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Plan a Good Holiday
A Good Holiday
Galicia, north-west Spain, and Northern Portugal
Where and when there are no other foreign tourists, away from mass tourism.
To experience the traditional culture, food and wine of more remote rural areas.
To travel as part of the holiday experience
To travel more sustainably than flying
To see traditional masked carnivals (Entroidos), and related cultural heritage.
Local food and meals
Buying local is a good bet for reducing pollution and the energy used to transport, store and refrigerate food.
Choosing local food is good for the planet, good for your health and good for local farmers.
Sustainable Travel
European train travel www.seat61.com
Interrailwww.myinterrail.co.uk
Eurolines Buses www.eurolines.co.uk
Freewheelers www.freewheelers.com
Carpooling www.carpooling.co.uk
Bla Bla Car www.blablacar.com
Comparative carbon emissions
Transport Direct Www.transportdirect.info
Small Car only
76.5 kg of CO2 per passenger with 2 occupant(s)
Large Car only
153.8 kg of CO2 per passenger with 2 occupant(s)
Train only
63.8 kg of CO2 per passenger
Coach only
35.8 kg of CO2 per passenger
Plane only
204.8 kg
Ryanair – claims to be Europe's greenest airline. Ryanair believes itself to already be the best. A study (without sources) claims the airline has the greenest fleet:
www.ryanair.com/en/about/ryanair-and-the-environment No carbon offsetting policy. For most airlines, but not Ryanair,
Carbon offsetting is still optional. Only Silverjet includes it in flight costs.
No-frills airlines tend to fly with more seats occupied: in 2009, the average for an easyJet flight was 86 per cent and for Ryanair 82 per cent. They have newer fleets, higher densities of seats and direct flights compared to full-service airlines.
This compares with an average of 68 per cent on Europe’s full-service airlines, according to the Association of European Airlines.
Airlines
Accommodation
Green Tourism Schemeswww.ecolabelindex.com/ecolabels/?st=category,tourism
EU Ecolabel for Tourist Accommodations
Http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/documents/hotels.pdf
Global Sustainable Tourism Council
http://www.gstcouncil.org/images/pdf/global%20sustainable%20tourism%20criteria%20h-to%20version%202_final.pdf
EU Ecolabel
The EU Ecolabel on Tourist Accommodation Service is the only ecological label certified by an independent and competent body and recognised across Europe.
www.ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel Reduce use of resources Reduce CO2 emissions and pollution to air,
water and soil Reduce waste Conserve nature