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Spanish Tourist board to Host Inaugural Sustainability Day in the UK
The Spanish Tourist Office (UK) has announced the launch of Spain’s Sustainability Day, a conference event in central London which will address the new challenges of tourism and sustainability. Following the conference, Spain’s inaugural Sustainable Media Awards will take place with nominations now open.
Air France-KLM & Moresand Limited Sign a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Agreement Air France-KLM
has announced
Spain’s Sustainability Day will be held at The Conduit (6 Langley St, London WC 2H 9JA) in Covent Garden on Wednesday 26 April 2023 and is aimed at the UK and Spanish travel industry representatives, as well as relevant media.
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DUB+ RETURNS AFTER TWO YEARS
that
Moresand limited has become the second company in the UK to join the Air France- KLM Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme making a further step towards reducing the CO2 footprint of air travel.
Air France and KLM have been involved for many years in research and development programmes in the field of alternative fuels and in 2011 were among the first to operate commercial flights with SAF, demonstrating that usage of non-fossil fuels is possible. However, currently, less than 1% of the fuel used on commercial flights comes from sustainable sources.
The corporate SAF programme allows Air France-KLM to partner with organisations to accelerate the production and usage of SAF, and thus pave the way towards making SAF more readily available with the aim to contribute to a more sustainable future in aviation.With this partnership, Moresand Limited will actively support the transition from the use of conventional fossil fuel to Sustainable Aviation Fuel throughout 2023 and contribute to addressing the global ecological challenge of the aviation industry. Fahmi Mahjoub, General Manager of Air
France-KLM (UK & Ireland) said: “I am very excited to welcome Moresand Limited as the second company in the UK to join our Corporate SAF programme. This is a major step forward in addressing our sustainability challenge as an aviation company by partnering with a UK business to help the environment. I would like to thank Moresand Limited for taking this step with us. Today marks the start of a new level of cooperation across the industry and we hope that this news helps spread the awareness in the UK and that more companies will join us in making SAF more readily available around the globe.” Sukh Kang, Director at Moresand Limited
said:
‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel whilst in its infancy, is available today and can be used without the need to develop new planes or
engines.Air France KLM have set ambitious sustainability targets and we at Moresand are delighted to support their efforts to increase adoption by joining programme.’
their SAF corporate
Jonathan Adair pictured with Vincent Harrison – Dublin Airport Managing Director
Tourism Ireland CEO Plans to Steps Down
Tourism Ireland CEO Niall Gibbons has announced he will step down from the role. He has informed the Chairman of Tourism Ireland that this will be in April 2023. In a statement on twitter, Gibbons said, ‘After 21 great years with Tourism Ireland,
14 of them as Chief Executive, I have informed the Chairman of my intention to step down from my role in April 2023. Being CEO of Tourism Ireland has been an honour and a privilege. Thank you all for all the wonderful support.’
with
Michelle Reilly – Events Co-ordinator, B2B Marketing and Edel Redmond – Head of Airline and Partner Marketing
NI Travel News
were delighted to be invited to attend the returning Dub+ event at Dublin Airport after a 2 year absence. A varied mix of speakers and
showcasing
elements of airline business, were extremely informative and engaging – a thoroughly enjoyable and educational morning was had by all attendees
Carlos Pinto de Oliveira Appointed Director of Visit Portugal Ireland
Carlos Pinto de Oliveira has been appointed Director of visit Portugal Ireland. Carlos Pinto de Oliveira brings extensive experience in the travel industry after almost a decade working with Visit Portugal, followed by eight years working
with TAP Air Portugal, the Portuguese flag carrier. During his time as Key Account Manager in TAP, Carlos managed a portfolio of accounts to identify opportunities and grow business to achieve revenue targets.
February 2023
LEFT: NI Travel News’ Jonathan Adair pictured
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