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A New Campaign to Help Tourists Combat Climate Change

Holiday In Wales Future Forests and responsibletravel.com have launched a campaign that enables tourists to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from their flights, making their journeys Carbon Neutral and helping to combat climate change.

Turkey is expecting 2.2 million tourists from Russia this year, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Atilla Koc said at the Moscow International Tourism Fair. Culture and tourism play an important role in the development of bilateral contacts, and the increasing number of Russian tourists in Turkey is a proof to that, he said. We are trying to develop not only seaside tourism, although the majority of Russians associate Turkey with the sea, the beach, and the glimmering sun. Our country has huge cultural and environmental resources, and a growing number of tourists visit regions outside the seaside for studying our culture.

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At present, however, the almost total lack of tourism infrastructure or facilities can be frustrating. There is no tourist office and even basic brochures in museums can be hard to find, leaving one to fend almost entirely on one%š own. Although Bucharest enjoys a temperate climate, tourists should summer visits, since temperatures soar, air conditioning is rare and much of the city shuts down, as students return home and locals head for the coast.

Cottage Holiday In Wales Every flight we take, whether on business or a family holiday, produces carbon dioxide (CO2) - the most significant contributor to global warming. With the expected announcement of 3 new runways in the South East, air travel in the UK is expected to double in the next 30 years.

I sincerely appreciate your comment about traveling with a smaller impact or footprint. It's been on my mind a great deal lately as I plan future trips, from the impact on climate change of my plane trip, to the influence tourism has on the communities I visit. It's be great for Lonely Planet to do more education to travelers about how we can reduce our impacts, though your own site and through other media outlets. Thanks!

Caravan Holiday In Wales Carbon Neutral flying, developed by environmental company Future Forests, allows flyers booking through the responsibletravel.com website to calculate their carbon dioxide emissions and then balance them out through investing in either forestry or low carbon, sustainable projects.

Some suppliers offer special dual fuel plans, offering incentives and reduced prices for combined electricity and gas services. Economy 7 is an electricity tariff with different pricing structures according to the time of day. You can also choose green tariffs from the big six established suppliers, and there are smaller companies who specialise in this, set up specifically to help combat climate change.

Camping Holiday Wales Justin Francis, co-founder of responsibletravel.com said: As tourists are flying to destinations the very act of their travel is destroying some of the special places that they come to see in the first place. The impact of global warming will be felt everywhere, but low-lying Islands and coral reefs popular with tourists are already at risk.

The market for green energy is growing all the time. The big six energy suppliers have introduced green tariffs, and new companies such as Ecotricity and Good Energy have been set up specifically to help combat climate change.

Accommodation Holiday Wales This Future Forests campaign can also easily be integrated into any companys Intranet, encouraging employees to make their summer holiday Carbon Neutral. Dan Morrell, co-founder of Future Forests comments:
37 million people will be flying this year and with air traffic constantly increasing people must take account for their own emissions. Until such a time as the government introduces a polluter pays principle it is down to travellers to take action and offset the impact of their travels.

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