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In 2013 a Holiday Health Report laid out the facts clearly: holidays are good for our mental and physical health. They help us live longer.
The report, which was run alongside Nuffield Health, showed that holidays can influence a whole series of key health indicators – blood pressure, ability to recover from stress, quality of sleep and our emotional health.
Fast forward to 2023, just ten years later, and we’re being told that tourism is damaging to the planet. By 2030, there is an expected 25% increase in CO2-emissions from tourism. That means we move from 1,597 million tons to 1,998 million tons.
So what do we do? Holidays are clearly really good for us. So how do we balance that with the damage they do to the planet?
Perhaps we need to think about HOW we holiday so that we can support our health and our planets.
Consider this… an average family of 4 emits 700-1000kg a year of carbon. To offset that they would need to plant about 40-50 trees and let them grow for a year to suck up the equivalent amount of carbon from the atmosphere.
If they jump on a flight to Southern France, the flights alone will cost them (and the planet) a further 1364kg in CO2 emissions. A further 60-70 trees.
But does that mean they shouldn’t go on holiday? No! It just means they need to be a bit more responsible about how they book a holiday.
Airlines offer offsetting schemes, which you could consider. There is also the option of working out your own carbon emissions and paying into a project that offsets your entire carbon emissions.
Another alternative though is to not create carbon emissions in the first place.
The Vacationist Eco Cabin is a carbon-neutral stay – we run entirely off grid.
You can read more about our environmental credentials in our Sustainable Glamping article. And keep an eye on our posts as we explore some eco-friendly ways to get to the cabin.
Consider this… an average family of 4 emits 700-1000kg a year of carbon. To offset that they would need to plant about 40-50 trees and let them grow for a year to suck up the equivalent amount of carbon from the atmosphere.
If they jump on a flight to Southern France, the flights alone will cost them (and the planet) a further 1364kg in CO2 emissions. A further 60-70 trees.
But does that mean they shouldn’t go on holiday? No! It just means they need to be a bit more responsible about how they book a holiday.
Airlines offer offsetting schemes, which you could consider. There is also the option of working out your own carbon emissions and paying into a project that offsets your entire carbon emissions.
Another alternative though is to not create carbon emissions in the first place.
The Vacationist Eco Cabin is a carbon-neutral stay – we run entirely off grid.
You can read more about our environmental credentials in our Sustainable Glamping article. And keep an eye on our posts as we explore some eco-friendly ways to get to the cabin.
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