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BeCause Partners with the World Travel & Tourism Council to Advance More Sustainable Hotel Operations

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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STOCKHOLM, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, is simplifying the sustainability journey for members by integrating the industry association's Hotel Sustainability Basics (HSB) framework into its platform.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will enable WTTC to scale its Hotel Sustainability Basics more effectively, broadening its reach and impact within the hospitality industry.
  • Similarly, hotel management at the chain level can check on the progress of individual properties and provide the necessary support to help them in their sustainability journeys.
  • They can apply for Hotel Sustainability Basics (HSB) verification annually through one of WTTC's partners, Green Key and SGS.
  • For more information about BeCause or to speak with CEO and Co-founder Frederik Steensgaard, please contact Vanessa Horwell at [email protected] .

BeCause Partners with the World Travel & Tourism Council to Advance More Sustainable Hotel Operations

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
HSB, Travel, Sustainability, Because, Partnership, Hotel, WTTC, Data management, SGS, CO, Tourism

STOCKHOLM, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, is simplifying the sustainability journey for members by integrating the industry association's Hotel Sustainability Basics (HSB) framework into its platform.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will enable WTTC to scale its Hotel Sustainability Basics more effectively, broadening its reach and impact within the hospitality industry.
  • Similarly, hotel management at the chain level can check on the progress of individual properties and provide the necessary support to help them in their sustainability journeys.
  • They can apply for Hotel Sustainability Basics (HSB) verification annually through one of WTTC's partners, Green Key and SGS.
  • For more information about BeCause or to speak with CEO and Co-founder Frederik Steensgaard, please contact Vanessa Horwell at [email protected] .

TRIPADVISOR ANNOUNCES 2024 TRAVELERS' CHOICE HOTELS AWARD WINNERS: CHECK-IN TO THE BEST OF THE BEST PLACES TO STAY AROUND THE WORLD

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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NEEDHAM, Mass., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform, unveiled the elite group of winners of its annual Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards, celebrating this year's highest rated hotels in the world based on Tripadvisor reviews. Leading the pack, achieving the No. 1 Top Hotel in the World designation, is Brazil's Hotel Colline de France, a boutique hotel renowned for its personalized service and French elegance in the middle of the mountain town of Gramado.

Key Points: 
  • Tripadvisor introduced three new award subcategories for 2024, including best pet-friendly, sustainable, and wellness hotels, reflecting consumer demand and recent travel trends.
  • The Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa tops the list of the best wellness hotels in the world.
  • In addition to this year's new award categories, Tripadvisor's annual Best of the Best Hotel awards also highlight the top family-friendly, all-inclusive, B&Bs & Inns, small & boutique and luxury hotels around the world.
  • Tripadvisor is proud to serve a broad and diverse community of travelers from all over the world.

BeCause Expands its Solution, Enabling Hotels with European Operations to Easily Meet their CSRD Reporting Obligations

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Organization, Booking.com, Risk, Map, Travel, Certification, Because, Tourism, Hand, Workload, Environment, CSRD, EFRAG, ESG, Data management, Database, Hotel, Corporate sustainability

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, is gearing up to offer a new digital tool that helps global hotel chains meet their reporting and compliance obligations under the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Key Points: 
  • With this solution, hotels can efficiently collect and create audit-ready reports on their sustainability data.
  • Current BeCause users will also be able to apply any existing data collected previously through the BeCause platform and automatically map it to ESRS.
  • "Instead of starting from scratch, hotels will be able to leverage the sustainability data they already have at hand and upcycle it to the ESRS framework for CSRD compliance purposes.
  • "By adding the ESRS framework to our platform, we are helping hotels minimize the risk of non-compliance penalties as well as reputational damage," he adds.

BeCause Expands its Solution, Enabling Hotels with European Operations to Easily Meet their CSRD Reporting Obligations

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Organization, Booking.com, Risk, Map, Travel, Certification, Because, Tourism, Hand, Workload, Environment, CSRD, EFRAG, ESG, Data management, Database, Hotel, Corporate sustainability

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, is gearing up to offer a new digital tool that helps global hotel chains meet their reporting and compliance obligations under the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Key Points: 
  • With this solution, hotels can efficiently collect and create audit-ready reports on their sustainability data.
  • Current BeCause users will also be able to apply any existing data collected previously through the BeCause platform and automatically map it to ESRS.
  • "Instead of starting from scratch, hotels will be able to leverage the sustainability data they already have at hand and upcycle it to the ESRS framework for CSRD compliance purposes.
  • "By adding the ESRS framework to our platform, we are helping hotels minimize the risk of non-compliance penalties as well as reputational damage," he adds.

BeCause Streamlines Carbon and Water Measurement for Hotels Around the World

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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BERLIN and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, a technology start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel and tourism industries manage its sustainability data, has digitized the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance's (the Alliance) HCMI and HWMI methodologies.  

