After reading this story in the Guardian today, as well as a couple of similar articles over the last few months, I'm beginning to think that I should look at ethical holidays more closely.
So, here's what I know so far...
The climatecare website tells me that a return trip to Newcastle for the family will use up
0.34 Tonnes of CO, which I can offset at the cost of £2.52. Nifty.
Treeflights will also offset these emissions by planting a tree in a forest in Wales.
Responsibletravel.com are an ecotourist website with a handy search engine, that'll let me find somewhere to go which isn't classified as 'mass tourism'. Alternatively, I could get a copy of the Ethical Travel Guide and pick somewhere to go whilst I'm offline.
But that's just scratching the surface, I'm sure. Has anyone got any recommendations? Places to go? Websites to use?
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I've just come across this link....
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/pressroom/news/pres...
For LonelyPlanet's green travel handbook - "Code Green experiences of a life time"
If it's as good and useful as their other guides (I have used them a lot in Europe) then it's well worth getting if you want to be a bit greener with your travel. It's not just about green travel, but about RESPONSIBLE travel.
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