When you're on holiday...
By 2020, there will be 1.56 billion tourists, double the current numbers. The Association of British Travel Agents found 85% of British tourists on package holidays believe it is important not to damage the environment. But the majority don't do anything about it; are you? If not, here's how you can reduce your emissions whilst on holiday and help prevent climate change:
Balance your flights
By far the biggest impact of going on holiday, is the flights we take to get there! Balance the emissions from your flight through our shop.
Ask for your towels to be washed every other day instead of every day
Are you one of the 17% of people who do this already?
Switch your air conditioning off...
Do this when you are out or if the weather does not necessarily demand it (only 18% of holidaymakers do this). If just 50% of everyone staying in air conditioned hotel rooms turned off the air conditioning for their week away – we could save more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere!
Hire bicycles instead of a car if you are exploring locally...
It will help to burn off any holiday excesses and enjoy the scenery at a leisurely pace, whilst saving your carbon dioxide emissions – and your pocket.