When browsing for the latest travel news I couldn’t help but notice a strong recurring theme popping up everywhere. It’s the GREEN theme.

With the rapid depletion of the world, it is important to keep our travels as eco-friendly as possible. Leave nothing but footprints…

But what else can we do while travelling?

After finding an extensive article on MSNBC by Sarah Schlichter, I decided to dot down the important green savers for your next holiday.

Several tips for an ecological holiday include

• Short showers
• Turning off electrical power when not in use including rooms
• Reuse your towels instead of changing them everyday
• Use your own toiletries – keeping the pre-packaged ones untouched and unnecessarily thrown out
• Make yourself familiar with hotel recycling programs including the basics such as plastics separate from paper
• Show your appreciation to the hotel if you believed they were taking practical measures to preserve the Earth
• Encourage management to think about going green if they aren’t already

While on the road…

• Off-setting your carbon consumptions such as planting a tree in each city or town you visit
• Take the train instead of plane wherever you can
• With renting cars, choose the smallest that will most comfortably suite your travels – say no to Free upgrades, they often have higher fuel consumptions
• Rent hybrids
• Public transport – it’s been repeated many times because it’s true!
• Walk, Bike, Rollerblade – stay fit, healthy and enviro-friendly

Let’s see if we can do our bit for the world on our next travels.

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Going into Standby…

Angela Nguyen

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