Key Points: 
  • The new feature, announced today during ITB Berlin, will enable hotels to leverage the Alliance's free industry measurement tools, the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) and Hotel Water Measurement Initiative (HWMI) .
  • The HCMI, based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, is used to calculate a hotel's carbon footprint, while the HWMI helps hotels calculate water usage on their properties; both are now available within the BeCause centralized hub.
  • HCMI, the only industry-recognized carbon calculation methodology for over a decade, applies to all hotels, large or small, regardless of the amenities offered.
  • The digitized methodologies will significantly reduce the time and cost hotels require to collect and communicate data related to their carbon and water usage and impact.

BeCause Streamlines Carbon and Water Measurement for Hotels Around the World

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Carbon, Carbon footprint, Tourism, Data collection, WTTC, GBTA, HCMI, Organization, Knowledge, Carbon accounting, AHLA, Water, Travel, Because

BERLIN and COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, a technology start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel and tourism industries manage its sustainability data, has digitized the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance's (the Alliance) HCMI and HWMI methodologies.  

Key Points: 
  • The new feature, announced today during ITB Berlin, will enable hotels to leverage the Alliance's free industry measurement tools, the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) and Hotel Water Measurement Initiative (HWMI) .
  • The HCMI, based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, is used to calculate a hotel's carbon footprint, while the HWMI helps hotels calculate water usage on their properties; both are now available within the BeCause centralized hub.
  • HCMI, the only industry-recognized carbon calculation methodology for over a decade, applies to all hotels, large or small, regardless of the amenities offered.
  • The digitized methodologies will significantly reduce the time and cost hotels require to collect and communicate data related to their carbon and water usage and impact.

BeCause Closes Seed Round with Tail-End Investment From Curiosity VC

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Collection, CSRD, Corporate sustainability, Intelligence, Investment, Tourism, ESG, Radisson Hotel Group, Communication, Booking.com, Hotel, Trust, EasyJet, Environment, Travel, Because

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, has secured a $600,000 (€556K) tail-end investment from Dutch investor Curiosity VC to close their seed round. This latest investment brings the company's total seed funding to $2.5 million (€2.32M), including the $1.9 million (€1.76M) seed raised in November from Denmark's Ugly Duckling Ventures, Estonia's Superangel.io and other investors.

Key Points: 
  • COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause , the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, has secured a $600,000 (€556K) tail-end investment from Dutch investor Curiosity VC to close their seed round.
  • This latest investment brings the company's total seed funding to $2.5 million (€2.32M), including the $1.9 million (€1.76M) seed raised in November from Denmark's Ugly Duckling Ventures, Estonia's Superangel.io and other investors.
  • "We reserved some space at the end of our round for a strategic investor to join on equal terms and are thrilled to have found that partner in Curiosity VC.
  • Looking at how far they've already come, their execution powers are undeniable," says Herman Kienhuis, Managing Partner at Curiosity VC.

BeCause Closes Seed Round with Tail-End Investment From Curiosity VC

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Collection, CSRD, Corporate sustainability, Intelligence, Investment, Tourism, ESG, Radisson Hotel Group, Communication, Booking.com, Hotel, Trust, EasyJet, Environment, Travel, Because

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, has secured a $600,000 (€556K) tail-end investment from Dutch investor Curiosity VC to close their seed round. This latest investment brings the company's total seed funding to $2.5 million (€2.32M), including the $1.9 million (€1.76M) seed raised in November from Denmark's Ugly Duckling Ventures, Estonia's Superangel.io and other investors.

Key Points: 
  • COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause , the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel, and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, has secured a $600,000 (€556K) tail-end investment from Dutch investor Curiosity VC to close their seed round.
  • This latest investment brings the company's total seed funding to $2.5 million (€2.32M), including the $1.9 million (€1.76M) seed raised in November from Denmark's Ugly Duckling Ventures, Estonia's Superangel.io and other investors.
  • "We reserved some space at the end of our round for a strategic investor to join on equal terms and are thrilled to have found that partner in Curiosity VC.
  • Looking at how far they've already come, their execution powers are undeniable," says Herman Kienhuis, Managing Partner at Curiosity VC.

hubli Partners with BeCause to power sustainable meetings

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Research, GBTA, Data management, Partnership, API, Hubli, Map, Accreditation, Carbon, Travel, Water, System, Tourism, Because

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BeCause, the technology start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, announced today an expanded partnership with hubli, the leading online marketplace and booking platform for corporate meetings, events and group hotel lodging.

Key Points: 
  • Hubli users can then identify which properties are sustainable according to internationally recognized standards.
  • The hubli and BeCause partnership will make it easier for planners to make sustainable choices when booking meetings and group lodging in hotels worldwide by providing live sustainability data at the time of booking.
  • Hubli has an award-winning sustainability module allowing users to plan where to meet based on the lowest carbon consumption, book sustainable venues and remove high-waste items such as single-use plastics from meetings.
  • We are excited to work with BeCause to automate and scale our sustainable hotel content around the world," commented hubli Founder and CEO Ciaran Delaney.