I think all of us can participate and prosper sustainable travel. I am working on sustainable travel concepts in the Middle East. There are many places to visit in Middle East but the sustainable concept still missing there. I hope everyone understand the situation.

Re #7: I love accessing local bike share systems. It’s a great, inexpensive way to get around. You see much more from a bike and learn how the local traffic patterns flow.

Also, of course, it’s great to get exercise while getting around. Makes it easier to eat more local food!

Few of my fellow first-time travelers keeps comparing the new country with their own which is somewhat natural. But, my advise is not to find what you’ve already seen, instead, explore and differences with an open mind. Sad to say but going vegan is not my thing 🙂

I agree with these principles, but there needs to be some… Consistency checking and maybe some more research to back up such guidances? For instance, why is ride sharing necessarily better for a local economy over a taxi? Eating locally grown foods can be argued to be more wasteful than concentrating food production in areas with more productive food growing environments etc. (don’t jump me for this, I know it’s very nuanced and controversial!). Just.. Sharing this b/c the topic is important but the content could be improved to be more helpful to the cause, I think. =/

Most of the points that you mentioned here are with me already. The only part I didn’t know was that cruises add to carbon emission. Thankfully, I haven’t taken any cruise as such in my life.

Thank you for writing this post! It’s the pressing need of the hour.