Amex GBT expands emissions reporting for hotels
New partnership with Chooose aims to provide more precise post-stay hotel carbon data for corporate clients
American Express Global Business Travel will expand its collaboration with Chooose to include hotel emissions reporting, offering corporate clients more detailed post-event insights into their travel-related carbon footprint starting in the third quarter of 2025.
Key takeaways
- Expanded partnership: Amex GBT is extending its collaboration with Chooose to enhance hotel emissions reporting, building on its existing airline emissions tracking.
- Post-event data availability: Emissions data will not be available at the time of booking but will be provided after the stay for reporting purposes.
- Data sources and methodology: The data comes from Greenview, using anonymized hotel data from the Cornell University Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index and the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative.
- Granularity of reporting: Emissions are reported based on factors like hotel location and service tier, but property-level details are not disclosed.
- Industry consensus: The framework used for calculating carbon emissions represents a widely agreed-upon methodology in the hospitality sector.
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