April Travel News
Hi from Rick: Being Good Global Citizens
It seems like with each year, we encounter higher and higher temperatures during our travels. Last year I was perhaps a bit too self-congratulatory when I bragged about designing my travels (visiting Mediterranean destinations early and late in the season, and summer up in Scandinavia) to avoid the heat waves that had millions sweltering across Europe. The stakes are high and while the smart traveler can dance around the heat records, the realities of a warming planet will impact all of us.
The irony of a travel writer complaining about the heat is not lost on me. Every flight we take adds carbon to our atmosphere and stokes what is becoming a furnace called Earth. And, as the CEO of a company that strives to be a good global citizen, I believe it's only responsible for us to do our part to honestly address the role of travelers in a worsening climate crisis… Read more