Green Traveller Media
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Features and films on sustainable travel and adventure, and we publish the e-magazine 'The Green Traveller'. greentraveller.com
New! The Autumn issue of The Green Traveller e-mag has landed, packed with ideas for great trips, including hiking in Herefordshire, wildlife watching in Gran Canaria, island-hopping across the Ionian Islands & community-based conservation in Saint Lucia issuu.com/greentravell...
October 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New! The Autumn issue of The Green Traveller e-mag has landed, packed with ideas for great trips, including hiking in Herefordshire, wildlife watching in Gran Canaria, island-hopping across the Ionian Islands & community-based conservation in Saint Lucia issuu.com/greentravell...
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Is there really a future in green travel? I discuss this with
@simoncalder.bsky.social on his Independent Travel Podcast. We talked about family travel to Europe on Flixbus, and the opportunities that increased competition could create for the UK's rail network shows.acast.com/green-list-t...
@simoncalder.bsky.social on his Independent Travel Podcast. We talked about family travel to Europe on Flixbus, and the opportunities that increased competition could create for the UK's rail network shows.acast.com/green-list-t...
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Is there really a future in green travel? I discuss this with
@simoncalder.bsky.social on his Independent Travel Podcast. We talked about family travel to Europe on Flixbus, and the opportunities that increased competition could create for the UK's rail network shows.acast.com/green-list-t...
@simoncalder.bsky.social on his Independent Travel Podcast. We talked about family travel to Europe on Flixbus, and the opportunities that increased competition could create for the UK's rail network shows.acast.com/green-list-t...
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Significant announcement from Intrepid regarding changes to its Climate Action Plan that will reverberate across the industry, incl "a new lifecycle target that takes full accountability of our total emissions, including customer flights to and from our trips" www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Tour operator Intrepid drops carbon offsets and emissions targets
Firm will instead invest A$2m a year in ‘climate impact fund’ supporting renewables and switching to EVs
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Significant announcement from Intrepid regarding changes to its Climate Action Plan that will reverberate across the industry, incl "a new lifecycle target that takes full accountability of our total emissions, including customer flights to and from our trips" www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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We travelled by FlixBus coach to the French Alps to hike a section of The Grand Tour de Tarentaise trail, which caters for both experienced hikers and first-timers, with cosy mountain refuges offering the perfect place to recharge www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
‘It feels as though the mountains are ours alone’: family-friendly hiking in the French Alps
The ‘wonderfully wild’ Grand Tour de Tarentaise trail caters for experienced hikers and first-timers, with cosy mountain refuges offering the perfect place to recharge
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
We travelled by FlixBus coach to the French Alps to hike a section of The Grand Tour de Tarentaise trail, which caters for both experienced hikers and first-timers, with cosy mountain refuges offering the perfect place to recharge www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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What is Community Tourism and how do you measure it? Find out in the latest episode of It's a Journey Podcast with guests Manisha Pande, MD of Village Ways in India, and Kelly Galaski, Head of Impact at the non-profit organisation Planeterra www.itsajourney.fm/podcast-epis...
August 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What is Community Tourism and how do you measure it? Find out in the latest episode of It's a Journey Podcast with guests Manisha Pande, MD of Village Ways in India, and Kelly Galaski, Head of Impact at the non-profit organisation Planeterra www.itsajourney.fm/podcast-epis...
Our latest newsletter is out with news of the new sustainable travel podcast co-hosted by Richard Hammond & Holly Tuppen, the cross-channel sail service attracting low carbon travellers, and Sweden's Göta Canal Trail is Awarded Cycle Route of the Year 2025 www.greentraveller.co.uk/so/6dPVFxRhD...
The Green Traveller Digest
Welcome to my latest round up of news, features and comments on green travel. This newsletter is written by me, Richard Hammond, the founder of Green Traveller. Please do forward it to anyone you thin...
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July 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our latest newsletter is out with news of the new sustainable travel podcast co-hosted by Richard Hammond & Holly Tuppen, the cross-channel sail service attracting low carbon travellers, and Sweden's Göta Canal Trail is Awarded Cycle Route of the Year 2025 www.greentraveller.co.uk/so/6dPVFxRhD...
