https://www.momondo.co.uk/discover/sustainable-destinations-around-the-world
Feb 26 2020

10 sustainable destinations to put on your bucket list
The call for sustainability is as strong as ever. Here are 10 places doing something extraordinary to meet environmental challenges

Sustainable travel is gaining a lot of attention currently, and at times it can be quite confusing exactly what it means.

Sustainability encompasses all activities, that according to the United Nations, “meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. In order to address the global challenges of poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice, the United Nations has created an interconnected framework of 17 goals. Many of these goals can be applied to travel and tourism.

Countries around the world have different ways of tackling these challenges. We’ve put together a list of 10 countries that are each doing something extraordinary to address issues such as overtourism, plastic consumption, air quality, territory conservation, biodiversity, carbon emissions, food waste and sustainable farming.
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Norway – country of the future

Norway's focus on sustainability is seen at every step in Oslo

Norway usually scores high when it comes to sustainability. Whether it’s due to its clean energy coming from hydropower plants, the staggering amount of electric cars or the focus on developing electric planes that could cover all domestic flights, this Scandinavian country is at the forefront of sustainability.

In 2018, plans to build a new sustainable city from scratch next to Norway’s busiest airport were announced. The goal is to build a city, Oslo Airport City (OAC), that will be powered entirely by self-generated renewable energy, and should it generate an excess, it will be used at the airport to de-ice planes.

Additionally, this new city will be extremely walkable and the city centre will be entirely car-free. The city will be served by driverless electric cars and it will make use of auto-lighting for the streets and buildings, “smart” tech waste and security management. Built around a public park, OAC will be populated by many recreational areas designed to mirror Norway’s love of the outdoors.

https://www.momondo.dk/discover/baeredygtige-destinationer-verden-over
Feb 26 2020
(This is a transcreation with certain demands to the style, localizing it to Danish audiences to make it more relevant for a broad Danish target group.)

10 bæredygtige rejsemål lige til at sætte på din bucket list
Behovet for bæredygtighed har aldrig været større. Her er 10 rejsemål, der gør noget helt særligt for at tage hånd om vores miljømæssige udfordringer.

Bæredygtig rejse er et emne, der i den grad er oppe i tiden, og det kan være svært at vide præcis, hvad begrebet egentlig dækker over.

Bæredygtighed omfatter alle aktiviteter, som ifølge FN “dækker de behov, vi har i nutiden, uden at gå på kompromis med, at fremtidens generationer også skal kunne dække deres behov”. For at kunne imødegå de globale udfordringer, der er i forhold til fattigdom, ulighed, klimaforandringer, miljømæssig ødelæggelse, krig og uretfærdighed, har FN derfor fremsat 17 mål. Målene er naturligvis internt afhængige af hinanden, ligesom mange af dem har med rejseadfærd og turisme at gøre.

Lande verden over har vidt forskellige måder at løse disse udfordringer og mål. Vi har derfor samlet en liste over 10 lande, som gør noget helt særligt for at tackle deres regionale udfordringer, såsom overturisme, forbrug af plastik, naturbeskyttelse, biodiversitet, CO2-udledning, madspild og bæredygtigt landbrug.
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Norge – Fremtidens byplanlægning

Norges fokus på bæredygtighed ses på hvert gadehjørne i Oslo

Norge scorer for det meste højt, når det gælder bæredygtighed. Uanset om det skyldes den rene energi fra vandkraft, det svimlende antal elbiler eller forskningen i at udvikle elektriske fly til at dække alle indenrigsruter, er vores nabo mod nord dybt dedikeret til bæredygtig omstilling.

I 2018 offentliggjordes planerne om at bygge en ny bæredygtig by helt fra bunden af, og beliggenheden bliver ved siden af Norges travleste lufthavn Gardermoen. Målet med den såkaldte Oslo Airport City (OAC) er, at byen udelukkende benytter vedvarende energi produceret på stedet. Herudover indrettes det sådan, at et eventuelt overskud af energi kan bruges i driften af lufthavnen – nemlig til at fjerne isen på flyenes vinger om vinteren.

