The Future of Travel is the Future of Our Planet
The world has changed over the past couple of months – so drastically that many predict it will never be the same again. Change can be bad, but it also…
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The world has changed over the past couple of months – so drastically that many predict it will never be the same again. Change can be bad, but it also…
The announcement on 5 March that regional airline Flybe is to enter administration has major implications for the airline industry. The Flybe collapse came as no major shock…
In the aftermath of the last minute cancellation of the world’s largest world trade travel show Mark Bibby Jackson argues the case for considering virtual conferences and conventions – are…
With dry and hot summers reaching around 30C expected, researchers have issued a Scotland Weather warning to dampen spirits. Researchers from Edinburgh…
Eurostar will start running a direct service from Amsterdam to London for the first time from Thursday April 30, with tickets on sale from 11 February. Now that it’s possible…
Gusts of wind as strong as 90mph are hitting the UK as Storm Ciara wreaks havoc on the country’s travel and sporting events on Sunday, 9 February. More than 150…
Thanks to Greta Thunberg, it’s all the buzz at the moment in the aviation world, but is effective carbon offsetting more complicated than it sounds? Travel Begins at 40 walks…
A Spanish storm that has wreaked havoc in parts of the country has left 13 people dead, authorities claim. Storm Gloria struck the Balearic Islands over the weekend of 18…
Leading the way in offsetting the carbon footprint involved in promotional activity, the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) is to pay CO2 emission compensation on flights…
Trentino, the region of Northern Italy that stretches from the northern shores of Lake Garda up into the Dolomites mountains, has become home to the world’s first ever…
The number of people flying via Swedish airports has seen a 4% fall. This atypical decline for a European country could be linked to the “flight-shaming” movement. A survey by…
Eight thousand people have been evacuated from their homes as fears of a potential Philippines volcano eruption rise. A kilometre-long plume of ash was seen stretching into…
While Flygskam or the Flight Shaming movement is reducing air travel in favour of rail travel, planet-heating CO2 emissions caused by planes are still set to triple by 2050. According…
Omio, a leading European platform for booking travel by train, bus and plane, has come up with a list of 25 of Europe’s most popular routes they say are faster…
Aruba’s ban on single-use plastic throughout the Caribbean island came into force December 2019. The Aruba plastic ban covers items including straws, stirrers, cups and plates…
HappyCow, a popular online hub that helps travellers find vegan, vegetarian and healthy food worldwide, has published its yearly listings of top 10 vegan friendly cities…
The Swiss Tschuggen Hotel Group has entered into cooperation with the myclimate foundation and will be completely CO2 neutral from 2019 onwards. Together with myclimate…
A tropical storm named Cyclone Bulbul has made landfall in Indian West Bengal and prompted the evacuation of up to half a million people in India and Bangladesh. Two people…
Hotels have a huge role to play in reducing plastic use in various parts of their operations. Yet recent statistics from YouGov worryingly show that only 29%* of hospitality and…
Travel Begins at 40 looks at how to optimise your carbon footprint reduction when travelling by plane is unavoidable. The aviation industry is increasingly painted as the black sheep amongst…
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable travel, adventure travel specialist World Expeditions has announced that as of next month Every trip across its global range…
Welcome aboard the Alpen Express: the sleeper ski train with a route that takes you right to the slopes while slashing your journey’s carbon footprint by around 80 per cent…
With the recent Global Climate Strike Week that saw six million people participating in climate crisis protests all over the world, the International Currency Exchange (ICE) has…
Travel Begins at 40 looks at the relationship between climate change and tourism by comparing various modes of travelling to your next destination. Asking yourself what’s the greenest way to…
Whether its the rising global temperatures, the escalation of natural phenomenum, such as the wildcat fires in Australia and Greece, storms in the Caribean or Spain or Philippino volcano eruptions, climate change is destined to be an issue that will be front page news for the forthcoming decades.
Perhaps you don’t agree with climate strikes or, like a certain president, deny that there is a climate emergency, but there is a strong and growing body of scientific evidence out there that would suggest theat climate change is real. At Travel Begins at 40 we bring you news and opinion on the climate debate, and its impact on the future of our planet.
One of the major drives – certainly in the travel sector – is the movement towards a No-Fly policy or Flight Shaming or Flygskram depending on where you come from. We even have our own guide to carbon offsetting. Should we take a train or a plane on our next holidays?
However, grave the situation on land, arguably it is even more perilous at sea. The vast quantity of single-use plastic that finds its way into the rivers and ultimately oceans of the world is having a lasting and damaging effect upon our planet. Many countries and islands, such as Aruba, are taking a positive action to reverse this trend by banning the use of single-use plastics upon their shores.
The answer, we feel, is yes. What is most important is that we act now to rectify the errors of the past – and present – to secure the future for our forthcoming generations. Let’s just hope it is not already too late.