FREA : Zero Waste Vegan Restaurant in Berlin
On his recent trip to the German capital Mark Bibby Jackson visits FREA, a vegan restaurant in Berlin that has taken cuisine to the next level becoming a zero waste…
Ahead Vegan Hotel in Brandenburg
On his recent trip to Brandenburg Germany, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at Ahead Burghotel, a vegan hotel that is certainly ahead of its time. As a pescatarian my main problem…
Away Resorts Plastic Free Community
Holiday Park operator, Away Resorts, has received the coveted title of Plastic Free Business Champion in recognition of its conservation work and its mission to remove single-use plastics from its…
Sustainable Things To Do in Vienna
Mark Bibby Jackson takes an alternative view of tourism in the Austrian capital, going on a tour looking at sustainable things to do in Vienna. It is towards the end…
Creating a Climate Friendly Travel Legacy
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Jared Meyers, Chairman of Legacy Vacation Resorts about their climate action initiatives. Sometimes the enormity of the journey we all have to make towards GHG…
Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK, 2024
Supported by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the Wildscreen Festival is the leading natural world storytelling event. This year marks the 42th anniversary of the biennial festival, with the theme…
Eve : Luxury, Eco-electric Campervan
Campervan holidays have often suffered from an image problem, appearing as not the most glamorous of holiday choices. Until now that is. These days, the average traveller…
Best Reusable Water Bottles and Jug
With increasing awareness of responsible tourism and the emboldened campaign against single-use plastic around the world intensifying, Travel Begins at 40 has taken a look at some of the best…
Wizz Air Flies First Green Demonstration Flight
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing airline, announces the operation of its first green demonstration flight. On a special route between Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest…
Blissful Return to Sani Resort in Greece
For a seriously passionate and curious traveller, revisiting the same destination is an absolute no go given the world has officially reopened for adventures and there are new places to…
Variety Cruises: Creating a Better World at Sea
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Filippos Venetopoulos, CEO of Climate Friendly Travel Registry member, Variety Cruises, which aims to set the standard for sustainable small cruises. When Filippos Venetopoulos took over the family business…
Lepogo Lodges Offsets Guests’ Carbon Footprint
Lepogo Lodges’ Noka Camp one of Africa’s few entirely not-for-profit safari lodges, is adding to its stellar eco-credentials by working with local and global charity…
Citadines Covent Garden Low Carbon Hot Water
Citadines Holborn-Covent Garden London has recently upgraded its hot water generation plant using the innovative Q-ton Air to Water Heat Pump system, manufactured…
NH Hotel: 100% Renewable Energy for Spain, Portugal
NH Hotel Group has chosen ACCIONA Energy to supply 100% renewable energy for all its hotels in Spain and Portugal until December 2023. Through this agreement, ACCIONA Energy will supply…
Sustainable Mountain Tourism for All Seasons
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Al Judge, co-founder of AliKats Mountain Holidays Morzine, in the French Alps about how mountain tourism can be more sustainable. 1) How do you believe…
Befriending Proud Margaret in Leuven Belgium
Mark Bibby Jackson goes on a tour of Leuven Belgium, a town with the oldest university in Belgium and the home of Stella, where he gets a glimpse of the…
Hurtigruten Plans First Emission-free Ship by 2030
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express partners with leading research organization SINTEF to create zero emission ships for the Norwegian coast, with the first ready to sail by 2030. “We are excited…
Hotelplan UK Climate Action Plan
As part of the Hotelplan UK travel group’s Climate Action Plan, tour operators, Inghams, Esprit and Santa’s Lapland have taken further significant steps for sustainable travel. Measures include: Becoming one…
Explore France by Train in 2022
With sustainability and regenerative travel at the heart of what Travel Begins at 40 believes in, we have decided to highlight some great offers from like-minded travel companies. First is…
Direct London Bogota Flights Resume
London Bogota flights will recommence with the start of Avianca’s AV0121 flight from London’s Heathrow Airport on 27 March at 10:40pm to the Colombian capital. Before its suspension on 2020…
Happy Do Year 2022
Breaking with tradition Mark Bibby Jackson wishes all our Travel Begins at 40 readers a Happy Do Year 2022; one for action rather than words. 2022 is the Year of…
Trees4Travel: a Fresh Leaf for the Travel Industry
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Elkie and Nico Nicholas, co-founders of Trees4Travel, a start-up which might just help clean up the travel industry. When Covid struck Elkie Nicholas, co-founder of…
Tomorrow’s Air : a Breath of Fresh Air
With so much negativity abounding in the world at the moment, especially as regards climate change, it comes as something of a relief to interview someone who is positive about…
Byway’s Flight Free Vegan Planner
This Veganuary, flight-free travel company Byway will launch a first of its kind dynamic vegan holiday planner to help carbon conscious consumers enjoy plant based holidays by train, boat and…
