Comments on: Are You Concerned About The Environmental Impact of Travel?

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:13:53 +0000

In reply to john. Thanks John - what are your thoughts about it?

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:13:26 +0000

In reply to Craig. I agree Craig, this problem requires action at a variety of levels. Like you said by being more efficient with what we have and working to develop renewable energy. I need to do some more research into what's being done in the airline industry but I think there is a lot of room for improvement there.

By: john

john — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:58:07 +0000

great article on a legitimate topic for the travel community…

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:39:12 +0000

A tough question indeed, Anil. One we all struggle with. I certianly don’t count kilometers to offset against some imaginary carbon/distance ratio, just like I don’t count calories in my food. However, I do believe we need to be cautious in our use of consumable resources, work to convince governments we would like our taxes to be spent on new fuel resources/technologies, and be as informed and active as we can make time to be.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:10:46 +0000

In reply to Amy @ The Q Family. I agree and you bring up a good point which makes me wonder what about more casual or business travelers. I'm curious if traveling has the same effect there. I think the push is there though from travelers and growing.