Have an eco holiday this summer

• Mar. 1 by Rachel Simmonite (0)

Earlier this month, the Guardian announced their first ever Green Travel List 2010, highlighting that ecotourism isn’t just for gap year travellers wanting to make a difference to the world.

Birmingham residents can follow their suggestions of travelling abroad or staying closer to home in places like Devon and Norfolk.

John Vidal, the Guardian’s environment editor says in his piece “What it means to travel green” that:

“Green travel is not just what happens at the destination, or indeed how you get there.

It does not demand that you eschew air travel altogether or hotels or comfort, or that your holiday is within 10 miles of your home.

Rather, it asks you to pack your brain as well as your swimsuit, and to assess and then act on the impact of your visit.”

The list provides lots of options that would suit all people, from the close to home to the faraway, small places and big hotels, along with plenty of activities for all seasons.

One of the partner websites, Green Traveller has lots of options for green holidays both home and abroad, the closest to Birmingham here being in Shropshire, where you can go on a beginner’s cycling weekend or even just stay in an ecocabin.

Perhaps with this there will be a boom in eco-friendly places to stay in Britain, particularly around the Midlands who sport such beautiful flora and fauna that future generations of ecotourists will surely want to experience the natural beauty that we have.