Responsible Tourism
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Stromfieldadvs
replying to @NomadKeith @NomadKeith @Txiki_Tales We saw that yesterday walking the South Downs way - why? why? #pttravel
5to9traveller
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3: I really like the company @muchbetterAdven who partner w/ local companies & guides, are involved w/ conservation work &5% of their revenue goes back into such projects. I’ve gone on 2 trips w/ them, was due a 3rd this year kayaking in Estonia 😔 Here is me in Bosnia #pttravel
Travel_Session
replying to @AliasElenita @AliasElenita It also annoys me when places don't have public trash cans or recycle bins readily available #pttravel
kate_frankie
replying to @Pinkzenjoy @Pinkzenjoy @NomadKeith I use ones in airports all of the time. I don't buy water there. Some hotels and tourist/conference centres are providing that too #PTTravel
AliasElenita
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3 - This is a good, responsible and sustainable place: Suara Glamping, North-West Bali. we went last year and it is truly amazing! #PTTravel #Chat
kate_frankie
RT @Txiki_Tales: @char_x0 @kate_frankie I can't think of a single city I've visited that has benefitted from the arrival of a cruise. In No…
kate_frankie
RT @vickyinglis13: @char_x0 @kate_frankie Public transport + active travel (walking, cycling etc) is such a good thing, not just for saving…
jasontravelblog
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales That's amazing! Good excuse for some German beer 😀 #PTTravel
char_x0
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales @kate_frankie Can't fault that point at all! #PTTravel
kate_frankie
#PTTravel Chat
Q4 Which countries or regions have you visited that did an excellent job of being responsible and sustainable?
findinganeish
replying to @Stromfieldadvs @Stromfieldadvs @kate_frankie I understand the desire to get moving again, and I will do at some point I’m sure, but for the time being these air bridges and the people jumping on them seem desperately irresponsible. #PTTravel
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @NomadKeith @Stromfieldadvs @Txiki_Tales Exactly! It's funny but why do they leave it there? Can't they take it back or dispose in a bin! 😂😂😂 #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie My main issue with environmental policy as a whole is it makes very little difference what the individual does.
The worst place I've seen for plastic waste is West Africa. And why? Because it's water sachets, drunk and cast aside. *BECAUSE THE TAP WATER IS UNDRINKABLE* #pttravel
Txiki_Tales
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @Pinkzenjoy @NomadKeith Most sports stadia have them now (not important at the moment) but not nearly enough - the queues are usually three times as long as those for the bars/drink kiosks #pttravel
jasontravelblog
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie A4: Follows on from @Txiki_Tales answer on the complimentary beer but I think Germany is really good in a lot of areas.
Miles ahead of the UK on recycling and sustainability. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @RooLovesTravel: @kate_frankie A3 I bought a @WatertoGoUK bottle to avoid buying so many plastic bottles abroad. I also don’t use hotel…
kate_frankie
RT @TravelwithPict1: @kate_frankie Taking care of the environment and places you visit #PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie Fix the issue that a third of the world's population don't have access to clean, potable, water, and you'll do wonders to resolve the plastic problem, far more than a dozen hippy barefoot Emilys in tye-dye shirts using metal straws. #pttravel
kate_frankie
RT @Txiki_Tales: A3 We stayed in the Holiday Inn Express in Nuremburg a couple of years back - they give you the option of swapping room cl…
TinyTrekkers
replying to @NomadKeith @NomadKeith @kate_frankie @Stromfieldadvs @Txiki_Tales @BarnsleyCouncil is easily, hands down the worst place on planet earth for dog muck. There isn’t a single local park, woodland or area of natural beauty that isn’t absolutely littered with the stuff. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @findinganeish: @kate_frankie A3. For four months now they’re the only trips I’ve been able to make. I’ve walked everywhere, really cut…
Stromfieldadvs
replying to @findinganeish @findinganeish @kate_frankie 2/2 part of the trip as it would involve too many countries and too much risk. #pttravel We both work as teachers so I suspect we are more at risk at work than our plan.
JR_justJR
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie A2 #PTTravel
Biggest pollution / littering pet peeve;
Single use disposable water bottles.
