Hurtigruten has confirmed it will convert three of its existing ships to premium, hybrid-powered expedition ships. Utilising the same technology that is fuelling the Norwegian cruise company’s newest ‘green ship’, MS Roald Amundsen, Hurtigruten plans to install battery packs to MS Trollfjord, MS Finnmarken and MS Midnatsol, relaunching them all by 2021 under new names and operating year-long itineraries along the Norwegian coastline.

Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley took out the prestigious Virtuoso ‘Sustainable Tourism Leadership Award’ for 2019 as part of Virtuoso Best of the Best Awards. The resort was one of just 10 properties honoured in front of 1,800 premier travel advisors and luxury hospitality executives at the 13th annual Hotels & Resorts Dinner at Bellagio Resort & Casino.

Insight Vacations last month broke ground in Jericho, Tasmania, as part of its paperless documentation initiative – having now planted the first 600 trees for guests who have chosen paperless documents.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has called time on plastic water bottles, announcing an airport wide ban on the containers, effective 20 August 2019. The move is part of the Californian airport’s Zero Waste Concessions Program which was adopted this year to address major sources of waste at the airport.

Adventure World Travel has introduced sustainably produced travel wallets, with funding directly benefiting a women’s cooperative in India. Partnering with India’s Purkal Stree Shakti Samiti organisation, Adventure World Travel has commissioned the production of 40,000 premium travel wallets, which will employ 20 staff.

Visitors to Niagara Falls will soon be able to explore the attraction in a sustainable way onboard all-electric catamaran-style vessels. Maid of the Mist is set to introduce the first zero-emission passenger sightseeing boats later this year which will provide visitors with a smooth and quiet means to explore the power of Niagara Falls.