Crystal to include carbon offset fees in invoices
Ski and activities operator Crystal is to include carbon offset fees within its holiday prices.
The carbon offset fee will be included in each invoice at £3.25 per person for flights to the Alps, £4.00 to the rest of Europe and £13 for long-haul flights.
The programme is operated by The CarbonNeutral Company and the offset projects and programme principles will meet the CarbonNeutral Protocol, the leading quality assurance standard for voluntary action on climate change, according to Crystal.
The operator said: “For every 1kg of CO² produced by the flight, 1 kg is saved through carbon-saving projects around the world including solar, hydro power, and wind farms. The sum is based on the distance the holidaymakers are flying and they can opt out by deducting the carbon offset cost from their holiday confirmation if they don’t want to join the scheme.”
Managing director Stuart Mcleod said: “We led the way on carbon offset in the travel industry, making our own operations CarbonNeutral back in 2003.
“The larger footprint, however, is associated with the air travel of the holiday service we provide. This new scheme is equally ground breaking – ‘banded’ offset which also generates contributions which will drive further awareness and action on climate change.”
CarbonNeutral Company CEO Jonathan Shopley claimed: “This is a momentous step forward, for a company as large as Crystal to extends its own action on climate change, and to make it as easy as possible for its customers to do their bit. This kind of pioneering activity empowers us all to make small but critical contributions that collectively make a real difference.”
Details of projects will appear in Crystal brochures and on the website www.crystalholidays.co.uk/carbonneutral
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