LONDON, Nov. 15,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading digital travel
platform Booking.com announced an array of new product features in
celebration of the one year anniversary of its Travel Sustainable
programme, introduced in 2021 to provide travellers with
transparent and credible information to make more mindful choices
for their trips. With the ongoing aim to recognise the efforts of a
wide range of property types to operate more sustainably and to
provide travellers with consistent and easy-to-understand
information, the company is introducing three distinct badge levels
to the Travel Sustainable programme.
The new levels have been designed to clearly demonstrate a
broader spectrum of where different accommodations are at on their
individual sustainability journeys, as well as the specific
measures they are implementing. The aim of the enhanced structure
is to also more clearly highlight those accommodations that have
made outstanding commitments and investments on this front to
achieve one of more than 40 recognised ecolabels and
certifications.
With the introduction of these new levels, 400,000+
accommodations on Booking.com, including 15,366 in the United Kingdom, are now being recognised for
their efforts to operate more sustainably.
The new Travel Sustainable badge levels have already been
introduced and communicated to Booking.com's accommodation partners
globally and will appear on the Booking.com website and app over
the course of the coming weeks, with refreshed visuals to clearly
distinguish the new levels of the programme.
New filters for hybrid and fully electric rental cars
A new search filter for fully electric and hybrid rental cars is
now live across the Booking.com app and website, making it easier
for travellers to find more sustainable ground transport options
for their next road trip, with hybrid vehicles and fully electric
options available in 60 countries.
Carbon emissions information for accommodations and
flights
As part of Booking.com's new partnership with climate tech
company CHOOOSE, carbon emissions data for accommodation bookings
in Europe will be displayed for
the first time on the platform in an effort to both understand
where and how to present this information so it is useful for
customers in their decision-making process. The aim is also to
explore how to best integrate offsetting options as part of the
booking process in an understandable and seamless way.
Similarly, also together with CHOOOSE and in line with the
aviation framework developed together with the Travalyst Coalition,
Booking.com will also start providing information about the carbon
emissions associated with flight options on the platform. The total
carbon emissions footprint for a selected flight will start to be
shown on the flight details page over the coming weeks. The option
to sort flight searches based on this carbon emissions data will be
introduced in 2023.
For more detailed information and to read the full release,
please visit news.booking.com
UK media newsroom: https://news.booking.com/
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