Impact Of Air Travel

Tourism is also one of the greatest environmental threats, above all due to the impact of air travel.

Aviation accounts for 75% of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions, followed by road transport (32%) and accommodation (21%)].

 In 2006 378 million tourists a year (45% of the total) travelled by air, the most polluting form of transport per passenger-kilometre, and with a 4-5% increase each year it is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions.