5 tips for the responsible traveller on flying

Our advice to tourists:

1. Low carbon travel: We are huge fans of train travel. It’s a great way to see a destination and has a much lower carbon impact than flying. We encourage travellers to take the train when possible. You'll find a wide range of holiday options on the site that are based in Europe and reachable by train if you live in the UK. Book your Europe and worldwide train tickets or UK train tickets on our site. We've also created a special section dedicated to holidays whose organisers have gone that extra mile in helping you choose more environmentally friendly methods of transport. Check out our lower carbon travel holidays

2. Wherever you are in the world, think about holidaying closer to home. For those of you based in the UK you'll be pleased to hear that the UK is our number one, top selling destination on responsibletravel.com. See over 200 UK holiday ideas

3. Try and avoid internal flights within a destination - use local public transport where possible or go on foot or by bike.

4. Think about taking fewer short breaks by air. Shorter flights and multiple stop-overs are more polluting per passenger mile than longer flights as take off and landings generate a significant part of the total emissions per flight.

5. Take fewer holidays and stay for longer - that way your holiday creates some real benefits to conservation and local communities in the tourism destination – ask your operator for their written responsible tourism policy to ensure this is the case.

Read about flying and the responsible traveller in more detail and here's our view on the role of Government