) Regenerative Travel, a shared benefit corporation and online booking platform to a collection of 50+ independent boutique eco-luxury hotels and lodges, is excited to announce its first ever Regenerative Travel Summit. The virtual event will take place during World Climate Week from September 23rd – 25th and is hosted in collaboration with REYA Communications.
The 3-day virtual summit will bring together global stakeholders and independent travel companies dedicated to environmental and social impact progress. The discussion will focus on tourism and hospitality and how to move beyond sustainability to regeneration in order to reverse climate change and use tourism to rebuild for a more positive future.
The Regenerative Travel Summit is an official event of Climate Week NYC in association with the United Nations and the City of New York. As the focus shifts to how we rebuild after COVID-19, Climate Week NYC 2020 will explore what lessons we can learn in the pursuit of a net-zero future.
“As the Covid-19 global crisis continues to spread and the incredible economic impact is made clear, it is imperative that we rebuild a tourism sector that is safe, equitable and climate-friendly. It is more important than ever to share the key challenges, best practices, and future solutions needed across the travel industry,” shares Amanda Ho, Co-founder of Regenerative Travel.
FORMAT & TOPICS Each day is tailored to a specific stakeholder and is essential for hearing how the industry’s leading business minds are working towards recovery and answering the big questions facing travel.
Day One – Wednesday, September 23
Open to the general public, this day aims to answer why the NY Times is saying ‘Move Over, Sustainable Travel.
Regenerative Travel is Here’ and what regenerative travel is. We’ll explore the biggest threats and advancements in aviation, land management and marine conservation that travelers and the industry can get behind.
Day Two – Thursday, September 24
Tailored to the media, the summit addresses the role of journalists in creating impact and introduces four unique companies taking unconventional approaches to sustainability. We’ll also celebrate World Gorilla Day by exploring how NGO, hotels and governments can successfully collaborate in conservation.
Day Three – Friday, September 25
Tailored to hotels, topics that will be discussed include “How to Create Regenerative Travelers,” and “How Regeneration, Environmental and Social Equality Are Connected.” Regenerative Travel will also share details of a data benchmarking system for their Regenerative Resorts aligned with a ‘Regenerative Pledge’ to further each hotel’s ‘regenerative journey’ and provide properties guidance and operational support with their new initiatives.
SPEAKERS
The summit will feature talks with 25+ travel leaders spread over three days. Speakers already confirmed include the following with many more to be announced in the coming weeks:
● Aaron Millar – Travel Writer
● Adam Klauber – Sustainability Expert at Rocky Mountains Institute
● Ashlan Cousteau – Founder of EarthEcho
● Bill Bensley – Architect & Founder of The Shinta Mani Wild Collection
● Christina Beckmann – Founder of Tomorrow’s Air
● Daniela V. Fernandez – Founder of Sustainable Ocean Alliance
● David Prior – Founder of PRIOR
● Dereck Joubert – Group CEO at Great Plains Conservation
● Duke Phillips – CEO & Founder of Ranchlands
● Geordie Mackay-Lewis – Co-founder of PELORUS
● Harsha L’Acqua – Founder and CEO at Saira Hospitality
● Jimmy Carroll – Co-founder of PELORUS
● Juliet Kinsman – Travel Writer & CNT, Sustainability Editor
● Mary Holland – Travel Writer
● Milena Stoyakova – Founder of Positive.Travel
● Paul Herbertson – CEO at Wild Philanthropy
● Paul Robinson – COO at Bawah Reserve
● Portia Hart – Owner of Blue Apple Beach House
● Praveen Moman – Founder of Volcanoes Safaris
● Robert Silk – Travel Weekly Aviation Editor
● Sophy Roberts – Author & Travel Writer
● Steve Csonka – Executive Director at Commercial Aviation Fuels Initiative
● Tara Stoinski – Chairman of Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
For more information on the summit, please visit www.regenerativetravel.com/summit
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