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Christmas - ready. New Year - done. The New Year fitness Plan - erm, not done.

Dark January evenings are dreaming of a prime-time, where You and your colleagues could go this summer.

Party hubs such as Malaga and Ibiza are still a great attraction for groups on vacation with Eastern European countries Like Romania and Lithuania gaining popularity.

But the climate is always on everyone's mind, You can still book help a cheap trip, and The Planet ?

the Plan , to the planes, If You book the train travel, You don't have to Like this trip

"A lot of people think Going Green means things are more expensive, but it actually means more efficiently, so that You end up wasting less. "

"This is according to Claire O'neill, the Chairman of the greens working party for The Association for Electronic Music (AFEM), which aims to protect The Environment , where music events are held.

And whether it is an evening in a bar, in the week of club crawls on The Strip or a full-blown festival, our favorite getaways often with the music.

Claire says that The Key to a guilt-free trip "planning" and who advises already sorted your summer plans to be ahead of The Pack .

And if You are worried about the effects of Flying on The Environment , Claire says about Europe's "great train network," a funny way, making your trip more eco-Friendly .

"You can expand on what You were planning to experience along the way," she says. To get "some courageous people, even for long-distance Cycling, where You need to be, as well. "

What if Flying is the only way?

in Spite of, devoted The Last 15 years of her life, to sustainability and environmental causes, Claire "strong mind", that people should travel The Most in the situation and don't know, the flights are always avoidable.

"We will inevitably create emissions at a certain point," says Claire.

"the cost of The trains can be so much higher than the fly. not many people can afford to pay five times The Price for your transport. "

If air travel is the easiest and cheapest way to get where You 're going - then there is the possibility of offsetting your flight.

some airlines, such as RyanAir, Lufthansa and American Airlines passengers to pay a little extra to help offset the carbon emissions of your flight.

The Money is then invested in environmental projects such as planting trees or installing solar panels, the reduction of the carbon dioxide in the air.

Where is the food?

We have all said about the damage plastic.

Let's be honest - we know that we will be able to rid The World of plastic, while we are on vacation, but there are things You can do to be a bit more of a positive impact on your traveling.

Claire beats reusable Cutlery and packaging with them and see where the food they eat comes from.

"If You want to get tea, to eat coffee or chocolate, look for fair-trade or direct-trade-logos.

"This helps to ensure that the delivery of Human Rights violations in the chain.

"If You can not see these logos, You can always ask questions. "

Where do You live?

Also take some time to research the accommodation (if You are not in a package) can the impact your holiday has on The Environment .

"There are various certifications that hotels have an eye out for, such as The Green key and green tourism," says Claire.

"But, if You are in a group, then it would be better to hire a kind of a house, before the views of individual hotel rooms.

"It often saves energy, because You do not need to change the bed linen and towels, and the need to heat a large building, Like a hotel. "

she also suggests that You can ask where You live, to tell You what You can do to help The Environment .

"questions the more people, the more You will realize it is important for your business and the more that You make the changes faster," she explains.

Use your voice-Messaging-organizers of the events, You are going to have more influence than You think

will have Another way to have a positive impact on The Planet while You are on vacation, come on Social Media to keep In Touch , make You are staying.

"Everyone should feel himself called upon to change and to make their voice heard.

"If there are 100,000 people all with the same feeling about Something - don't want to be Like the individual art use substances to The Event or the place You go - if You 're all thinking, 'I'm not going to make any difference, then the 100,000 messages that do not reach The Right people, and nothing will change. "

Where the hell is the cup?

And Then there are places that a holiday for party-goers in eco seed-Friendly environment.

"The First thing to think about is what You can do in the vicinity of the home," says Claire.

"You don't need to necessarily need to travel long distances and, in addition, crowds of people go to the same place every Year is probably not so helpful for The Local environment. "

she expects to cities such as Amsterdam , have taken steps to be more environmentally Friendly - could be a good option.

"You have a lot of support from their government, to try to to a circular economy.

"is That where companies are thinking about all of the materials that are used to ensure that there is A Life for You afterwards.

"so the cup could be, for example, take a Cup And Then make sure that it is a, rather than disposed of to incineration or landfill after that. "

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