Welcome to the True Travellers Society Daily Podcast, your bright spot for sustainable travel innovation, on this November fifth, twenty twenty-five. Today, we spotlight a hotel group investing millions to protect culture and climate, and hear how one artist’s airport experience is sparking change for accessible travel. Get ready to explore positive news and practical ways you can help transform tourism for people and the planet.
First up: Did you know Paradores, Spain’s iconic state-run hotel network, is setting a new standard for responsible tourism? At this year’s World Travel Market in London, Paradores announced a two hundred fifty million euro investment through twenty twenty-eight to make fifty percent of their properties more energy-efficient and climate-friendly. Their “Sustainability Plan” includes a fast-track push to cut carbon pollution, aiming to halve their emissions and reach net zero ahead of schedule—saving an additional twenty-five hundred tonnes of CO2 by twenty tw