Harold Goodwin

Two stories about sustainability and aviation reveal the confusion about how we can reduce the polluting effects of aviation. We are slow to accept that we live in a finite world and that our atmosphere is finite too. It was in the early 19

There is mounting concern about the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECD), which will apply across the EU from September 2026. Certification agencies are using fear of regulatory action on mis-selling, making businesses vulnerable, and leveraging this to sell certification services.

The Green Claims Directive, now apparently abandoned, was used by certification businesses to create additional demand for their services, particularly in countries of the global south. It is still being used. A palpable degree of fear has been created to secure sales of certification.

Before the internet, we booked gites and holiday accommodation from small ads in the papers. We arrived in Normandy to find that the British owners of […]

Back in April, I wrote here about the new methodology that the ICRT global has developed with colleagues in southern Africa to reliably report on the […]

A Mastercard survey conducted across 28 European countries in February revealed that nearly half of the 27,000 holidaymakers surveyed planned to acquire or improve a skill during their holiday. Gen Z travellers are leading the trend: 57% of 18–24-year-olds and 52% of 25–34-year-olds reported having already planned a dedicated skill-based trip this year.

” The judges were really impressed in the European Responsible Tourism Awards by the Mallorca SUP Stand-Up Paddleboarding SME.

” The adage, “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow just as well”, is generally attributed to either Mark Twain or Oscar Wilde.

” I wrote here last week about the wildfires in Europe, now increasingly accepted as the new normal, and suggested the adage, “Never put

As in so many places around the world, the locally available building materials have traditionally determined the local architecture, at least until the second half of the twentieth century. The Cotswolds cover 800 square miles of central-south-west England and form the UK's largest designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Cotswold name comes from two Old English words: “cot” (meaning a sheep enclosure) and “wold” (meaning a hill or high open land). Together, the name translates to “sheep enclosures on the rolling hills”, reflecting the landscape and the region's historic medieval wool trade. The AONB is famous for its picturesque villages built of honey-coloured stone.