Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Be Environmentally Conscious Whether in Benidorm or Burma

By Emily Collins


You can make sure that you have as little impact on the environment as possible while on your holidays by adopting several practices. This can be as simple as picking a hotel, villa or holiday apartment that's a close to the attractions that you want to visit as possible. This means that you can walk or take public transport instead of hiring a car; a practise which will increase your carbon footprint.

Most cities or other popular tourist destinations cater for their guests with self-guided walking tours or eco-cycling tours, it is always worth asking at your hotel or nearest tourist information centre the best way to see the main attractions without the use of a car.

Whether staying somewhere hot or somewhere cold, if you are not in your accommodation, turn the thermostat up or down (depending on the temperature of your destination) to reduce unnecessary fossil fuel consumption.

Flying is also a bit of a no-no and therefore where possible you should attempt to a train or a ferry instead. If you're travelling within Europe then this is fairly easy as there are daily ferries to main destinations in the continent including The Netherlands, France and Spain. From here you can travel onwards to most destinations. Train travel through Europe is really easy and reliable and if you purchase an Interrail pass you'll find that it's a cost effective way to get around which saves the environment at the same time.

We have some final tips for saving the environment on your holidays: Always make sure that you take plastic bottles home with you on your holiday as many countries, such as the Maldives, don't have the recycling facilities that we do back home; use water sparingly; avoid having photos snapped with captive animals such as Thailand's tigers and koalas in Australia; make sure any souvenirs that you buy aren't made from plants or wild animals (ivory, coral etc..); if you can, get involved with the local economy and make sure all tours and excursions are booked with local agencies.




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