Tag Archives: Sustainability

The Global Quarterly Trend Report by FCM Consulting listed a major aviation takeaway for Q3-2023, which is that fuel, cost recovery, sustainability and fleet upgrades will continue to impact the airlines. 3 per cent -7 per cent rise in fares is predicted by the report.

VFS Global shared new milestones in its sustainability journey. 2022, released on 4 July 2023. The report indicates consistent improvement in the organisation’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in 2022. Shireen Mistree, Head – ESG, VFS Global, said, “The report documents measurable improvements in our sustainability journey in 2022, as well our continued commitment towards achieving higher targets this year. Based on the five fundamental pillars of our Sustainability strategy – Contributing to Sustainable Economic Growth, Delivering Good Governance. The report reiterates strong alignment to our business strategy and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development  

MOT launches G20 Tourism and SDG Dashboard in collaboration with UNWTO. The dashboard has been developed to showcase key takeaways from Goa roadmap, the outcome document of TWG meeting and to promote sustainable development goals through tourism.

Emphasizing on the theme for this year’s 38th IATO Convention, Rajnish Kaistha, Sr. Vice President, IATO and convention chairman shared, “Sustainability plays an important role in tourism. We plan to discuss these aspects in detail during the convention.”

Rakesh Kumar Verma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism said that the Vibrant Villages Program that is being developed in a sustainable manner. For that, we need to keep in mind the carrying capacity of the area and undertake development accordingly.

Manisha Saxena, DG Tourism, GOI stressed on how MOT is going to focus develop responsible infra and promote sustainable practices in tourism sector. She expressed concern and said, “Tourism industry should minimize its impact on environment and community.

FCM Consulting along with CAPA & Envest Global, to unveil a new approach for clients to address their environmental issues when planning business travel in order to empower clients. Over 5,000 global businesses have signed up for the Science Based Targets initiative. Committed to taking initiatives for climate action & environmental impact alongside traditional financial priorities whilst making travel decisions. Glenn Thorsen, Sustainability Lead, FCM Consulting, believes that TMCs can provide deeper and more accurate analysis on travel impact with measurable benefits. He said, “As sustainability has risen to top of agenda, our business is step ahead in the evolution of emissions measurement”. Marco Navarria, Corporate Travel Community, Global Content & Marketing Director, CAPA said that CAPA and Envest Global remain committed to provide objective, data-driven assessment of  environmental sustainability performance of the world’s largest airlines, and being the single source of truth for key industry stakeholders. As companies become more sharp sustainability related issues. FCM’s team of experts have devised an industry-first service and also insights from CAPA-Envest Airline Sustainability Benchmarking Report.

A national side event on ‘Making India a hub for Cruise Tourism’ organized at 4th TWG meeting. The focus areas of discussion was during the event were principles of sustainability & multiple facets from Coastal States, private & public stakeholders in cruise tourism

The Fern Hotels & Resorts, environmentally sensitive hotel chain, is launches its new property, The Fern-An Ecotel Hotel, Alwar-Sariska, located in Alwar, Rajasthan. The property assures to offer guests unique and sustainable hospitality experience. Company’s 11th operational hotel in Rajasthan, with the other hotels including Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sawai Madhopur (Ranthambore) and Ajmer Suhail Kannampilly, Managing Director, The Fern Hotels & Resorts speaking on the occasion, expressed excitement, “We are committed to sustainability and environmental conservation and are delighted to bring this ethos to Alwar with our new hotel.” Mohit Sharad, Associate Vice President-Sales & Marketing (North & East India) showing confidence said that they promise to be popular choice for guests hosting host luxurious destination weddings, corporate offsite and other events in the area. Both Dinesh Chand Sharma, Managing Director &  Dikshant Sharma, Director, The Fern-An Ecotel Hotel, Alwar-Sariska, looking forward to it and seemed confident, “We are confident that our hotel will surely be appealing to the guests looking for a unique and relaxing stay.”   Offerings Offering 57 luxuriously appointed rooms featuring all modern amenities, the hotel caters to both business and leisure travelers. The hotel also offers a range of dining options, including a multi-cuisine restaurant and a bar, serving an array of delicacies and beverages. The hotel’s banquet hall and conference room can accommodate up to 1000 people and its lawns can accommodate up to 4000 guests, making it an ideal choice for weddings, conference meetings and events. Guests can indulge in various leisure activities, including a swimming pool, fitness center and spa.

V. Vidyavathi, Secretary, Tourism, said, “The MOT, in partnership with UNEP and UNWTO,  is organizing a side event ‘Towards a circular economy of plastics in tourism – the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative’ to create an awareness on plastic pollution & sustainability.