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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Svart: the Future of Hotels
Climate-Friendly Travel Writer, Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Ivaylo Lefterov, Development Director of Svart Norway, a hotel concept that is set to revolutionise the global sustainable hotel industry. Quite simply…
TravelBegins at 40 Becomes Climate Neutral
TravelBeginsAt40.com, founded by climate friendly travel writer, Mark Bibby Jackson, has become climate neutral after signing up to be a Climeworks pioneer. Climeworks captures CO2…
Sani Resort Greece: Towards Zero Carbon
Sani Resort Greece is recognised for its green credentials winning the World’s Leading Luxury Green Resort at the World Travel Awards 2020, Eleni Andreadis, Group Director of Sustainability and CSR…
Khiri Travel: Taking a Slow Route to the Future of Tourism
Mark Bibby Jackson talks with Willem Niemeijer founder of Khiri Travel, and CEO of YAANA Ventures about Slow Travel. The past few years have seen many people, companies and organisations…
London Design Biennale, Somerset House
Somerset House will host the third London Design Biennale this June. Established in 2016 by Sir John Sorrell CBE and Ben Evans CBE, London Design Biennale promotes international collaboration and…
Our Future Planet, Science Museum
Climate change is the biggest issue facing both our and future generations. Our Future Planet is an exhibition at the Science Museum that addresses the potential of carbon capture to save our planet. Running from when the Science Museum…
Can Direct Air Capture Make Travel More Sustainable?
Climeworks, one of the leading direct air capture companies in the world, is developing a technology that can tackle climate change head on writes Chantal Cooke. Direct air capture pioneers…
Inside the Future of Tourism Coalition
Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Jeremy Sampson about the Future of Tourism Coalition and why he believes that tourism can play a positive role in delivering the Green New Deal…
Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica in Practice
Jonathan Hiltz argues that the commitment to sustainable tourism in Costa Rica makes the Central American country a must-see destination for those of us with itchy feet who don’t want…
Rewilding and the Rise of Regenerative Travel
Jonathan Morris explains the importance of rewiliding and regenerative travel in the rebuild of the travel and tourism sector post Covid. It is impossible to predict quite how tourism will…
CO2 Emissions: The Flying Elephant in the Room
Mark Bibby Jackson looks into how the aviation industry can reduce its CO2 emissions. My favourite Disney film of all time is Dumbo. As a child, I loved to see…
Costa Rica Sustainable Tourism: Leading the World
For many years Costa Rica has rightly been regarded by many as leading the way in sustainable tourism. In an exclusive interview with Travel Begins at 40, and as part…
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: a Journey to Cleaner Travel
As Boeing announces its plans to produce planes that can fly on 100% biofuels by 2030, Ciaran Wark explains why Sustainable Aviation Fuel is beginning to take off. Sustainable aviation…
Montenegro: Responsible and Sustainable Tourism
Aleksandra Maksimović, Managing Director of Communications, National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro, explains how responsible and sustainable tourism are key to the country’s development plans. In Montenegro we are extremely committed…