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Just dropped! Thrilled to launch a new podcast — It’s a Journey: A sustainable travel podcast for the travel industry that I'm co-hosting with Holly Tuppen featuring guests from across and beyond the travel industry. Sponsored by Lemongrass www.itsajourney.fm
July 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Just dropped! Thrilled to launch a new podcast — It’s a Journey: A sustainable travel podcast for the travel industry that I'm co-hosting with Holly Tuppen featuring guests from across and beyond the travel industry. Sponsored by Lemongrass www.itsajourney.fm
Out now! Our Conservation Traveller's Guide to Saint Lucia with tips on characterful places to stay, where to find delicious locally inspired seasonal food, places of interest, and a wide range of community based low impact activities www.greentraveller.co.uk/conservation...
June 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Out now! Our Conservation Traveller's Guide to Saint Lucia with tips on characterful places to stay, where to find delicious locally inspired seasonal food, places of interest, and a wide range of community based low impact activities www.greentraveller.co.uk/conservation...
Coming soon... Conservation Traveller. In Saint Lucia 🌴 Filmed & produced by Green Traveller Media
May 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Coming soon... Conservation Traveller. In Saint Lucia 🌴 Filmed & produced by Green Traveller Media
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My latest 60-sec interview with a prominent person in the travel industry, answering the question: "What is the one thing you'd change given the climate and nature emergencies?"
🙏 Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures
🙏 Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures
March 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My latest 60-sec interview with a prominent person in the travel industry, answering the question: "What is the one thing you'd change given the climate and nature emergencies?"
🙏 Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures
🙏 Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures
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St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany, reports Charlotte Edwards for the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany
The London station's owner and Eurotunnel hope to expand routes to Cologne, Frankfurt and Switzerland.
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February 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany, reports Charlotte Edwards for the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why travel brands need to consider video marketing, post by me for Lemongrass PR's Insight series www.lemongrassmarketing.com/insights/vid...
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Why travel brands need to consider video marketing, post by me for Lemongrass PR's Insight series www.lemongrassmarketing.com/insights/vid...
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Eurostar resumes direct trains from Amsterdam to London, with an early morning train added to the timetable, leaving at 6.40am and arriving in to London at 9.57am www.dutchnews.nl/2025/02/euro...
Eurostar resumes direct trains from Amsterdam to London - DutchNews.nl
Direct Eurostar trains from Amsterdam to London resumed on Monday following the opening of a UK border checkpoint at the Dutch capital’s main railway station. The service was suspended last June after...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Eurostar resumes direct trains from Amsterdam to London, with an early morning train added to the timetable, leaving at 6.40am and arriving in to London at 9.57am www.dutchnews.nl/2025/02/euro...
Our featured destination this month is Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest France. Explore Bordeaux (just 2 hours by high-speed train from Paris) and the stunning Dordogne Valley... see our tips for great restaurants, characterful places to stay, and much more! greentraveller.co.uk/nouvelle-aqu...
February 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Our featured destination this month is Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwest France. Explore Bordeaux (just 2 hours by high-speed train from Paris) and the stunning Dordogne Valley... see our tips for great restaurants, characterful places to stay, and much more! greentraveller.co.uk/nouvelle-aqu...
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The Big Rail Sale is back! Starts this Tuesday 14 Jan – make the most of up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets for journeys made between 17 January and 31 March 2025 across Great Britain www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/rail-sa...
January 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Big Rail Sale is back! Starts this Tuesday 14 Jan – make the most of up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets for journeys made between 17 January and 31 March 2025 across Great Britain www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/rail-sa...
The Big Rail Sale is back! Starts this Tuesday 14 Jan – make the most of up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets for journeys made between 17 January and 31 March 2025 across Great Britain www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/rail-sa...
January 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Big Rail Sale is back! Starts this Tuesday 14 Jan – make the most of up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets for journeys made between 17 January and 31 March 2025 across Great Britain www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/rail-sa...
