Sustainable travel: How to be a climate-friendly traveller

Travel journalist Juliet Kinsman and Jon Weeks discuss how to be a climate friendly traveller for episode one of the Standard's sustainable travel series, sponsored by Iberostar Hotels and Resorts. In this episode we explore how to be a climate friendly traveller, and speak with Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at UCL and author of 'How To Save Our Planet: The Facts' about planning a sustainable holiday, choosing the right destination, and his best travel experience.

In this episode:

Seeing sustainable travel as 'being helpful'Why longer term holidays could be the more environmentally friendly optionChoosing local food ahead of imported optionsUsing reusable water bottles and choosing anti-plastic hotelsEmpowering women through your spending

Find out what else we're exploring as part of our Sustainable Travel campaign here.

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