World Environment Day 2023: 5 tips for sustainable travel

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The order of the day is sustainability. This applies not only in everyday life, but also when traveling. Flights, cruises and long journeys by car pollute the environment – ​​and the travel industry knows it. That’s why more and more organizers are offering the option to compensate for the CO2 emissions caused.

Depending on the amount of carbon dioxide, travelers can voluntarily contribute to environmental projects. This is used to fund measures to reduce greenhouse gases. For example, Hotelplan Suisse has supported environmental projects in Brazil for ten years. About 70,000 tons of CO2 have been offset since 2007. This corresponds to more than 186,000 flights from Zurich to and from London. More and more travelers are using this opportunity to pay an additional fee.

Five tips for sustainable holidays

1. Stay close. The closer you travel to where you live, the more environmentally friendly the holiday will be. So it doesn’t always have to be Tahiti, Lake Constance is also beautiful.
2. Use public transport. The resorts on the European mainland are easily accessible by bus and train. So going there turns into a vacation experience.
3. Set the duration: flying to London 24 hours is ecological nonsense – it should take several days. Flying to Thailand for a week is just as crazy. The further away from the target, the longer you must stay.
4. Pay attention to sustainability labels. More and more tour operators and accommodation providers are committed to sustainability. Therefore, pay attention to the appropriate quality seal, such as the “TourCert” label when booking.
5. reducing energy It may sound ordinary, but if you do it without air conditioning in hot countries, you will make a great contribution to the environment.

Sustainability is a win for the environment and people

However, sustainability is not limited to the protection of the environment, but also includes the local population. Therefore, travel is sustainable when primarily local people benefit from tourism. Tourism should contribute to the improvement of living standards. For the traveler, this means giving up all-inclusive arrangements, for example, as profits often go only to international chains.

If you want to travel with a peace of mind, book owner-managed accommodations and local restaurants instead. If you want to do more, you can also combine your vacation with a social or environmental commitment: There are opportunities to work on environmental projects all over the world. Swiss portal www.fairunterwegs.org offers recommendations for sustainable travel

Source : Blick