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Introducing a new video series where I ask leading lights in the tourism industry to explain in less than 60 secs the one thing they'd change to address tourism's impact on the climate and nature emergencies. First up is Al Judge, founder of AliKats Mountain Holidays and President of Montagne Verte:
December 21, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Introducing a new video series where I ask leading lights in the tourism industry to explain in less than 60 secs the one thing they'd change to address tourism's impact on the climate and nature emergencies. First up is Al Judge, founder of AliKats Mountain Holidays and President of Montagne Verte:
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Flixbus - the budget, low-carbon, city-to-city transport revolution that is sweeping across Europe, dozens of them lined up here at Paris Bercy coach station as we made our way from London via Paris to Geneva en route to the Alps
December 21, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Flixbus - the budget, low-carbon, city-to-city transport revolution that is sweeping across Europe, dozens of them lined up here at Paris Bercy coach station as we made our way from London via Paris to Geneva en route to the Alps
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On a snowy adventure - taking the overnight Flixbus from
London Victoria to the French Alps - a low carbon route to the slopes
London Victoria to the French Alps - a low carbon route to the slopes
December 14, 2024 at 11:28 AM
On a snowy adventure - taking the overnight Flixbus from
London Victoria to the French Alps - a low carbon route to the slopes
London Victoria to the French Alps - a low carbon route to the slopes
New low-cost, high-speed train connecting Barcelona to Malaga launches this Sunday. Tickets for the 5hr 50min trip are on offer from €22.20 one way www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/new-low...
New low-cost high-speed train connects Barcelona to Malaga
A new rail service between Malaga and Barcelona launches this Sunday, 15th December, connecting two of Spain's most popular cities in 5 hours, 50 minutes. Tickets are on offer from €22.20 one way.The ...
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December 11, 2024 at 6:05 PM
New low-cost, high-speed train connecting Barcelona to Malaga launches this Sunday. Tickets for the 5hr 50min trip are on offer from €22.20 one way www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/new-low...
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Benidorm announced as European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2025 smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/benidorm-202...
Benidorm - 2025 European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism
Benidorm, Spain, is integrating environmental conservation, economic stability, and social enrichment into its tourism strategy. The city's commitment to green practices is improving the overall visit...
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December 2, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Benidorm announced as European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2025 smart-tourism-capital.ec.europa.eu/benidorm-202...
All aboard the train in Spain - article by Richard Hammond on how Spain is embracing the rail renaissance given the ‘open access’ liberalisation of the European rail network #WorldSustainableTransportDay www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/all-abo...
All aboard the train in Spain
Train travel in Spain, including high speed networks and other long distance rail services
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November 26, 2024 at 6:34 PM
All aboard the train in Spain - article by Richard Hammond on how Spain is embracing the rail renaissance given the ‘open access’ liberalisation of the European rail network #WorldSustainableTransportDay www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/all-abo...
A taste of some of the first class dining we had in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, from the Michelin-starred Zéphirine, Le Cent 33 – the first restaurant here to be given the EcoTable label, and Vivants (all in Bordeaux) to Restaurant l’Entrepote in Sarlat and Chez Paulo in Brive.
November 23, 2024 at 8:21 AM
A taste of some of the first class dining we had in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, from the Michelin-starred Zéphirine, Le Cent 33 – the first restaurant here to be given the EcoTable label, and Vivants (all in Bordeaux) to Restaurant l’Entrepote in Sarlat and Chez Paulo in Brive.
Introducing the Flow Vélo – a new 400km cycle route from The Dordogne Valley to the Altantic Coast. We joined the route at Sarlat-la-Canéda from where it runs all the way to the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime through the beautiful towns of Cognac, Saintes and Rochefort
November 21, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Introducing the Flow Vélo – a new 400km cycle route from The Dordogne Valley to the Altantic Coast. We joined the route at Sarlat-la-Canéda from where it runs all the way to the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime through the beautiful towns of Cognac, Saintes and Rochefort
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All aboard the train in Spain - article by me on how Spain is embracing the rail renaissance given the ‘open access’ liberalisation of the European rail network www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/all-abo...
All aboard the train in Spain
Train travel in Spain, including high speed networks and other long distance rail services
www.greentraveller.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
All aboard the train in Spain - article by me on how Spain is embracing the rail renaissance given the ‘open access’ liberalisation of the European rail network www.greentraveller.co.uk/post/all-abo...