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Travelport Answers Demand for CO2 Measurement in Hotel Industry Through Global Partnership with The Hotel Carbon Index
NEW ORLEANS,
09.12.2008
Travelport GDS heeds the calls of environmentally conscious hotels, corporations and travelers by delivering The Hotel Carbon Index’s CarePar Solution to participating hotels worldwideLeading global distribution system (GDS) provider Travelport GDS has announced a global marketing alliance with The Hotel Carbon Index Company Limited, creator of CareParTM. CarePar is the industry standard system for measuring carbon emissions within the hotel and lodging industry. Through the agreement, Travelport leads the way in the hotel industry by helping to answer the demand, particularly among corporate travelers, for a means to calculate the carbon cost of hotel stays. The announcement was made here today at the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) Conference.
As part of the agreement, Travelport will include CarePar hotel carbon emission data in Travelport GDS products, including Travelport Carbon TrackerTM. The integration of CarePar hotel data into Carbon Tracker in the future will give corporations and their travelers an even more complete view of their emissions per trip. Carbon Tracker enables corporations to compare CO2 analyses for travel itineraries and obtain emission data across multiple travel types (air, rail and car), using the latest developments in emissions calculation.
“This landmark agreement within the GDS industry comes at a time when hotels, corporations and travelers the world over are looking to industry leaders to get behind programs that are better for the environment,” said Peter Ducker, founder of The Hotel Carbon Index Company. “This is another bold initiative by Travelport that will lead the hotel sector into a regime of benchmarking and measuring emissions, and help hotels and their guests calculate their true carbon footprints.”
“Travelport has spearheaded a number of initiatives in carbon emissions measurement and reporting for the travel industry,” said Flo Lugli, senior vice president, Commercial, for Travelport GDS. “Our relationship with The Hotel Carbon Index is a vital next step, following our launch of Carbon Tracker earlier this year. We will continue to build on our strong track record of helping travel companies, corporations and travelers measure and reduce their carbon footprints.”
CarePar (“carbon emissions per available room”) is the travel industry’s first method of establishing, calculating, managing and disseminating usable data on carbon emissions per hotel and venue usage – representing either carbon emissions per available room per day, or function room per half day. CarePar was developed in response to demand for a hotel industry standard solution that effectively and accurately measures carbon emissions.
CarePar offers a strong differentiator to Travelport’s 83,000 participating hotel properties worldwide, and a criterion of choice for travelers when their itineraries are booked through two of the world’s leading GDSs, Galileo by Travelport™ and Worldspan by Travelport™. By providing travel buyers with emission data on individual properties, CarePar will help travelers make informed travel decisions.
Corporations are also looking to use greener venues. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) sections are becoming increasingly common in request for proposal (RFP) programs, evidence that carbon emission measurement is a growing factor for today’s corporations when arranging preferred hotel programs.
Hotel companies interested in participating in CarePar through Travelport can contact their Travelport representative or send an e-mail to: carbontracker@Travelport.com
About Travelport GDS
Travelport GDS is one of the world’s leading global distribution system (GDS) providers, operating both the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, providing real-time travel information and booking capabilities to online and offline travel agencies in over 145 countries. It also operates Travelport Business Intelligence which provides marketing and other critical data to the industry; and IT Services & Software, which offers mission critical reservations, related software and services management to the world’s leading airlines. Travelport GDS is a convergence of traditional and online travel distribution services that empower airlines, travel suppliers, travel agencies, Web sites and corporations to provide informed choice to travellers on a global platform. Travelport GDS is a division of Travelport, one of the world's largest travel conglomerates offering broad based business services to companies operating in the global travel industry.
More information about Travelport GDS is available at www.travelport.com
About The Hotel Carbon Index Company and CareParTM
Developed by a team of experts from the environmental, hotel and information technology industries, CarePar from The Hotel Carbon Index is the definitive carbon emission measurement solution for hoteliers and their clients worldwide. It is an independent and worldwide standard solution built off of the recognized Green House Gas (GHG) Protocol.
Emission data is made available through The Hotel Carbon Index Company in cooperation with The Carbon Consultancy, partners in CarePar and recognized leaders in the field of environmental travel management. More information is available at: www.CarePar.com
Media Contact:
Travelport GDS: Kate Aldridge
Corporate Communications Director, EMEA and APAC
+44 (0) 1753 288720
Kate.Aldridge@travelport.com
The Hotel Carbon Index: Andrew White of Triggerfish
+44 (0) 2074 038894
andrew@triggerfish.co.uk