Travalyst

⭐ A lot can happen in a year, and what a year it’s been… ⛰️ Thank you to everybody that helped make 2024 so extraordinary, and here’s to making 2025 our most transformative yet. Amadeus Booking.com Expedia Group Google Mastercard Sabre Corporation Skyscanner The Travel Corporation Travelport Trip.com Group Tripadvisor Visa #ChangeTravelForGood #Travalyst #Travelandtourism #Sustainability #Sizzlereel #Coalition #Collaboration #Responsibletourism #Aviation #Travelindustry #2024wrap

ICYMI 💫 Earlier this week we hosted a webinar together with The International Council on Clean Transportation and Google all about the Travel Impact Model (TIM): how it works, how to access it, and why it matters. Catch up on the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/eSxs9uYn Travel Impact Model Advisory Committee #ChangeTravelForGood #Travalyst #TravelImpactModel #TIM #Aviation #FlightEmissions

Two exciting updates 📢 ➡️🪑New Chair of the Board We are pleased to announce Gianni Marostica as the new Chair of our Board. Gianni has already played a pivotal role in supporting us on our mission to bring sustainable travel information to the mainstream, during his leadership at Google. Read more at the link below. ➡️🧳 We welcome The Travel Corporation to our coalition TTC has always prioritised sustainability and believes that travel is of equal importance for the visitor and the visited. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eabbRaDB #ChangeTravelForGood #Travel #Coalition #TTC #Collaboration #Travelandtourism #Responsibletourism #Sustainability Pictured: Our Founder, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex with Gianni Marostica at our fifth anniversary celebration during #ClimateWeekNYC.

🛫  Next Monday 9 December, we are hosting a webinar with Google and the The International Council on Clean Transportation all about the Travel Impact Model (TIM). 💭 Whether you are well-versed in the TIM already, curious to understand more about its methodology, or are thinking about integrating it into the platform you represent, this webinar is open to all. Register at the link here: https://lnkd.in/eNhGhZHp Travel Impact Model Advisory Committee #TravelImpactModel #Aviation #Travelandtourism #Tourism #Flightemissions

How can we travel more sustainably over the holiday season? 🎄🛫 Our CEO Sally Davey answered that question for ABC News. Watch the segment below. https://lnkd.in/dKtRDZxa

🌏 💬 As the dust settles following the first Thematic Day for tourism at COP29 Azerbaijan, we reflect on the outcomes together with the The Travel Foundation and share our thoughts on the journey ahead. #ChangeTravelForGood #COP29 #sustainabletourism #responsibletourism #BakuDeclaration #climateaction #travelandtourism

💫 Our certifications initiative has been highlighted by Condé Nast Traveler in their Guide to Sustainable Certifications, exploring how they can make us all better travellers. Thank you Condé Nast Traveler for the mention, and for shining a spotlight on this topic. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dqWSDuSR #Certification #SustainabilityCertification #Travelandtourism #Responsibletourism #Ecocertification

“I did not necessarily come to this COP feeling hopeful, but I am leaving here feeling truly optimistic and energised…” 🌎 💬 Our CEO Sally Davey joined Rosanna Lockwood alongside Dona Regis-Prosper MBA CPM CST for the #COP29 Daily Show, produced by Hi Impact and #COP29, at the end of the first-ever Thematic Day dedicated to tourism. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/epkRNSD5 COP29 Azerbaijan SIMON SHELLEY #ChangeTravelForGood #COP29 #Travelandtourism #Travalyst #ClimateAction #TourismDay

