New Paris-Milan Train Service launches
Another great train option has arrived with the iconic Italian high-speed train Frecciarossa launching on the Paris-Lyon-Milan route. Trenitalia is offering two daily return trips between Paris Gare de Lyon and Milan Centrale, via Lyon Part- Dieu, Chambéry, Modane and Turin. Prices are being advertised from as little as €29 from Paris to Milan....
Booking.com launches Travel Sustainable badge
Booking.com has launched a Travel Sustainable badge for properties implementing sustainable practices to their agreed standard. According to Booking.com, the badge will be the first of its kind in the hospitality industry and applies to all kinds of properties including hotels, resorts, apartments and holiday homes. This first version of the accreditation uses measures from the...
The award for the best railways in Europe goes to…Switzerland
The exciting ‘Midnight Trains’ project won’t be launching for a long time yet, but their weekly newsletter continues to entertain and inform. The most recent edition awards Switzerland the badge of the ‘Best Railways in Europe’. This is not surprise to us, as we love train travel in Switzerland. Iain had travelled from the UK...
Are there climate change sceptics within the ski industry?
You would think that with COP26 putting carbon emissions at the top of the global agenda, the ski industry would pull together on this vital issue. Yet one ski website is apparently reluctant to accept the facts. ‘Train travel is perhaps better for the planet’ According to this article, the author believes that train travel...
Tecnica scale up ski boot recycling project
Launched in April 2021, ski boot manufacturer Tecnica have confirmed that their ‘Recycle Your Boots’ project will be operational in eight European countries this winter. Goal to recycle 7000 ski boots this winter France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Spain, Norway and Sweden will all operate the scheme, with the goal being to collect 7000 ski...
Travel by Train to the Alps via Lille
The most obvious routes to the Alps are via Paris, but did you know that you can travel to ski resorts via Lille? There are direct TGV trains from Lille Europe on the Tarentaise line to Moutiers, Aime la Plagne and Bourg St Maurice as well as through the Mont Blanc valley to Cluses, Sallanches...
New Paris to Pyrenees Night Train for 2021/22
Like buses, overnight trains to ski resorts come in two at a time. We only recently reported on the Briancon service and now we have news of a Paris to Pyrenees night train. After the successful reopening of an Intercités night train from Paris to Nice in May, the SNCF is launching a night service...
Take the night train to Serre Chevalier
With all the (justified) attention around the new ‘Travelski Express’ service, it’s easy to forget that there are still French ski resorts that are served by a ‘proper’ overnight train that offers couchettes, rather than just seats. Long-time train travellers will recall the days when there was a wide choice of overnight sleeper trains from...
Cut through the Greenwash: A guide to ‘Carbon Cutting’ terminology
We are great fans of the work done by Charlie Cotton at eCollective Travel in helping companies audit and cut their carbon footprint. Charlie recently shared his thoughts to help you cut through the ‘greenwash’ and understand what companies really mean behind their carbon cutting terminology: Carbon Neutral: “I have done a high-level guess of...
Google to Deliver Sustainability Credentials in Travel Search Results
UPDATE (07 Oct 2021): Google is also now including the carbon emissions from flights in search results ================= How do you skip through the greenwash when making your travel choices? Possibly it will be easier now Google has confirmed that hotels that have met certain sustainability standards, with accreditation from organisations such as Green Key...
BA Completes First Sustainable Fuel-powered Passenger Flight
On Tuesday of last week (14 September 2021) British Airways flight BA1476 became the airline’s first passenger flight to be powered purely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight went from London Heathrow to Glasgow and was carbon-neutral, using one of airline’s new ‘sustainability aircraft’. The flight took slightly less than an hour and was designed to demonstrate...
New low-cost rail service from London to Edinburgh
Next month Lumo – a new low cost rail service from London to Scotland – takes to the rails. The company, created by the FirstGroup travel company, plans to offer fares for significantly less than existing rail prices on the same route. One-way fares will be £20 in their initial opening offer, with 60% of...