Derudover sørger byplanlægningen for, at du nemt kan bevæge dig til fods gennem den lille nye by, og centrum vil være helt bilfrit. Byen er planlagt ud fra fremtidens førerløse elbiler, samt automatisk gadebelysning, et højteknologisk affaldssystem og moderne sikkerhedsstyring. OAC vil desuden have en stor offentlig park i bymidten og massevis af grønne rekreative områder, hvilket går godt i spil med nordmændenes store kærlighed til natur og udeliv.

https://www.momondo.co.uk/discover/tips-for-a-sustainable-trip-to-berlin
Dec 18 2019

Conscious travel: tips for a sustainable trip to Berlin
Sustainability is on everyone’s lips; Berlin is no exception. We guide you to the best spots for an eco-conscious trip to Berlin

Image: Pedal your way through a sustainable trip in Berlin

Berlin is perhaps one of the greenest cities in Europe, where a focus on an ethical, sustainable and environmentally-minded lifestyle is a part of the very fabric of the city.

We guide you to the best spots for a sustainable trip to Berlin, including the best eateries, sights away from the crowds and recommendations for eco-conscious hotels.
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How to move around the city
The underground train is one of the many public transport options

Berlin has an extensive, easy to use and relatively affordable public transport system consisting of suburban rail (S-bahn), an underground network (U-bahn), trams (Strassenbahn) and buses that cover the entire city. If you’re staying in a centrally located neighbourhood, you’ll likely not have to travel more than 30 minutes to get to the most interesting sights within the city limits.

While it’s slowly becoming possible to buy electronic tickets, most tickets are printed on paper, which may feel a bit old fashioned coming from other, more technologically-minded cities around the world. A day ticket is a good option if you’ll be doing more than 3 journeys in a day, while there are also several other tickets aimed at tourists for multiple days of travel. For individual journeys, you can buy tickets in sets of four from any underground station or suburban rail station.

If you’re more interested in getting around on two wheels, Berlin is a great city to do this, as it’s very flat, has many dedicated bike lanes and drivers are generally quite aware of and used to sharing the roads with cyclists.

There are many options for renting a bike: most hotels and hostels will offer 24-hour bike rental, but there are also several bike sharing companies that are active and have bikes all over the city. All of these require you to download an app, connect a method of payment and have access to roaming data in Germany. Some of the biggest and most popular apps with the largest fleet of bikes to rent for this in Berlin are Lidl Bike, Mobike, Deezer Nextbike and Lime Bikes.

https://www.momondo.dk/discover/tips-til-en-baeredygtig-tur-til-berlin
Dec 18 2019
(This is a transcreation with certain demands to the style, localizing it to Danish audiences to make it more relevant for a broad Danish target group.)

Miljøvenlig rejse: Tips til en bæredygtig tur til Berlin
Bæredygtighed er på alles læber og Berlin er bestemt ingen undtagelse. Vi guider dig til de bedste steder for bæredygtig rejse til Berlin

Billede: Frem med jernhesten og oplev Berlin som miljøvenlig turist

Berlin er måske en af de grønneste byer i Europa, hvor fokus på etisk, bæredygtig og miljøvenlig livsstil er en del af byens fundament.

Vi guider dig til de perfekte steder for en bæredygtig tur rundt i Berlin, herunder de bedste spisesteder, skjulte perler og anbefalinger af miljøbevidste hoteller.
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Hvordan kommer du rundt i byen?
Berlins U-bahn er blot en af de mange former for offentlig transport


Berlin har et omfattende, brugervenligt og relativt billigt offentligt transportsystem bestående af bytog (S-bahn), metro (U-bahn), sporvogne (Tram) og busser, der dækker hele byen. Hvis du bor i et centralt kvarter, behøver du i de fleste tilfælde ikke rejse i mere end 30 minutter for at komme til de mest interessante seværdigheder inden for byens grænser.

Selvom digitale billetter langsomt bliver mere udbredte, er papirbilletter dog stadig det mest almindelige, hvilket måske føles en smule gammeldags i forhold til andre, mere teknologisk prægede byer rundt om i verden. En dagsbillet er en god mulighed, hvis du skal tage offentlig transport mere end 3 gange på en dag, ligesom der også er flere andre billettyper, turister kan bruge over flere dage. Du kan desuden gøre det nemt for dig selv og købe billetter i sæt på fire fra stationernes billetautomater, så du altid har en billet klar til at stemple.

Hvis du brænder efter at komme byen rundt på to hjul, er Berlin en fantastisk by at cykle i, da der er ganske fladt, ligesom der er mange cykelstier og bilisterne generelt er opmærksomme på cyklister.

