{"id":83379,"date":"2023-07-08T11:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T05:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.akbartravels.com\/?p=83379"},"modified":"2025-05-29T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T06:20:12","slug":"eco-friendly-travel-ways-to-make-travel-more-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akbartravels.com\/in\/blogs\/eco-friendly-travel-ways-to-make-travel-more-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Friendly Travel: 11 Ways To Make Travel More Sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2018Every step you take brings you closer to a beautiful destination\u2019, but many times it also leaves behind carbon footprints. For many, to travel is to get closer to the serendipity of the environment. But what can be liberating to one\u2019s soul can often be of great damage to our Mother Nature. Being in the lap of the marvellous beauty of nature comes along with certain duties and responsibilities. Right from booking your travel tickets to carrying back an extra bag of souvenirs, there are so many travel habits that do not sit right with the necessity for eco-friendly travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Tourism is the need of the hour. It has become more important to practise sustainable travel options than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 11 ways you can be a responsible traveller and adopt eco-friendly travel options. <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Avoid Single-Use, Opt for Sustainable<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A bunch of reusable items like straws, cutlery, jute bags, etc.
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Life in plastic, is not fantastic!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

When on a trip, you are going to get a number of coffee cups, plastic water bottles, take-out containers, paper napkins, plastic shopping bags, etc. All these single-use items are the biggest threat to the environment as they generate a lot of waste. Simply replace the single-use items and instead opt for reusable ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carry your own tumbler for coffee or a steel bottle to refill water. Instead of take-outs, go to a sit-down restaurant. For shopping, it is best to carry your own cloth or jute bags. All these small changes will help you reduce waste and travel green. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Choose Public Transportation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Use public transport to travel in an eco-friendly way
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There are so many eco-friendly travel options available. Public transport uses far less fuel per passenger compared to a private car. Trains can be the best option to travel on land. While travelling within a city, opt for buses or metros to cover long distances. For walkable cities, it is even better to ditch everything and simply walk or cycle around the city. Opting for the greenest ways of travelling to get around the city helps to reduce emissions. Additionally, it is also a great way to slow down and explore the city at your own pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Eat, Drink and Shop Local<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Buy Organic food from the local farmers
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While on vacation, eat and drink like the locals do. This is the best way you get to learn about the place. Buying and eating local not only helps local businesses but also helps to cut down on the carbon footprint generated by importing foreign products. Chow down on local delights and buy organic produce to make your travel eco-friendly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Clean Behind You<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pick up all your litter
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While travelling to a foreign location, the worst thing you can do is damage or take away from there. Basic decency calls for not littering or picking on the natural flora of the place. But eco-friendly travel suggests going a step beyond and picking up the trash you find, so it doesn\u2019t end up in the ocean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Pick Sustainable Destinations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Choose a sustainably sound destination
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Practising eco-friendly travel starts with choosing a sustainably sound location. A country like Sweden or Norway ranks way higher than places like Moldova or Sierra Leone on the eco-friendly scale. Start with picking a destination that can be easily reached with sustainable travel options. Make sure the places you visit do not harm the locality-  environmentally, economically and socially. Even your travel partners must be adopting eco-friendly ways to conduct the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Stay Sustainably<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability is the need of the hour and we should actively try to adapt to it. Nowadays many new eco-friendly hotels are coming up all over the world. These accommodations make conscious efforts to not cause much harm to the environment by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n