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STRz COP26 preview: Part Two
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: For Part Two of a special COP26-themed podcast, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to three leading sustainable tourism advocates and experts about why the short-term rental industry should be keeping a close eye on COP26 and what they hope will have been achieved by the end of the historic UN Climate Change Conference. On […]
STRz COP26 preview: Part One
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor Part One of a special COP26-themed podcast, STRz editor Paul Stevens speaks to three leading sustainable tourism advocates and experts about their backgrounds and entries into the short-term rental industry, how the conversation around sustainability has shifted during the pandemic, and how organisations such as Tourism Declares A Climate Emergency are sending out a […]
Airbnb partners with Holaluz for green energy pilot programme
Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Airbnb has partnered with Barcelona-based renewable electricity and gas company, Holaluz, for a pilot programme designed to boost the adoption of green energy among platform hosts in Spain, and therefore make travel more sustainable. The programme includes special rates and meetings with the Airbnb host community to encourage the use of cleaner energy and […]
Airbnb offers “welcome bonus” for COP26 hosts in Glasgow
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, Airbnb is offering a financial incentive to hosts in Glasgow to welcome guests and increase the accommodation capacity for the global event. It comes in response to concerns of a shortage of accommodation during COP26, with around 30,000 government representatives, media and […]