Changing travel: the sustainable startups boosted by awards from Booking.com

Ten eco-minded startups to receive assistance from a a2m fund, including a social enterprise training trekking guides in Nepal

Digital travel firm Booking.com has announced the sustainable travel startups that will receive financial assistance from its 2019 Booking Booster programme. As part of the programme - which has a fund of a2m - awards have been made to a variety of organisations, from a social enterprise training at-risk women to become trekking guides in Nepal, to a hotel school helping young people in Indonesia kickstart their careers.

Each organisation's plans were judged by a panel, including Booking Booster ambassador, Livia Firth. At the awards event Firth spoke about the importance of supporting sustainable travel. "Whoever we are and wherever we work - whether in startups, established companies, policymakers or members of government - we have the power to make a difference every day," she said. "Today we know that we can also make a huge difference when we book a trip."