After the last two years, you’re probably itching to get away on holiday now travel restrictions seem to be easing.
However, while Covid has been the dominant issue since the start of 2020, climate change has also been at the forefront of many people’s minds.
If you’re looking to get away on holiday this year and are planning on booking your next getaway, Booking.com can help you travel more sustainably.
And if you want to save money on your next holiday, as well as help look after the planet, you can earn an exclusive 4% cashback* on all bookings at Booking.com if you go through us.
Booking.com believe in making sustainable travel easier for everyone.
In November 2021, the leading online travel platform launched its first-of-a-kind Travel Sustainable programme.
The programme, which recognises accommodation partners’ sustainability efforts, also rewards those making the most positive impact across five categories with a badge on the Booking.com platform.
Whether you’re thinking of jetting off to France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, China, Australia or South Africa, Booking.com offer properties in more than 220 countries and territories.
If booking accommodation online, you can find a room in more than a million hotels worldwide.
There are savings available on hotels, villas, apartments and cottages, while they’ll also find you great deals on flights, car rentals, airport taxis and attraction tickets.
So, if you’re looking to travel, book with Booking.com and travel sustainably.
Sustainability recognition programme
Research conducted in 2021 showed 73% of travellers were more likely to book a property if it had implemented some form of sustainability practice.
Booking.com believe in making sustainable travel choices easier for everyone.
If done with respect for local communities, environments and biodiversity, travel can broaden horizons, reduce barriers and bring people closer together.
They aim to promote a more sustainable travel industry, so they can collectively preserve a world worth experiencing.
Booking.com collaborated with industry experts to identify a set of the most powerful practices a property in its region could implement, covering six key areas: water, waste, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, support for local communities and protection of nature.
Properties which meet the relevant threshold for impact receive a Travel Sustainable badge, which potential guests can filter by on Booking.com results.
Showcasing sustainability practices
Every day, travellers discover more properties which are displaying sustainability practices on their platform.
This helps guests book with confidence when looking for sustainable experiences as they know what to expect during their stay.
Globally, more than two million accommodation partners can display their sustainability practices and reach millions of potential guests — no matter their property type, size or location.
Partners can choose from 32 sustainability practices, selected for their high impact potential and verified by independent sustainability experts.
Travel Sustainable badge
The Booking.com Travel Sustainable badge is a global, first-of-its-kind and independently validated recognition programme.
While 73% of travellers say they would be more likely to book a property with sustainability practices in place, 41% don’t know how to find sustainable travel options.
The Travel Sustainable programme solves this by helping eligible properties showcase their sustainability efforts to more potential guests looking to travel more sustainably.
The Travel Sustainable badge, meanwhile, shows which accommodation partners have taken significant steps to make their guests’ stay more sustainable.
Travellers can be confident properties with the badge have had the impact of their sustainability practices assessed through their independently validated criteria model.
Don’t forget, if you book your Booking.com holiday through us, you can earn yourself an exclusive 4% cashback*.
* The cashback rate displayed is what Plus members will receive. The Classic rate may vary.
