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If you're an adrenaline junkie, you'll meet your match in Queenstown. Robert CHG / Shutterstock

Feb 26, 20202 min read

Over Two Years Air New Zealand Diverts 900 Tons of Inflight Waste

Head to Chamonix for hardcore skiing and incredible views of Mont Blanc © Ashley Cooper / Getty Images

Feb 24, 20203 min read

Amid Concerns of Habitat Destruction, France Looks to Restrict Access to Mont Blanc

Find incredible views on a one-day hike in Seven Rila Lakes National Park. Kisa_Markiza / Getty Images

Feb 20, 20204 min read

This National Park in Eastern Europe Combines Adventure and Sustainability Perfectly

Jakarta looks destined to become the first megacity rendered uninhabitable by climate change. Alvian Indonesia / Shutterstock

Feb 18, 20207 min read

What Would a Truly Eco-Friendly City Look Like? We Ask the Experts as Indonesia Plans to Build New Capital

Aerial view of a crowded beach with blue umbrellas and swimmers as an airplane's shadow passes over the water

Feb 18, 20207 min read

Will Sustainable Air Travel Ever Be Possible?

You don't have to stock a whole gear closet to play outside. svetikd / Getty Images

Feb 14, 20206 min read

How to Rent Outdoor Gear When Traveling

Since the Eurostar launched in 1994, air travel has reduced between London and Paris. Justin Foulkes / Lonely Planet

Feb 14, 20205 min read

How Sustainable Are Planes, Trains and Coaches on Top European Routes?

An enormous MoonPie is sliced up at MoonPie Over Mobile in Alabama.

Feb 11, 20203 min read

Amtrak Service Will Be Returning to the Gulf Coast for the First Time Since Hurricane Katrina

Train travel can be an conscious way to satisfy your wanderlust. Bonita Cooke / Getty Images

Feb 11, 20205 min read

10 Tips for Taking a Long-Distance Train with Kids

The Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris draws more than 3.5 million visitors each year. Maxal Tamor / Shutterstock

Feb 11, 20206 min read

Cemetery Tourism: An Ethical Traveller's Guide to Graveyards

Climbing Takao early in the morning means minimal crowds on the trails. MMpai / Shutterstock

Feb 5, 20204 min read

Self-Reflection Not Selfies: Why Tokyo’s Mt Takao Trek Is a Perfect Complement to Mt Fuji

Home to 39 % of the world's total marine mammal species and numerous other wildlife, protecting the oceans around Todos Santos are a matter of global importance. Stuart Westmorland / Getty Images

Feb 5, 20208 min read

How One Eco-Resort Is Removing Plastic from Todos Santos

Sunrise at Uluru in the heart of Australia's Outback.

Feb 4, 20206 min read

Why Now Is the Time to Plan a Trip to Australia

View of the Pacific Ocean from the hills of Pismo Preserve

Jan 30, 20201 min read

California Opens Miles of Coastal Hiking and Biking Trails to the Public

The pristine North Beach on Heron Island. Bruce Hood / Getty Images

Jan 28, 20205 min read

How to Have a Sustainable Visit to the Great Barrier Reef

A tour boat on teal water in front of a towering blue-white tidewater glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

Jan 27, 20201 min read

Go Heli-Hiking from a Polar Vessel with a Low Eco-Footprint

The brick Jerusalem Church and its tiered tower at the end of a quiet cobbled street of whitewashed houses in Bruges

Jan 21, 20202 min read

Bruges' First Electric Tourist Boat Has Set Sail

Hot-air balloons drifting over the fairy-chimney rock formations of Love Valley near Göreme, Cappadocia, at a pink sunrise

Jan 21, 20201 min read

Lonely Planet Experiences Are a New Way to Explore the World

Red and yellow flowers along the Montreux lakeshore, Switzerland, looking across Lake Geneva to the Alps on a sunny day

Jan 20, 20202 min read

These Ski Chalets Will Reduce Your Bill If You Make Sustainable Choices

A dip in crystal clear water is just the tonic for jetlag. sarayuth3390 / Getty Images

Jan 18, 20206 min read

A Date with the Ocean in Mo'orea, French Polynesia

A cable car headed to the top of Kuélap in Peru.