Der er mange muligheder for at leje en cykel i Berlin: De fleste hoteller og hostels tilbyder 24-timers cykeludlejning, men der er også en bred vifte af firmaer, som har sørget for, at du kan finde frie lejecykler over hele byen. Disse kræver blot, at du downloader en app og forbinder den med et betalingskort samt at du har mulighed for at bruge roamingdata i Tyskland. Nogle af de største og mest populære apps for cykelleje, og de som har det største antal cykler til leje i Berlin, er Lidl Bike, Mobike, Deezer Nextbike og Lime Bikes.

https://www.momondo.co.uk/discover/how-to-make-your-hotel-stay-more-eco-friendly
Oct 15 2019

Tips and tricks for making your hotel stay more eco-friendly
Follow these easy tips to make sure your stay leaves the biggest impact in your mind and the smallest on the environment

Fresh linens every day. Fun-sized bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body lotion. Towels in every size imaginable within reach. Now this is living…right?

It’s pretty darn nice to get pampered now and then at a hotel. But the truth is, it’s also harder on the environment. And let’s be honest: are we going to remember the 50 available towels or the super-friendly receptionists and mouth-watering breakfasts?

Fear not — you can have a fabulous hotel stay while being kinder to your surroundings by following even a few of the tips below.

Start with the biggest difference you can make
With the single action of booking an eco-friendly hotel, you’ll be downsizing your footprint dramatically. Eco-friendly hotels and accommodations are designed, built or renovated and managed to make as small an impact on the environment as possible. They’re more energy-efficient, often use local resources in their construction, serve delicious locally-grown food and keep waste to a minimum.

You may be thinking of a wooden hut located in a remote Indonesian jungle, but the world of eco-friendly accommodation has really exploded in response to consumer demand — today you’ll find gorgeous and luxurious hotels across the globe that also happen to be more gentle on the environment.

You can get an overview of the possibilities by going to momondo.com/hotels and using the “Eco-friendly” filter in your search results. Be sure to double check on the accommodation’s own website for details on the steps that have been taken to deem it eco-friendly. Look for environmental labels and certifications that use audits to verify a property’s actions, like Green Key, LEED, Green Tourism, ISO 14001 and GSTC.

https://www.momondo.dk/discover/sadan-gor-du-dit-hotelophold-mere-miljovenligt
Oct 15 2019
(This is a transcreation with certain demands to the style, localizing it to Danish audiences to make it more relevant for a broad Danish target group.)

Tips og tricks til at gøre dit næste hotelophold mere miljøvenligt
Følg disse tips og tricks, så dit rejseophold gør stort indtryk - og efterlader mindre aftryk på miljøet

Frisk sengetøj hver dag. Sjove små flasker med shampoo, balsam og bodylotion. Håndklæder i alverdens størrelser lige indenfor rækkevidde.

Det er lækkert at blive forkælet på et hotel nu og da. Men sandheden er, at det også kan være belastende for miljøet. Og helt ærligt: Afhænger ferieminderne af de 50 håndklæder, der altid lå parat – eller den venlige service og den uimodståelige morgenmad?

Du kan sagtens få et fantastisk hotelophold og samtidig være venligere mod dine omgivelser. Her fortæller vi hvordan:

Start med den største forskel, du kan gøre
Booker du et miljøvenligt hotel, har du allerede reduceret dit klimaaftryk dramatisk. Miljøvenlige hoteller er designede eller klimarenoverede med det formål at have en så lille indflydelse på miljøet som muligt. De er mere energieffektive og ofte konstruerede af lokale byggematerialer, de serverer lækker mad af lokale råvarer og minimerer deres affald.

Din første tanke er muligvis en træhytte i en fjern indonesisk jungle, men udvalget af miljøvenlige ferieophold er faktisk vokset enormt i takt med forbrugernes efterspørgsel – i dag kan du finde smukke og luksuriøse hoteller over hele kloden, der sætter klimaet højt.

Du kan nemt få overblik over mulighederne ved at gå ind på momondo.dk/hotels og bruge filteret “Miljøvenligt” i din søgning. Sørg for at dobbelttjekke hotellets egen hjemmeside for at få mere detaljeret viden om de miljøvenlige tiltag, hotellet har sat i værk. Se efter miljømærker og certifikater, der kan bekræfte stedets seriøsitet i forhold til klimavenlige tiltag, såsom Green Key, LEED, Green Tourism, ISO 14001 og GSTC.