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The sustainability startup will help easyJet holidays automate and simplify the way it presents sustainability-certified hotels to travelers at booking
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 23, 2023 – BeCause, a startup enterprise software company that is transforming how companies in the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, has announced a new partnership with easyJet holidays to help the tour operator more efficiently collect and communicate hotel sustainability data.
BeCause will collect data on hotels certified according to 33 recognized Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) standards and integrate that data into the easyJet holidays system. That sustainability data will help inform the tour operator’s “eco-certified” hotel collection.
BeCause’s sustainability data management solution replaces easyJet holidays’ current manual update processes. Under the new partnership, hotel sustainability data will be automatically updated in the easyJet holidays database, ensuring that users and travelers always have up-to-date sustainability information about eco-certified accommodation options.
“Through our shared involvement with GSTC, we quickly recognized both easyJet holidays’ need for a scalable sustainability data solution and their genuine commitment to industry transformation,” said Frederik Rubens Steensgaard, CEO and co-founder of BeCause. “We look forward to a long and productive relationship and helping to make real headway on reducing travel’s impact on the environment.”
Part of the easyJet group, easyJet holidays is the UK’s fastest-growing tour operator, projected to grow by 60% year-on-year this summer. The company, who were the winners of The Globes’ Sustainable Future Award, is committed to making sustainable holidays mainstream and, in addition to the GSTC, partners with the University of Oxford and the UNWTO to help drive forward the development of sustainable travel.
“We’re committed to our holidays being a force for good and making a positive impact on the environment and local communities in the destinations our customers visit,” said Matt Callaghan, Director of Customer & Operations for easyJet holidays. “We know that holidaymakers are caring more than ever about the eco credentials of the hotels they’re choosing to stay at. So, we needed a partner to help us connect and communicate hotel sustainability data more efficiently and scale with us as we grow, and BeCause delivered on those criteria.”
BeCause’s technology framework connects certification entities like GSTC and Green Key with travel providers and distributors, enabling over 11,000 hotels, tour operators and OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) to provide travelers with accurate and reliable
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