Sustainable travel: should travel companies offer more green options? 2019

In 2018, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report stating that the world has just over a decade to restrict global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, beyond which the risk of floods, droughts and extreme heat will significantly worsen. With the awareness of climate change growing people are becoming more environmentally conscious. According to the source, as of April 2019, almost three quarters (71 percent) of travelers believed that travel companies should offer more sustainable travel choices.

Should travel companies offer consumers more sustainable travel choices?

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

Februrary to March 2019

Number of respondents

18,077 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

all respondents had to have taken a trip in the last 12 months/plan to take a trip in the next 12 months

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents were surveyed across 18 markets (1000+ from Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, UK, USA, Australia. In Israel 883 respondents were surveyed).

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