Welcome to Green Traveller

Welcome to the first issue of Green Traveller magazine. For me, sustainable travel is about travelling in a way that’s sensitive to the climate and nature emergencies while ensuring that the the UK, in Europe or further afield. Keep an eye out for the flight-free and positive impact icons throughout the magazine that distinguish between those trips that can be reached overland with those that bring genuine benefits to destinations through nature conservation, local community empowerment and humanitarian aid. wellbeing of the places we visit gain long-term benefit from us travelling there. It’s a balancing act between reducing or eliminating the negatives and maximising the positives of travel.

The aim of this magazine is to help you find those holidays that do just that, whether that’s closer to home in

Contents

You’ll hopefully find lots of inspiration in this first issue, from a collection of hotels that have gorgeous natural swimming pools (p22) and places to see rewilding in action (p16) to a thought-provoking feature on African safaris that give something back by the experienced travel writer Paul Bloomfield (p30).

I look forward to shining a light on the many ways to go green in future issues of this ground-breaking magazine.

Happy green travelling!

Editor, Green Traveller Magazine

August/September 2023

The West Sweden Tourist Board (vastsverige. com) has launched a series of low carbon holidays known as ‘Climate Smart Holidays’, which aim to show how visitors can travel in a low impact way without compromising on comfort and experiences. The tourist board has compiled five travel packages based at environmentally friendly accommodation, such as glass cabins and ‘tiny houses’, from where visitors take part in a range of eco-friendly outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and kayaking. Visitors are encouraged to travel by train and can be picked up at the railway station in electric cars to travel the last stretch of the journey.