The Frog Blog UK: The blog of the Rainforest Alliance in the UK

Snow hit much of the UK this weekend, which makes us in the Rainforest Alliance office in London dream of far sunnier and warmer places. So we thought we’d end our tourism-themed January blogs with 10 good reasons to travel sustainably. When you start to plan your holiday, do you consider how much good your trip could do for others? Some of the world’s most breathtaking destinations are now being managed sustainably, which means that in addition to benefiting your own mental health, your next trip could also benefit the environment and local communities:

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As we continue with our travel theme this month, today we look at whether travel can really be sustainable. Unless you’re traveling on foot, tourism inevitably has an impact on the environment. Though cars, buses, trains, and planes have made leaps and bounds in recent years in terms of mitigating environmental impact, they still use fuel and yes, often release harmful emissions into the atmosphere. This has led some to call for people to stop travelling altogether and to ask, “What’s the point of sustainable tourism, when any kind of travel is still bad for the environment?” We’ll attempt to answer this question and leave it to you to decide whether sustainable travel does more harm or more good. Read the rest of this entry ?