BRITS’ LOVE OF TRAINS COULD INSPIRE MORE SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL

• 1 in 3 Brits considered the environmental aspect of their trips in 2021 with a similar number choosing to travel to destinations or accommodations with a focus on sustainability

• Of those who are environmentally aware, more than half chose to stay longer to lessen the environmental impact of their stay and even 65% would consider it

• A quarter say they don’t know where to find information about sustainable travel

• 77% of Brits would travel by train if there were more direct (international) destinations and connections

The new data* was revealed by travel deals platform HolidayPirates.com, who commissioned a consumer survey on sentiments and intentions around sustainable travel.

While just a third of British holidaymakers said that they considered the environmental aspects of their trips this year, a similar number claimed that they chose to travel to destinations or accommodations with a focus on sustainability and more than three-quarters - 77% - said they would travel more by train if there were more direct international destinations and connections. Another 61% say they are interested in sleeper trains.

For those who did consider the environmental aspects of their holiday, over half of Brits - 58% - reported that they chose to have a longer trip in 2021 and nearly two-thirds - 65% - said that they would consider doing so on their next trip.

For future holiday plans, a fifth (21%) said that the expense and a quarter (26%) said a lack of knowledge about where to find information was holding them back from taking sustainable holidays - with just a quarter saying they would travel more by train - and nearly half (47%) admitting that it wasn’t a priority for them at this point.

Phil Salcedo, Head of Market for UK & North America at HolidayPirates, said: “HolidayPirates users are telling us that their enthusiasm for train travel could drive more sustainable travel – but that it is still not easy enough for them to make those choices for travel in 2022. The travel industry has long known that they need to take the lead on providing consumers with sustainable options, that we must make it much more straightforward for consumers to find sustainable options".

*The HolidayPirates Survey was conducted in November 2021 amongst 8,457 consumers across UK, Italy, France and Germany

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