Only one major platform removes carbon on every booking as standard. Here's how they compare.
Browse Eco HotelsMost hotel booking platforms have sustainability pages and annual reports about their own operations. None of them remove carbon on individual hotel bookings as a standard feature. IMPT does — on every single booking, funded from its commission, with no option to opt out or opt in because it just happens.
| Platform | Carbon removal per booking | UN-verified | Extra cost | Hotels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMPT | ✓ 1 ton CO₂ removed | ✓ Yes | ✓ None | 1.7 million |
| Booking.com | ✗ None | ✗ | — | ~2.5 million |
| Expedia | ✗ None | ✗ | — | ~1.1 million |
| Hotels.com | ✗ None | ✗ | — | ~1 million |
| Airbnb | ✗ None | ✗ | — | ~7 million listings |
There are two levels of sustainability for a booking platform:
Running offices on renewable energy, reducing business travel, offsetting company emissions. Most large platforms do some version of this. It has no effect on the carbon footprint of your hotel booking.
Removing or offsetting the CO₂ generated by each hotel stay, on every transaction. Only IMPT does this. For every booking made through IMPT, 1 ton of CO₂ is removed from the atmosphere — 28× more than an average hotel night produces.
Level 1 is table stakes. Level 2 is what actually makes a booking eco-friendly.
The average hotel night produces approximately 35 kg of CO₂. One ton (1,000 kg) removed per booking is 28× the carbon footprint of a typical stay. Booking through IMPT doesn't just neutralise your stay — it actively reduces your cumulative carbon impact.
The removal is not a promise. It is independently audited under the United Nations framework. The CO₂ is physically extracted from the atmosphere and permanently stored — it cannot be re-released.