They end up everywhere, and even when thrown away 'properly' they will last for centuries in landfills.
Note; Every 12 oz bottle needs 4 oz of raw oil to manufacture it.
RTWBarefoot
RT @Txiki_Tales: A3 We stayed in the Holiday Inn Express in Nuremburg a couple of years back - they give you the option of swapping room cl…
kate_frankie
RT @NomadKeith: A3 #PTTravel I don't have any photos of litter; I've even been known to pick it up and bin it before taking my photo' But,…
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @Stromfieldadvs @Stromfieldadvs @findinganeish @kate_frankie I've been home for over 3 months like many folks across the country. Lockdown was strict in india but cases are rising given our population. So I just don't get it how people who recovered from covid go on a domestic trip in countries like the US. 🤷🏻♀️ #pttravel
kate_frankie
RT @5to9traveller: @kate_frankie A3: I really like the company @muchbetterAdven who partner w/ local companies & guides, are involved w/ co…
NomadKeith
A4 #PTTravel Canada and Alaska, where they're almost paranoid about it; they don't want to attract bears. And, Singapore, where you toss something like a sweet wrapper carelessly at your peril
kate_frankie
replying to @5to9traveller @5to9traveller @muchbetterAdven Sounds great. Thanks for the recommendation #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @Travel_Session: @AliasElenita It also annoys me when places don't have public trash cans or recycle bins readily available #pttravel
RooLovesTravel
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4 This is going to be very controversial - Japan burn their non-recyclable plastic. This will shock some. But after speaking to a friend who had a degree in microplastics & affect on oceans, I wonder if it’s the best way forward. Told you it’s controversial! #pttravel 😬
kate_frankie
RT @Txiki_Tales: @kate_frankie @Pinkzenjoy @NomadKeith Most sports stadia have them now (not important at the moment) but not nearly enough…
Travel_Session
A4- I found that most of Europe does a good job of recycling. Better than the US anyway. Even the packaging of goods makes it easier to recycle
#pttravel #travelingsession
kate_frankie
RT @AliasElenita: @kate_frankie A3 - This is a good, responsible and sustainable place: Suara Glamping, North-West Bali. we went last yea…
kate_frankie
RT @findinganeish: @Stromfieldadvs @kate_frankie I understand the desire to get moving again, and I will do at some point I’m sure, but for…
kate_frankie
RT @Stromfieldadvs: @findinganeish @kate_frankie 2/2 part of the trip as it would involve too many countries and too much risk. #pttravel W…
TinyTrekkers
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @Masdar the most sustainable place I’ve ever been. Oddly nestled in a country that bases its economy on fossil fuels. #PTTravel
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4 I think many countries seem to be doing a good job. This one's from Hong Kong #pttravel
kate_frankie
RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie My main issue with environmental policy as a whole is it makes very little difference what the individual do…
kate_frankie
RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie Fix the issue that a third of the world's population don't have access to clean, potable, water, and you'll…
TinyTrekkers
replying to @RooLovesTravel @RooLovesTravel @kate_frankie Don’t cook their beef either. #PTTravel
Stromfieldadvs
replying to @Pinkzenjoy @Pinkzenjoy @findinganeish @kate_frankie Yeah, we wouldn't be going there! We think Iceland (which we booked last year) who will test us on arrival (so we can't pass it on) with the outdoor activities, our unsociable behaviour and active cases equally 11 (so we are unlikely to contract it) will be ok. #pttravel
TravelwithPict1
RT @StuartMHurlbut: @kate_frankie A1 “Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!” #PTTravel
NomadKeith
replying to @Travel_Session @Travel_Session @AliasElenita #pttravel They don't in Cumbria; they exhort you to take your litter home. At a food caravan on the A66, the caravan is in Cumbria. The litter bin is 5 yards away, in Co. Durham, which has different rules.
Stromfieldadvs
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie Yes, true, sustainability does take money #pttravel
Pinkzenjoy
replying to @RooLovesTravel @RooLovesTravel @kate_frankie Loved the supermarkets but yeah they also have excessive plastic usage in everything. #pttravel
kate_frankie
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot This is so important and part of the problem. That discussion doesn't even come up very often and is huge. Its 2020, clean water and water access should be a given #PTTravel