Why Your Travel Choices Matter
It’s easy to get overwhelmed while trying to be both a global traveller and a decent human. We are constantly bombarded with information about the best and worst ways to be sustainable and conscientious. It feels as if we are constantly told that we are horrible people who want the planet to burn if we don’t use this travel website that plants a tree for every trip booked; this travel insurance that is feeding 13 villages in Africa; this shampoo bar that is made of only the finest ethically sourced olive, hemp, lemon-grass, and CBD oils; or this hotel that is single-handedly saving the sea turtles by employing them to run the front desk - the guilt-inducing list is infinite.
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.
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.
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?