Leading digital travel platform Booking.com and climate tech company CHOOOSE have announced a strategic partnership as part of their shared vision to make it easier for everyone to travel more mindfully.  booking.com chooose

The key objective of the new global partnership is to increase traveler awareness about the carbon implications of their trips. The partnership will start by exploring how best to provide transparent information about the carbon emissions associated with a booking on the platform, beginning with accommodation and then moving on to other travel products and services, including flights. In time, this will expand to the introduction of carbon offsetting options within the customer journey. The ultimate goal is to eventually provide travelers with the option to easily address the CO2 emissions associated with their trip directly on Booking.com, by supporting a portfolio of certified nature-based solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Danielle D’Silva, Head of Sustainability at Booking.com, commented: “At Booking.com, we want to make it easier for everyone to experience the world in a more sustainable way. To that end, we released our Travel Sustainable program nearly one year ago to help encourage more sustainable practices amongst our partner travel providers and customers.” 

“With half of travelers citing that recent news about climate change has influenced them to make more sustainable travel choices, supporting travelers to make more informed decisions related to the carbon footprint of their trips is a top priority for us,” D’SIlva emphasizes. “Together with CHOOOSE, we can provide information in a more transparent manner, and through trusted climate projects, can offer another way for travelers to make more mindful travel decisions.” 

“Recent research by Booking.com shows that sustainable travel is important to more than 4 out of 5 global travellers, with 50% citing the recent news about climate change as having an influence on them wanting to make more sustainable travel decisions. The challenging bit is that many still don’t know exactly where or how to start. That’s why we are proud to team up with Booking.com making information about carbon emissions more accessible and ultimately actionable for people worldwide. Through the partnership, we can turn sustainable intentions into more concrete sustainable actions”, says Andreas Slettvoll, CEO at CHOOOSE.

About Booking.com

Part of Booking Holdings Inc., Booking.com’s mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. By investing in the technology that helps take the friction out of travel, Booking.com seamlessly connects millions of travellers with memorable experiences, a range of transportation options and incredible places to stay – from homes to hotels and much more. As one of the world’s largest travel marketplaces for both established brands and entrepreneurs of all sizes, Booking.com enables properties all over the world to reach a global audience and grow their businesses. Booking.com is available in 44 languages and offers more than 28 million total reported accommodation listings, including more than 6.6 million listings of homes, apartments and other unique places to stay. No matter where you want to go or what you want to do, Booking.com makes it easy and backs it all up with 24/7 customer support.

About CHOOOSE booking.com chooose

CHOOOSE™ is a climate tech company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, that builds digital tools so that everyone, anywhere, can easily integrate climate action into everyday life and business. Through flexible integrations, automated carbon emission calculations, and a connected marketplace of certified climate solutions, CHOOOSE delivers a complete platform that enables its partners to build and manage high-impact climate programs. booking.com chooose