How to Be a Sustainable Traveler

Here are ten tips for you to help make your holiday destination a better place.

  1. Plan your trip. Choose suppliers who provide good quality, and respect human rights and the environment. Choose less crowded destinations and travel during low season.
  2. Make careful use of natural resources like water and energy. Always re-use the towels and only use the air-conditioning where absolutely necessary.
  3. Try to generate as little waste as possible, especially plastics. Use reusable canteens and bottles. Make a habit of using bags made of cloth.
  4. You can always recycle even when you're on holiday. Always dispose of waste in a suitable place.
  5. Make sure the only footprint you leave in a natural area comes from your footwear.
  6. When visiting sensitive ecosystems, like protected natural areas, find out how this can be done causing the lowest possible impact.
  7. When buying presents and souvenirs, look for something that expresses the local culture. You'll be helping the economy of the places you visit and promoting cultural diversity.
  8. On your visit, take pleasure in discovering the culture, customs, cuisine and traditions of the local people. Respect them and get to know them, they have so much to tell you. Support local commerce and zero-kilometre products. You will reduce logistics and storage pollution while enjoying local food.
  9. Spain has a large railroad network so that you can reach almost anywhere in the country using an efficient and low pollution means of transport.
    There are also many long-distance coach companies that will allow you to reach your destination in a comfortable and safe way, as well as a large fleet of electric vehicles with a lower environmental impact.
    Once at your destination, always opt for public transport or go by bicycle.
  10. You can do countless green activities on your trip to Spain. These are some of the most interesting:
    • Immerse yourself in Spanish culture with visits to ecomuseums and museum houses to discover the culture of the region in a fun and entertaining way.
    • The visits to wineries and wine tours are a must to learn more about the world of wine: one of the key elements of our gastronomy.
    • There are 16 national parks and over 150 natural reserves in Spain, where you can enjoy different activities to observe animals in the wild and enjoy nature.
    • In Spain, there are numerous destinations where you can observe the starry sky and practice astrotourism.
    • Hiking, climbing, diving, mountain biking… the options for sustainable activities are unlimited.
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