Over-tourism: If We’re The Problem, Can We Be The Solution?
Here we go again. It’s the depths of winter and the holiday festivities are behind us. It is freezing cold. It is dark at 4pm. We have 37,000 emails to respond to which we have collectively vowed to ignore. So, we begin to daydream about our next holiday.
But What Does It Mean? Breaking Down Travel Slang for 2024
If you read the first part of the title in the style of that Jennifer Lawrence meme then we can definitely be friends and this is definitely the sustainable travel blog for you. If you have no idea what that means go ahead and look it up, then come back. I think it really sets the right tone so I’ll wait for you here.
7 Eco-Friendly Things to Pack
The travel industry is booming and future growth is projected within the tourism industry, according to a study published by Statista. In a post-Covid world, I think it would be fair to say that we’re all thankful to be travelling again. However, for those of us who are trying to be more eco-friendly this can present a bit of a dilemma.
Eco-Booking: The Future of Travel
Travel is obviously here to stay. Earth, on the other hand, may not be. There is no doubt in my mind that if we, as a species, don’t start to make changes to how we treat our planet, we may not have a planet left to explore. I know it can be overwhelming to sift through a seemingly endless number of travel booking websites, many of which greenwash how sustainable they are, in our attempt to be more conscientious while planning our holidays.
10 Simple Selfie Rules to Not Look Like a Dick
Selfies. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay. Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that I absolutely loathe them. Almost a decade of guiding tourists around some of the world’s most beautiful, historically important, and sacred places is the reason for my abhorrence; I’m sad to say that I’ve seen the worst of our species in this one little act.
Sustainable Travel vs Eco-Tourism
We live in a time of heightened awareness regarding the impact travel has on our climate and I would hope that we can all agree that climate change exists, is a problem, and urgently needs to be addressed. To be honest, saying that it doesn’t exist is just bollocks and ignoring it doesn’t bear thinking about; not that we would have long to mull it over as current estimates by the United Nations state that by 2030 the damage to our climate will be irreversible. Simply put, if we don’t change our habits, we’re truly fucked. So how do we change our damaging travel habits and become more conscientious travellers?
5 Basics for Becoming a Sustainable Traveller
Travel is amazing. It opens up entire worlds and cultures that would otherwise remain foreign to us. It allows us to experience new places, communicate with new people, and interact with different perspectives than our own; in short, it can make us well-rounded, open-minded human beings and I think that is a beautiful thing. But, just like all beautiful things in this world, travel can come at a very high price, not just financially but personally and environmentally as well.