Crumble is a new middle-grade graphic novel written by Meredith McClaren and drawn by Andrea Bell planned for the autumn of 2024. It follows the story of
Jun 09, 2021
Kudadoo, a private island in the Maldives, designed to be totally solar-powered. CREDIT: Kudadoo
As the Covid-19 pandemic sent the world into lockdown and put the brakes on travel, the environmental side effects were undeniably beneficial. Air pollution in cities fell dramatically, for instance, while fish could be seen in Venice’s canals again. And, with tourism accounting for at least 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, according to the UN World Tourism Organization, it is clear that certain forms of transport are incompatible with the sustainability agenda. But borders are reopening and international travel is resuming, so what’s to be done?
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In fact, sustainable innovation has become so sought-after that in July, in the midst of the pandemic, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) the UN agency responsible for promoting sustainable, accessible and inclusive tourism launched a startup competition to identify particularly promising new businesses. The competition attracted more than 10,000 participants from 138 countries; winners were announced in February. As UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said,
“The winners show the power of new ideas for transforming our sector.” Winning startups will receive support to develop their ideas further through guided mentorship programs with Amadeus, Google, IE University and FarCo.
EHL s Innovation Village
EHL has been at the forefront of innovation in the hospitality sector for years and in 2009, launched an incubator for the development of new concepts. The initiative was so successful, that nine years later, EHL’s own Innovation