What Travelers Need to Know About Carbon Offsets
In late February, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—the group responsible for assessing scientific factors related to climate change—released its 2022 report. The report examines “the state of scientific,… Read More
How to Travel More Responsibly (and Take Better Care of the Earth)
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, global travel paused, temporarily causing aviation-related carbon emissions to decrease 48 percent from 2019 totals. Unfortunately, the pandemic also caused global tourism to falter.… Read More
8 Ways to Make Your Next Stay at a Vacation Rental More Eco-Friendly
In the era of COVID we’ve redefined the way we travel—whether that means opting for a road trip over boarding a plane, planning a camping trip for the first time ever, or… Read More
8 Tips for a Sustainable Car Camping Trip
Whoever said camping was a low maintenance vacation was sorely mistaken. (Reader, it was me.) I mean, you quite literally have to plan to bring everything you need to survive with you. … Read More
How Cycle-Friendly Cities Are Keeping Riders Safe
As countries around the world emerge from the uncertainty of returning to work and life, city dwellers and cycle-enthusiasts alike are seeking a socially-distant alternative for their daily commute. With cleaner air… Read More
7 Tips to Become a More Climate-Conscious Traveler
As the planet’s climate emergency permeates into the consciousness of global travelers, many of us are grappling with how to make more environmentally-friendly choices. For some, our careers necessitate our travel schedules.… Read More
New TripIt Update: Your Carbon Footprint—at Your Fingertips
Frequent travelers who want to better understand—and act upon—the carbon footprint of their flights now have a new tool in their toolkit. TripIt now shows the carbon emissions for your air travel… Read More
10 Tips for Sustainable Travel
On a recent flight from London-Gatwick to Helsinki, I thumbed through the in-flight magazine. Ads [flips page] more ads [flips page]—ah, ha! Here was something worth reading: an article highlighting the airline’s… Read More
4 Tips to Reduce Your Travel Carbon Footprint
Scott Bulua is our first guest blogger and the creator of TripCarbon, a service that integrates with TripIt to show travelers the environmental impact from their travels. In the future, we’ll feature… Read More
