Plan a sustainable vacation with these eco-friendly
travel apps
There is a paradox at the heart of globe-trotting: you love the world, and
want to see more of it. But by travelling, you end up increasing your carbon
footprint, therefore damaging the very thing that you love. If you want to try
and minimise your impact, or even do some good while you travel, you are in
luck. There are many tools that can help you travel a little more eco-friendly.
Here are five apps that will help you give a little back to the planet while
you take in its splendour.
Green Globe
iOS, Android
This is the app if you’re looking to book a
hotel, attraction or even a business meeting and you want to make sure you are
using a service that is ecofriendly. With destinations all over the world you
will be spoilt for choice, and you can guarantee that your choice is green
(figuratively, of course) thanks to Green Globe’s rigorous checklist of over 40
items, from recycling practices to schemes that pay back to the local
environment.
Olio
iOS, Android
Olio is a food sharing app. Don’t worry, this
doesn’t mean someone will join you for dinner. Olio is for you if you are about
to set off on your travels and you realise you have still got a carton of milk
and a bowl full of fruit that’s going to be wasted while you are away. Pop it
on Olio and someone comes to pick it up. No more food waste. The benefit on the
other side is that when other people are giving food away, you can also get a
free meal.
Spinlister
iOS, Android
Once you have arrived at your destination,
the best (and the environment friendly) way to get around is by cycle. This is
where Spinlister comes in. A peerto-peer lending app, it shows you all of the
people in your local area who have cycles to lend. You can choose from
different types of cycles and different lengths of loan. Spinlister can also be
used to hire winter and water sport equipment.
CityMaps2Go
iOS, Android
CityMaps2Go is (unsurprisingly) an app that
provides maps of cities. What sets this app apart from its counterparts is that
you can download maps with an astonishing level of details, so when you reach
your foreign destination, you don’t have to purchase a large paper map, a
transport map or a guide to local attractions. That’s saving a lot of paper.
You get one free city, then you can upgrade to premium for all the maps.
Tripit
iOS, Android
On the subject of reducing unnecessary
printing, Tripit is highly recommended. This app collates all of your travel
information into one place so you don’t have to print off numerous itineraries.
It’s so simple to use, you can forward emails about your trip to an automated
email address and it collates your itinerary for you. It also works with other
apps like AppInTheAir, which helps you keep track of flights, and PackPoint,
which helps you pack for your trip.
techradar.com
ETP 2APR18
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