How green is your holiday?

Thinking about your summer holiday is a good antidote to the grey days of January. The Telegraph reports on which tour operators, airlines and cruise lines are doing the most for the environment in How green is your travel company? The report focuses on five factors that signal whether these companies are really committed to creating positive change: carbon reduction, carbon offsetting, conservation schemes, responsible tourism (RT) policy, and sourcing of local produce, services and employment. The article also suggests some eco-friendly travel ideas.

Of course, the Youth Hostel Association ("travel company" of choice for a number of Infusion folk) has a strong commitment to going green, and is increasing the number of environmentally sustainable flagship sites (known as eco-hostels or Green Beacons) it provides. However it is the Scottish Youth Hostels Association that claims to have the most eco-friendly accommodation in the UK at Loch Ossian Youth Hostel.