Your vacation is destroying the planet by consuming precious natural resources, polluting the environment and punching a hole in the ozone layer. You probably already know that most vacations are not green. But does the travel industry know?
A majority of travelers in a Booking.com/download/31767dc7-3d6a-4108-9900-ab5d11e0a808/Booking.com-sustainable-travel-report2023.pdf”>recent study say travelers need to “act now” to make more sustainable choices to save the planet for future generations. The poll by online travel agency Booking.com found that 74 percent of travelers believe it’s time to stop destroying the planet with tourism. That’s up from 66 percent a year before.
Yet hotels continue to act like scrapping single-use soaps and sourcing their restaurant food locally will reverse climate change. And airlines are making often outrageous claims that they’re “sustainable” even as travelers feel the effects of climate change.
It’s gone too far, say experts.
“It can’t just be an impressive sounding goal on a reusable water bottle,” says Kathleen Hetrick, a…