https://www.scmp.com/rss/508650/feed Holly is a freelance writer and consultant specialising in conservation and sustainable travel. In addition to writing for the Post, she contributes to The Guardian, The Telegraph and Conde Nast Traveller. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Long before Covid-19 brought global travel to a screeching halt, the problems associated with large numbers of people moving around the planet were becoming obvious. Published last month, Sustainable Travel: The Essential Guide to Positive-Impact Adventures (White Lion Publishing), by Holly Tuppen, is a guide written for travellers wishing to minimise the harm they do as they negotiate the world’s ethical and climate-related challenges. Below are a few of the concerns that are addressed within... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3139825/how-travel-responsibly-9-ethical-and-climate-related?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3139825/how-travel-responsibly-9-ethical-and-climate-related?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:15:07 +0000 While the world grapples with shifting Covid-19 regulations and infection rates, a different crisis simmers: slowly but surely, nightmarish climate breakdown predictions are becoming a living reality. Recognising our growing carbon problem, hundreds of businesses, governments and individuals have officially declared a climate emergency. Now, under the umbrella of the Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency initiative, almost 200 members of the travel industry, including hoteliers and tour... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3123304/tourism-declares-climate-emergency-industrys-initiative?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3123304/tourism-declares-climate-emergency-industrys-initiative?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:45:10 +0000 Much loved for its whisky distilleries, epic road trips, mysterious lochs (lakes) and craggy mountains, these days it is sustainability that is propelling Scotland into the limelight. VisitScotland has become the first national tourist board to declare a climate emergency, by joining the global Tourism Declares initiative. The initiative’s 165 signatories, which include tour operators, travel agents and membership groups, acknowledge the science stating that “we have to act now to cut global... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3119087/first-national-tourist-board-declare-climate-emergency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3119087/first-national-tourist-board-declare-climate-emergency?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:15:10 +0000