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Travelling the green way
The ever-increasing selection of ethical holidays is diverse and colourful - not just green!
One in four of us is concerned about the impact our holiday might have on the environment, according to a study by tour operator First Choice.
Two years ago it was only one in five, so the trend of living ethically is influencing our travel decisions more and more.
Choosing an ethical or green holiday doesn’t mean wiping out your footprints with a big leafy branch as if you’ve never been there. But it does mean thinking more carefully about the type of mark your visit might make.
Two years ago it was only one in five, so the trend of living ethically is influencing our travel decisions more and more.
Choosing an ethical or green holiday doesn’t mean wiping out your footprints with a big leafy branch as if you’ve never been there. But it does mean thinking more carefully about the type of mark your visit might make.
British tourists spend £2bn in developing countries every year
By choosing travel ideas that put a little bit back into the communities and regions you visit, you will almost certainly get a lot more out of your holidays
Justin Francis of online tourism agency Responsible Travel says: ‘British tourists spend £2billion in developing countries every year – that’s comparable to the UK government’s aid budget – and while, of course, not all of that trickles into local people’s hands, a lot of it does… in developing countries, vast areas of wilderness are largely supported by tourism revenues.’ Read our guide to eco-holidays
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