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟮𝟵 🌎💭 As the world came together to address the pressing realities of climate change, COP29 Azerbaijan marked an important moment for the travel and tourism industry. Voices from across the globe united to discuss ambitious climate action commitments tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities within the sector, and these commitments signal a new chapter of ambition and accountability for us all. Travalyst was privileged to stand among the voices at COP29, and as we come away with a renewed sense of optimism, we share our reflections on the commitments made within the COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism: 🚃 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼-𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 To achieve the Declaration’s call for effective mitigation measures through promoting low and zero-emissions transportation options, Travalyst would welcome more consistent global tourism emissions data. Alignment of the criteria underpinning CO2e methodology for transport emission calculations at a global level, backed by all relevant stakeholders, could serve as reliable data points globally. The Travalyst coalition has already demonstrated that a collaborative approach to such data is possible at scale, having aligned its partners behind a single method to estimate flight emissions, resulting in this data appearing in over 65 billion flight searches. 👥 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 The Declaration acknowledges that effective climate action requires collaborative efforts at local, national, regional, and global levels. Travalyst echoes this sentiment and advocates for a convergence of frameworks across governments globally. The severity and scale of the challenge we face requires true collective action across private, public and not-for-profit sectors, with a degree of collaboration never before seen. Travalyst is an independently governed not-for-profit answerable solely to the planet, and thus we are uniquely positioned to coordinate system-wide collaboration and catalyse change. 📃𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Travalyst fully supports the more active participation of national governments by endorsing the #GlasgowDeclaration, recalled in the COP29 Declaration as a pivotal Global Climate Action Initiative. Over 850 organisations globally have become signatories and, as a founding signatory, we hope to see that rise. Travalyst stands ready to support the implementation of the COP29 Declaration’s vision. Together, we can ensure that tourism not only adapts to the challenges of climate change but also thrives as a resilient and sustainable force for good. #ChangeTravelForGood #COP29 #Travelandtourism #Travalyst #ClimateAction #TourismDay #ClimateActionTourism

I came to COP29 Azerbaijan with a lot of doubt; in the COP process, in the state of the world, and in the ability of the travel and tourism sector to meet the moment with the necessary level of commitment and accountability. As I wrap up today, I am surprised to say that I leave encouraged, energised and optimistic. The path ahead of us is steep and rocky, but we have the tools to navigate it and reach the vital 2030 milestone - together. We cannot get there alone; it’s either everyone or no one. Crucially there is a greater degree of urgency and commitment in travel and tourism specifically, in no small part thanks to the utterly Herculean (or woman equivalent?!) efforts of the UN Tourism team Zoritsa Urosevic Virginia Fernandez-Trapa and Roxana Ashtari and the COP29 Azerbaijan presidency, bringing together the first ever thematic day on tourism. And it was superb. For the first time, rather than being in the sidelines and mixed into other sector efforts, the massive impact - and potential - of travel and tourism is being addressed head on with honesty and courage. I applaud that leadership. There is also a new level of accountability; hearing Zoritsa Urosevic Executive Director at UN tourism stating the Glasgow Declaration is based on ACTION and those not delivering on commitments will be removed as signatories was a highlight moment - here’s to more bold steps that carry our sector forward. Given Travalyst is a founding signatory of the Glasgow Declaration and has a public climate action plan against which we report (as we need everyone to do) annually, we take our carbon budget very seriously. So our participation this week was an investment that, happily, turned out to be immensely efficient, effective and impactful. If we were going to spend carbon, it has to be for a good - and measured - reason. But above all, this week reminded me that there are so many good people, working collaboratively and transparently, to really drive the change. Travalyst will be leaping on this momentum with fervour in the aftermath of Baku and as we look ahead to COP30 in Belem. Colleagues and collaborators: let’s really lean into this moment like never before and use it as our (sustainable!) fuel on the journey between now and delivering our commitments at COP30….. ….never forgetting why we are doing this and what we are fighting for. Zoritsa Urosevic Virginia Fernandez-Trapa Diana Walker Glenn Mandziuk MEDes. MCIP FRSA Julia Simpson Christopher Imbsen Azam Bahrami, PhD Shannon Guihan Jeremy Sampson Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner Xavier Font Virginia Messina Inge Huijbrechts, MBA Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner Liisa Kokkarinen Ya-Yen Sun Micaela McLeod Helena Egan Debbie Flynn Prof. Dr. Willy Legrand Polly L. Kees Jan Boonen Birka Valentin Dr Sally Uren