The Ontario Snow Resorts Association (OSRA) has received the 2011 Sustainable Tourism Award from the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) during the recent Ontario Tourism Summit in Hamilton. OSRA was presented with the award for its Engine Idling Reduction Program that quantifies fuel consumption and emissions from personal vehicles, motor coaches and snow fleets. [...]

In a world first, Air France’s recent one hour, 20 minute flight AF6129 from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly completed the world’s lowest CO2 emissions flight. To achieve this feat, Air France did everything possible to reduce noise hindrance and greenhouse gas emissions: Use of a 50% mix of sustainable bio-fuel; Optimized flight procedures; Reduced on-board mass. [...]

Flight Centre Canada and the Sandals Foundation joined forces for the third straight year continuing their legacy of providing the largest community outreach program of its kind in the Caribbean. Following the success of the program in Turks & Caicos in 2009 and Jamaica’s Beeston Springs community in 2010, Flight Centre took its conference back [...]

Through its partnership with Turtle Island Recycling, Toronto’s Delta Chelsea Hotel has now exceeded both industry standards and Municipal targets in landfill diversion. Launched in May 2011, Delta Greens is the most ambitious and comprehensive environmental sustainability program within Canada’s hospitality industry. The Delta Chelsea is one of 46 properties tasked with changing the way [...]

Transat A.T. Inc has announced that its business units — Transat Tours Canada (Transat Holidays and Nolitours), Jonview Canada, Look Voyages and Vacances Transat (France) — will formally acknowledge the continuous-improvement efforts of hotelier partners that have been awarded certification in sustainable development or environmental management. Transat has, in particular, entered into a formal agreement [...]