Results of the poll - I am concious of my carbon footprint when travelling
Most people answering the poll still don't see that it is important to check your carbon footprint to decide on which journey you would take. Only 14% always check when travelling, whereas 50% rarely or never check.
This could be for a number of reasons, on long journeys we don't seem to get a choice (an aeroplane is an aeroplane) and on shorter journey's there may already be a good rail service. However, it's possible to look further than this by actually looking at your whole journey and stay. For example, on the NH hotels blog you can find Top Tips for Reducing Your Carbon Footprint While Travelling that look to help reduce the amount of waste and energy we use up in hotels.
Also worth finding out if the transport you are taking have taken steps to reduce their carbon emission, this could be aircraft type or initiatives such as the Eurostar's Tread Lightly project with a goal to cut emissions per passenger by 25% by 2012.
So next time you plan your journey how about checking out whether the company your travel with or are staying with can help you reduce your overall carbon emissions.
