Top 10 Environmental Travel Blunders

Just because you're an awesome environmental steward at home doesn't mean you can let those green habits fly out the window while you're on vacation. Avoid the top ten environmental travel faux pas, even when you don't have another care in the world (the guilt will getcha later if you don't!):

1. Littering 
2. Purchasing illegal souvenirs or food produce
3. Wasting water in destinations which face shortages (such as Spain)
4. Leaving lights on
5. Leaving air conditioning on in hotel rooms when you're not there
6. Purchasing mineral water in plastic water bottles when the hotel provides drinkable water for refills - please don't be that person
7. Standing on (killing) coral reefs - it takes approximately one hundred years for one inch of coral to grow
8. Disturbing wild animals by getting close to take a picture
9. Throwing cigarette butts on the ground
10. Failing to take advantage of recycling facilities where offered

(Source: responsibletravel.com)

 

For more eco-friendly travel strategies, check out RTM's Earth Tones.