Prince Harry who has been embracing several global causes, recently spoke about the need of the travel industry to re-imagine itself, becoming more and more sustainable.
He founded Travalyst as a platform to promote a debate and new initiatives on sustainable tourism.
From: https://sussexroyal.com/community/ :
In searching for a solution to the root cause of conservation’s most pressing issues, the Duke cited the tourism industry as being perfectly placed to refocus modern day tourism as one that embraces local community, and connects with people and their land. After three years of research and development, Travalyst was founded.
Travalyst is a bold new global initiative led by The Duke of Sussex and co-founded by Booking.com, Skyscanner, Trip.com, Tripadvisor and Visa, with the ambition to change the impact of travel for good. Travalyst hopes to be the driving force that paves a new way to visit communities, helping everyone explore our world in a way that protects both people and places, and secures a positive future for destinations and local communities for generations to come. This sector is perhaps one of the greatest threats, but can be one of the greatest opportunities to heal many of the world’s problems. The tourism industry generates nearly nine trillion dollars, creates one in 10 jobs worldwide, and will have serviced approximately 1.5 billion international trips in 2019 alone. Projections show a rapid increase in the number of people wanting to travel over the next 30 years. Due to the inevitability of this growth, Travalyst aims to turn this projection into a positive. His Royal Highness has been holding internal meetings since July 2019 where he has proudly shared the detailed concept as well as a consumer awareness video for this bold initiative. He looks forward to sharing more with you soon, as he and the Travalyst partners truly believe this initiative can help drive a more connected world for all of us.
Read an article about the issue from Reuters:
Time to "reimagine" travel industry, UK's Prince Harry says | Reuters
From: Travalyst - Sustainable Tourism
We are Travalyst
Led by The Duke of Sussex, Travalyst is a bold global initiative founded by Booking.com, Skyscanner, Trip.com Group, Tripadvisor and Visa, with the ambition to change the impact of travel, for good.
We believe in the power and importance of travel and that we also have a shared responsibility to our planet and to each other.
That’s why we’re coming together as a catalyst for change.
We want to be the driving force that paves a new way to travel, helping everyone explore our world in a way that protects both people and places, and secures a positive future for destinations and local communities for generations to come.
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