communities in Panama. They quickly found...
Booster Alumni: Wheel the World
In the last few years, lack of accessibility within the tourism sector has been gaining awareness. In many cases, this has been reflected...