Sustainability

MSC Cruises has announced its commitment to become the world’s first fully carbon neutral major global cruise line. MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago says that ever since MSC launched its first commercial cruise ship in 2003, the company has been "one of the highest environmentally performing" operators on the seas.

MSC Cruises today took delivery of its newest flagship MSC Grandiosa, one of the most environmentally-advanced ships at sea yet, last Thursday in France. On the…

Hurtigruten has become the first Norwegian cruise line to begin testing biodiesel on board a ship, providing up to a potential emissions reduction of 95%. The…

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group says it will eliminate all single-use plastic, across its entire portfolio of luxury hotels, by the end of March 2021.

MSC Cruises has been awarded the 2019 ‘Greenest Shipowner of the Year’ Neptune Award at the Global Sustainable Shipping and Ports Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.…

Royal Caribbean will open the world's first carbon-neutral cruise destination in 2022, and what's more, it will be in the South Pacific.

Karma Group has revealed its commitment to sustainability throughout its range of resorts with a new green initiative. Karma have already based their restaurants’ menus around the use of seasonal ingredients, but the resort recently undertook a review of its sustainability initiatives and was disappointed by the excess plastic on site. In an effort…

Six Senses has announced it open its the first resort in the Galápagos Islands, with the property slated to open in 2021.

Lexus Australia has announced a new partnership with Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, the ultra-luxury conservation-based resort in the Blue Mountains, NSW.…

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has confirmed its global fleet of luxury and expedition ships will switch to marine gas oil effective July 2020. The low-pollutant fuel (which has a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%), will reduce the sulphur emissions of the cruise company's tourism operation by 80%. The changeover to marine gas oil will also result in a…