TITLE

Flight Centre sells offsets

PUB. DATE
August 2007
SOURCE
Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland;8/10/2007, Issue 2779, p10
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports on Flight Centre's partnership with Climate Care that will enable the travel agency to offer its clients the ability to offset carbon emissions in 2007. It includes an in-depth discussion of various issues concerning the carbon emission offsets sold by Flight Centre to clients, as well as the issues' implications for the travel trade.
ACCESSION #
26299812

Tags: FLIGHT Centre Ltd.;  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.;  TRAVEL agents;  CARBON offsetting;  EMISSIONS trading

 

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