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Green travel 'to grow 25% a year'

Submitted by richard on 13 February, 2007 - 15:38.

Liane Katz reports in Guardian Unlimited the latest findings by market research company Mintel, which predict a 25% growth in the green travel market year on year.

"Britain has a budding green travel market with over a million responsible holidays, worth a total of £409m, taken last year, according to the latest research from Mintel.

"Green tourists still form a tiny minority, the survey finds, with responsible breaks accounting for only 1.2% of the 2006 UK travel market. However Mintel’s research detects the seeds of change, predicting a 25% growth in the responsible travel market year on year."...

GreenTraveller previously reported that train companies were beginning to market themselves as the low emissions alternative to flying. See: Train travel set for a renaissance. We asked if ferry companies will be doing the same. Liane reports that Mintel suggests coach travel could also benefit from the rise in green travel market:

"Coach travel, in decline since 2001, could also benefit from recent rises in aviation taxes as well as the growing green travel market. Separate research from Mintel suggests that companies such as Eurolines are already reporting an uplift in business from those concerned about climate change, while companies such as Stagecoach are trialling greener fuels in their fleets."

Read the full article by Liane Katz in Guardian Unlimited.

Previously on GreenTraveller:
Improvements to French train travel
Train travel set for a renaissance
Is this the age of the train?

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