The Coralarium marine artwork has been destroyed for containing ‘idols’, under the regime of the outgoing president.
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Prince William flies BA to #EndWildlifeCrime
The UK’s Duke of Cambridge is flying on a British Airways A380 bound for Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya.
Read More »Aarhus-Copenhagen seaplane under threat
The popular seaplane link between the two Danish cities could be extinguished just three years after it started.
Read More »Danes support climate taxes – except air travel
Although the public broadly supports the idea of new or expanded fees to flight climate change, fewer people say this should include air travel.
Read More »Hippo kills tourist in Kenya
A tourist and a local fisherman were attacked and killed by a hippopotamus, at the same lake in Kenya, on the same day.
Read More »Oslo expects big cruise rise in 2019
A big increase in cruise passengers is anticipated next year, but this could impact Oslo’s green credentials.
Read More »Reusing Radisson’s towels helps 15,000 lives
Radisson Hotel Group is doubling an initiative to contribute money to a charity for every towel reused.
Read More »Great white spotted near Majorca
The five-metre predator shark was seen and filmed a few kilometres south of the island of Majorca.
Read More »Visby Airport is now “entirely fossil-free”
Swedish airport operator Swedavia wants fossil-free operations at all ten of its airports by 2020.
Read More »Europe’s biggest hotel solar panel system opens
A resort on the tip of the heel of Italy installs what it claims is Europe’s biggest panel system belonging to a hotel.
Read More »Finland invests in electric aircraft testing
As the first electric plane arrives in Finland, the airport operator Finavia signs up to finance development.
Read More »Norway makes first electric test flight
Widerøe’s CEO says in an interview that he wants an entirely electric fleet by 2030, while Norwegian is more cautious.
Read More »Why is an airport drilling Norway’s deepest borehole?
Heat from Norway’s deepest ever geothermal borehole will be put to good use at Oslo Gardermoen.
Read More »Swedish idea measuring food’s climate impact wins grant
The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre has backed a Gothenburg innovation for food businesses.
Read More »Compostable straws arrive at Tui’s hotels
More than 35 of the tour operator’s RIU resorts in Spain and Portugal will initially implement the scheme.
Read More »Climate cripples Svalbard hotels and buildings
Temperatures that have consistently been higher than average are destroying buildings on the islands.
Read More »Thai beach from DiCaprio movie closes
The shores in Thailand made famous by The Beach are temporarily closed due to persistent overtourism.
Read More »Scandic declares war on straws and cocktail sticks
The Nordic hotel company says it will be taking 1.3 million straws and 120,000 cocktail sticks out of circulation.
Read More »Animal protection body exposes “Bali horror”
World Animal Protection says that wildlife tourist attractions in Bali and Lombok are “living hell for animals”.
Read More »SAS is “quietest and greenest” at Heathrow
The airlines SAS and LOT have been singled out for praise by one of the busiest airports in the world.
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