Stockholm City Bikes is a scheme similar to those already existing in other European cities. And even though there is only one more month left in the bike rental season in 2008 (ends October 31), it’s a handy tip for next year when the bike stands open again in April. image from Stockholm City Bikes [...]
Eurostar has been voted the best rail network in the world in the 2007 World Travel Awards. Paris and Brussels can now be reached in 2 hours from the new St Pancras terminal in London. St Pan Station by chakchouka Eurostar’s Tread Lightly campaign has offered carbon neutral journeys at no additional cost to passengers [...]
Easjey has criticised the admin fees of between 25 – 30% charged by some carbon offset schemes. Easjyet plans to buy credits in United Nation backed schemes and sell these back to passenger. Photo by lostajy’s I feel slightly uneasy about carbon offset schemes. I think that they are only part of the solution. I [...]
I read the results of an opinion poll carried out by TripAdvisor about environmental concerns among travellers. What I found most revealing was although 38% of the 1000 respondents claimed they’d be willing to pay more for an eco-friendly flight with 26% prepared to pay a 5 – 10% premium only 3% had actually purchased [...]
In the UK the Conservative and Labour political parties are trying to seize the intiative on green policies. The Conservatives have proposed adding VAT to domestic flights, a special tax on airline fuel and green airmiles accounts. The Labour party is hinting at carrots rather than sticks. I think it will have to be a [...]
It was no surprise to read that the recent doubling of Air Passenger Duty on short haul flights from the UK has had little effect on travel plans. Research by the Prudential reports that 75% of respondents will not change their travel plans due to the increase in APD. However 11% are commited to flying [...]
The UK based Silverjet the world’s first 100% carbon neutral airline has started flights from London to New York. The ticket price includes a compulsory contribution to “Carbon Points”. The customer can then choose a project to which they wish to donate their points. If the customer does not indicate a preference for a specific [...]
Carbon offset is is the news again. I have to agree that the whole thing is quite bewildering. The UK Government is thinking of settting a standard, which sounds a good idea, so that there would be certain criteria to be met for a carbon offset scheme to be approved. The travel industry has been [...]
Experts are predicting that the North Sea coast will become a top destination by the middle of this century. The tradtional holiday hotspots in Spain, Italy and Greece will just be too hot and short of water to attract tourists due to the effects of global warming and climate change So perhaps there won’t be [...]
Eurostar has reported an increase of 5.4% in passengers numbers in the last year. In 2006 7.85 million travellers used the service. Eurostar belives that passengers are being increasingly attracted to the environmental benefits of a high speed rail link in comparision to short haul flights. Have you consciously chosen to make any trips by [...]
