Welcome to the Climate Friendly Travel Podcast! Where each episode, we speak to the great and the good of the global travel and tourism industry to learn more about what they are doing to ensure that the principles of climate friendly travel are being advanced.
Today I’m joined by Mark Bibby Jackson who is the Founder of Travel Begins at 40 and is the lead on SunX Malta’s Climate Friendly Travel Services.
After more than a decade in Southeast Asia, Mark returned to his native UK, to continue his career as a travel journalist. In 2017, he launched and edited the travel website Travel Begins at 40 and in the following years he has travelled extensively around the UK, Europe and Central / North America writing in-depth articles for the website.
Responsible travel has always been a subject close to Mark’s heart, so, in 2020, he enrolled on the Climate Friendly Travel diploma course with SUNx Malta, and has published a series of articles on sustainable tourism on Travel Begins at 40.
In this episode I speak to Mark about the origins of Travel Begins at 40, the challenges and opportunities of climate friendly travel and why he believes that the positive effects of travel can sometimes be lost when we talk about climate friendly travel.
If you’d like to find out more about Travel Begins at 40, you can visit travelbeginjsat40.com where you’ll find a wide range of wonderful travel articles and features. And you can visit climatefriendlytravelservices.com to learn more about Mark’s work there.
Finally, if you’d like to learn more about how you can get involved in Climate Friendly Travel and indeed become an ambassador by signing up to join The SunX Programme, then please visit climatefriendly.travel or email us at info@thesunprogram.com
Remember, when it comes to Climate Friendly Travel, every small step forward, is giant stride when we all step together…
