One planet, seven billion people with aspirations to travel
Our planet is in crisis. The rapid growth of tourism over the last 20 years is making its presence felt through environmental and commercial pressures at tourist destinations around the globe. The very eco systems and cultures at the heart of traveller’s expectations are being damaged or destroyed at an unprecedented rate.
It’s Your Planet aims to highlight sustainable tourism issues by informing and educating travellers and showcasing travel providers’ and destination operators’ efforts in averting a global catastrophe.
Travellers
Providers
Knowledge
Principles & Purpose
Our cornerstones for a sustainable travel industry
Clarity
Conscience
Conscience
It’s not enough to simply accept, travellers must develop a genuine conscience, a responsibility for the issues we face
Commitment
Commitment
Whether at home or abroad, at work or at play, sustainability is an ongoing commitment, not just reserved for travel
Communication
Communication
Personal travel sustainability stories are a cornerstone in creating relevance at a personal level and engendering conscience and commitment
The sustainable traveller
Whether you accept climate change or not consider this: Undoubtedly, this planet has undergone cycles of change in the past (duh!), even phases of warming such as we appear to be experiencing now. However, this is the first time, as far as anyone can tell, that the planet has gone through this loaded with 7.7 billion human beings. Even if you’re skeptical, isn’t a little prudence common sense?
So, as travellers and providers of travel experiences, what can we do to help the planet bear the brunt of our desire for adventure and shared experiences? Well, actually, quite a lot.
Explore Responsibly
You have a choice: do nothing and watch the wold deteriorate around you, or you can take action
If you are involved with helping travellers or destinations make a difference in sustainable travel, click on the appropriate button below and see how you can help us, help them