Few are green travellers

11:57am Friday 14th December 2007

Most holidaymakers think international travel harms the environment, but few are prepared to change their own plans.

More than half of UK consumers believe travel abroad is ungreen'' with a third citing cheap flights as a major cause of global warming, a survey by travelsupermarket.com found.

But 93% have never changed their holiday destination over green concerns. And only 16% of the 6,093 adults questioned said they were likely to.

Nearly half of those polled felt no guilt about flying, with the over-55s worrying the least. Women felt more guilty than men, with Londoners feeling guiltiest. Almost two in five would not pay a green tax for flying, with 31% being prepared to pay between £1 and £10.

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