Sustainable or green travel is something that more and more people choose to do every year. Being a green traveler doesn’t necessarily means that you need to sleep in a tent and cook your food with a solar-powered camp stove.
Eco-friendly traveling is a way of visiting different places without causing a major negative impact. Each environmentally-conscious choice you make while traveling will is making a small difference, but the thing is that if we act as collective and raise the awareness, the damage will be lesser.
Being eco-friendly is not a nuclear physic or whatever thing that’s hard to understand. Here’s a list of useful tips that will make you a green and eco-friendly traveler.
Every time it’s possible, book a non-stop flight to avoid extra carbon emissions produced mostly on landings and takeoffs. It’s hard to travel only with direct flights, but when possible, do it.
Always look for people that go to the same destination as you and share a ride with them. Imagine five friends driving five different vehicles, heading to the same place? It’s five times more expensive, and it pollutes the environment five times more.
IATA ( International Air Transport Association ) is a group of airlines who invest in carbon reduction projects. There are 275 member airlines in IATA from all over the world, including American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, and Federal Express.
If you have an old car that produces a lot of carbon emissions, then rent a hybrid or electric car that uses less fuel.
For the ones who don’t have time limitations traveling by bus, train or even a ship is highly recommendable, because it has less environmental impact.
When traveling in the US look for the LEED certification, EarthCheck for Australia, Green Globe and Rainforest Alliance in Latin America, and Green Tourism Business Scheme in the UK. These programs check water savings, energy efficiency, material selection, indoor environmental quality, and innovation in design. Ask if the hotel is recycling.
Always bring you BPA-free water bottle that you can refill, so you don’t need to buy more plastic bottles and throw them away.
The difference between a shower and a bath is around 50 gallons of water. You decide which one is better for the planet. If you want to save even more water, then shower with a friend.
Turn off the water while brushing your teeth, shampooing your hair or shaving.
The world would be a better place for us, the wildlife, the plants, and the generations to come if we can follow at least half of these tips every time we travel
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