Resources

RESOURCES

Details of books and articles to help plan your eco-friendly holiday. Plus links on our Gateway page to some more websites.

BOOKS

Here are some books you might find worth reading:

Green Places to Stay: Eco-lodges and Other Green Places to Stay (Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay)

The Ethical Travel Guide: Your Passport to Exciting Alternative Holidays

Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime (Lonely Planet General Reference)

Ethical Travel: 25 Ultimate Experiences (Rough Guide 25s)

Organic Places to Stay in the UK

Based on Linda Moss's successful website www.organicplacestostay.com, Organic Places to Stay is the first guide to B&Bs, guesthouses and small hotels in the UK that specialise in serving organic food.

How to Live a Low-carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change

The individual’s guide to stopping climate change by Chris Goodall. To see our review of this book click here

Britain's Favourite View

Inspiration for places to visit : this celebration of Britain's favourite geographical locations and vistas is a tie-in with the major ITV series and with with a foreword by Sir Trevor MacDonald

ARTICLES

Carbon offsetting code "clear as mud"

The UK government’s proposed carbon offsetting code has been slammed by a new eco-travel website. ecofriendlytourist.com warned that, far from helping consumers, it is likely to leave them even more confused instead...

Screaming green travel firms revealed

The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com has pinpointed a new campaign promoting the UK travel industry's commitment to the environment. Called "Scream if you're green" it has been launched by the publication Travel Trade Gazette and highlights initiatives by travel firms to reduce their carbon footprint.

Aviation and climate change

Q&A guide - 19 Jan 2007: this helpful article is from the UK trade publication Travel Weekly.

Volunteers please!

The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com discovers how for one student what began as a holiday in France became a lifetime journey.

Green holidays reach the world party capital

The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com tracks down low-impact tours to a Mediterranean hotspot.

Boost your green credentials

The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com hears about a popular eco-working holiday in Yorkshire.

May Day “Mayday”: Prince’s alert on climate change

The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports from the Prince of Wales’s May Day business summit on climate change

Leading London hotel to close for massive overhaul
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports that London’s Savoy Hotel - which features in its guide to green places to stay - is to close for over a year

Go green to Morocco – and save money!
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on a new socially responsible holiday home in Morocco

What makes a hotel green?

A new guide to help hotels become environmentally friendly has been launched by the International Tourism Partnership with help from their members – most of the major international hotel groups.

Giant leap for European rail travel
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on the launch of Railteam, uniting Europe’s high speed rail networks

How to Live a Low-Carbon Life
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reviews an outstanding book that spells out how each of us can reduce our carbon emissions – with air travel high on the hit list

Traveller’s Tale: Overland to Corsica
Environmental campaigner and author Chris Goodall has just returned from a family holiday in Corsica. Practicing what he preaches he travelled overland rather than flying. In this article for his website, published here with his permission, he shares his experiences.

Stars name their favourite British views
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com highlights a major ITV series featuring 16 views championed by celebrities

New TV series on how to holiday greener
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com previews a new TV series on how to holiday greener

Britain’s favourite view revealed
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on the result of a major ITV series which searched for the country’s favourite view

Holiday boost for Brits – tips on how to use that extra time off
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports that millions of Britons have just been given extra time off work and suggests some great short break ideas

Do you know how green your hotel is? Do you care?
Looking for a green hotel? The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com has details of a new survey showing almost half European hotel guests are unaware of “Green” hotel initiatives

Fast - and green too!
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on Eurostar’s new high speed service and the firm’s promise to become carbon neutral

Hire cars take the green road
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports that car rental firm Holiday Autos is to offer hybrid vehicles in four European countries

Award winners
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on the winners of the prestigious Responsible Tourism Awards 2007

Green holidays in Ireland

The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on holidays in Ireland offered by Greenbox, a new ecotourism scheme

And the award goes to…
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on the winners of the prestigious Considerate Hoteliers Association awards

New “eco-friendly” Welsh holiday village taking shape
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on a huge “eco-friendly” holiday village due to open soon in West Wales

Britain’s top visitor attractions
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com reports on Britain’s favourite tourist attractions and how to find them

Eco working holidays
The website www.ecofriendlytourist.com learns about holidays with a difference in Yorkshire

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