Jan 16, 20202 min read

Peru Launches Massive Reforestation Programme at Machu Picchu

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Jan 15, 20202 min read

Thailand Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags

Anaa is an island paradise for those looking to travel off the beaten track. SageElyse / Shutterstock

Jan 14, 20205 min read

The Beautiful French Polynesian Island You've Never Heard Of

A Ouigo high-speed train crossing a viaduct through pine-covered hills near Roda de Berà, Spain, toward twin tunnels

Jan 9, 20202 min read

Barcelona Is Banning Older Vehicles from Entering Europe’s Largest Low Emissions Zone

A silver-and-yellow VIA Rail Canada train, number 2203, running on tracks past a wooded embankment near Toronto

Jan 9, 20202 min read

Travelling by Train in Germany Has Just Got Cheaper

A towering reddish-brown rock formation stands against the night sky, illuminated by the stars of the Milky Way

Jan 7, 20208 min read

Astrotourists Love These Dark Sky Communities for Urban Stargazing

An Art Nouveau doorway at 9 Alberta iela in Riga, Latvia, framed by a carved shell with a face and sculpted head brackets

Jan 5, 20202 min read

Visit Two New Countries by Train in 2020 with a Eurail Global Pass

Venice with crowds.jpg

Dec 30, 20194 min read

How Cities Around the World Managed Overtourism in 2019

A woman with long medium brown curly hair sits in a wicker egg chair holding an orange juice in a mason jar. Letters in a distressed shabby chic aesthetic sit on the top of the chair reading I Love Island.

Dec 23, 20198 min read

How Climate Change Is Forcing the Travel Blogging Industry to Evolve

A small pile of glossy orange, red and yellow cloudberries on a white background

Dec 14, 20191 min read

You'll Soon Be Able to Munch on Public Fruits in Copenhagen

A man jumping into the water at the naturally formed 'Devil's Pool' at Victoria Falls.

Dec 12, 20196 min read

Is Victoria Falls Drying Up?

A pair of Euro coins sits on a Etats Schengen visa along with a maroon passport stuffed with paper Euro bills.

Dec 11, 20196 min read

How to Budget for a Trip Around the World

Cyclists on a quiet Chicago street that's lined with restaurants and vintage stores.

Dec 11, 20195 min read

Go Green with These Sustainable Experiences in Chicago

Mourners filling the Gothic nave of Westminster Abbey, London, during Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in September 2022

Nov 29, 20191 min read

The Queen Wants to Hire a Director of Travel to Help Make Royal Journeys More Eco-Friendly

Passengers seen through two rounded windows of a white Shinkansen bullet train with a blue stripe in Tokyo, Japan

Nov 26, 20192 min read

Stay in This Australian Eco Cabin Designed by Matthew McConaughey

The mangrove forest and waterways of the Florida Everglades

Nov 25, 20194 min read

Three Sustainable Ways to Experience the Everglades

Moon Rise and Condor in Flight at Pinnacles National Park

Nov 24, 20195 min read

Call of Nature: 9 Rewilding Schemes You Can Visit in the USA

An easyJet plane on final approach over the sea toward the runway at Madeira Airport, Funchal, with rugged headlands behind

Nov 21, 20192 min read

This Budget Airline Plans to Operate Net-Zero Carbon Flights by Offsetting Fuel Emissions

Michinoku Shiokaze Trail in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan

Nov 19, 20198 min read

Why Japan’s Michinoku Coastal Trail Is the Best Hike I’ve Ever Done

A cyclist riding beneath the Elephant Gate, its stone elephants supporting a brick tower, in Copenhagen's Carlsberg district

