Aradhana Khowala challenges the industry to move beyond sustainability to regenerative tourism that adds more value to destinations than it takes.
We’re back with the second installment of our 2024–2025 Sustainability Series, where we dive into the real-world strategies that make greener hospitality both responsible and profitable.
We’re excited to announce that season 2 of the HSMAI Europe Podcast: Tomorrow Starts Now is now live! 🎙️ Our first episode, titled “Sustainable Hospitality: Achieving Net Positive Practices” features an in-depth conversation with Glenn Mandziuk, CEO at World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, interviewed by our HSMAI Europe Podcast host – Gemma Greenwood.
Here’s a taster of the latest episode with Julia Barbey. After graduating from EHL in 2022, Julia studied for a Master of Science in Business Administration with a major in Sustainability and Circular Innovation, an entirely online course through FFHS, which is the Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences. She's currently Sustainability Manager at Villars Alpine Resorts in Switzerland, while in the final months of her master’s.
Despite the number of large companies making climate commitments reaching critical mass, and governments legislating to cut emissions, the real estate sector is still confused about sustainability targets and how to achieve them, says Anthony Clark, senior director, tenant representation, JLL.
In the latest episode of the new season of Accor’s industry leading podcast, Heart of Hospitality, Duncan is joined by Adrian and Paul Gardiner, father and son CEOs of Mantis Collection, a leading conservation-focused hotel group that offers true bucket list experiences. They share their journey from Adrian’s first farm in South Africa to becoming international ambassadors for the preservation of wildlife, establishing the Community Conservation Fund Africa (CCFA) and working with Bear Grylls. They discuss their belief that as eco-tourism becomes more important than ever it is important to integrate communities and spearhead education and awareness programs in order to raise awareness and appreciation of our precious planet and precarious ecologies.
In this episode, we chat with Peter Altmann, Head of Mobility and Travel Protection at Amadeus, about travel in regard to sustainable mobility. Why are travelers focusing on sustainability with mobility, and what does “sustainable mobility” really mean? What opportunities does this priority present to hotel and travel suppliers, and what can the industry do better to give travelers the info they actually need to make the most sustainable travel decisions? We answer those questions and a few more. Take a listen and find out how to empower travelers to be more sustainable during their trips.
"I think one of the problems is that we focus on compensating for a problem rather than avoiding one altogether." This quote, and other surprising viewpoints on the difference between compensating for a problem and avoiding one entirely. Listen in and find out which option the hospitality industry is particularly good at—Starring Vice President of Operations at Accor, Erwin van der Graaf.