Nov 19, 20192 min read

Now There's an Easier Way to Explore Copenhagen's Neighbourhoods

A mahout in red riding an elephant with a canopied seat past the stone towers of Bayon temple at Angkor, Cambodia

Nov 19, 20192 min read

Cambodia Is Ending Elephant Rides at Angkor Wat

Blue and yellow Eurostar high-speed train waiting at a covered station platform on a grey day

Nov 18, 20191 min read

How Eurostar Plans to Become More Eco-Friendly

Inside the rocky Cave of Dionysus near Iero beach on Ikaria, Greece, with mossy floor and a dark passage leading deeper

Nov 14, 20192 min read

Faroe Islands Will (Temporarily) Close to Tourists Again in 2020 but Here's How You Can Still Visit

Greta Thunberg chanting into a megaphone at a Fridays for Future climate march in Stockholm, beside a sign reading "Act now"

Nov 14, 20191 min read

Greta Thunberg Is Hitching a Ride Across the Atlantic with a YouTube Family

Aerial view of crowded La Pelosa beach and its turquoise shallows near Stintino, Sardinia, with a watchtower on an islet

Nov 13, 20191 min read

You Might Need to Pay to Visit One of Italy’s Most Famous Beaches

Sarah Stocking's skirt made from banana tree bark on Rapa Nui

Nov 6, 20191 min read

These Incredible Places Are at Risk, According to the World Monuments Fund

Two orange-and-white Ridemovi rental e-bikes and an e-scooter parked on cobblestones beside planters in Stockholm, Sweden

Nov 6, 20192 min read

Is This the Greenest Way to See the Northern Lights in Svalbard?

The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru

Nov 1, 20193 min read

From Machu Picchu to Notre Dame: 25 of the World's At-Risk Cultural Places

A hiker in a landscape with evergreen trees, rocks and mountain peaks.

Oct 25, 20192 min read

These New Rules Hope to Reduce Crowds on the Pacific Crest Trail

Market Street cutting through the center of downtown San Francisco

Oct 23, 20192 min read

San Francisco's Busiest Street Is Set to Undergo a Radical Transformation

The biodomes of the Eden Project

Oct 18, 20192 min read

Cornwall's Eden Project to Be Powered by the "Hot Rocks" Beneath It

A cruise ship sails beyond a cove with icebergs in bluish light in Greenland.

Oct 15, 20192 min read

These Images Highlight the Terrible Beauty of Greenland’s Disappearing Ice

Aerial view of a crowded beach with blue umbrellas and swimmers as an airplane's shadow passes over the water

Oct 14, 20197 min read

Flying Home for the Holidays? Consider Buying Carbon Offsets

Cyclists on a street in Copenhagen

Oct 12, 20193 min read

Why Copenhagen Is Among the Top Cities in Europe for a Green Travel Break

A bronze bust of a man stands on a plinth in a village. Snow covers the ground, and snowy mountains are pictured in the distance.

Oct 7, 20191 min read

Take a Trip on the First Hybrid Electric Cruise Ship

Two photos of a woman in Cape Town: posing before Table Mountain at sunset, and crouching near an African penguin on a beach

Oct 5, 20192 min read

Airbnb Wants to Help Travellers Interact Ethically with Animals

Most operators have cancelled cruises to Antarctica this year © David Merron Photography / Getty Images

Sep 24, 20192 min read

Airbnb Is Sending Travellers on an All-Expenses Paid Trip to Antarctica

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is a lush, biodiverse protected area located in Costa Rica, renowned for its mist-covered landscapes.

Sep 23, 20191 min read

Costa Rica Recognized by the UN for Its Efforts to Combat Climate Change

A bearded man leaning out of a red train window, smiling at a sunny mountain valley with another train in the distance

Sep 18, 20192 min read

Discover Why This Airline Is Replacing Its Brussels Flight with a High-Speed Train

A smiling mother and teenage daughter taking a selfie as volunteers in matching T-shirts collect litter in a riverside park

Sep 18, 20192 min read

You Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint and Travel Light with This Self-Cleaning T-Shirt

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