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You love to travel. You know that travel can be a force for good but you also know that it is contributing to environmental challenges which will affect our future generations. We get it. You feel conflicted and guilty and so do we!

But there is hope. That’s why we created this podcast; to help you to understand both the issues and the opportunities around travel so that we can all be better informed about the good, the bad and the downright ugly in travel.

Each week, we speak to prominent leaders in the global travel industry to learn their thoughts, insights and opinions as to how we can all travel a little better so that future generations can also have hope for a better future.

Oh, and if you’re looking for environmental doom and gloom, look elsewhere. We are realistic about the climate crisis but we are here to offer hope and optimism. Every small step forward, is a giant stride, when we all step together.

And if you’d like to join us and get involved, visit climatefriendly.travel and register with us. You’ll be in great company…

Mark Bibby Jackson talks about the origins of Travel Begins at 40, the challenges and opportunities of Climate Friendly Travel and why he believes that the positive effects of travel can sometimes be lost when we talk about Climate Friendly Travel.

Today I’m joined by Mark Bibby Jackson who is the Founder of Travel Begins at 40 and is the lead on SunX Malta’s Climate Friendly Travel Services. After more than a decade in Southeast Asia, Mark returned to his native UK, to continue his career as a travel journalist.

In 2017, he launched and edited the travel website Travel Begins at 40 and in the following years he has travelled extensively around the UK, Europe and Central / North America writing in-depth articles for the website. Responsible travel has always been a subject close to Mark’s heart, so, in 2020, he enrolled on the Climate Friendly Travel diploma course with SUNx Malta, and has published a series of articles on sustainable tourism on Travel Begins at 40.

In this episode I speak to Mark about the origins of Travel Begins at 40, the challenges and opportunities of climate friendly travel and why he believes that the positive effects of travel can sometimes be lost when we talk about climate friendly travel. If you’d like to find out more about Travel Begins at 40, you can visit travelbeginjsat40.com where you’ll find a wide range of wonderful travel articles and features. And you can visit climatefriendlytravelservices.com to learn more about Mark’s work there.

Finally, if you’d like to learn more about how you can get involved in Climate Friendly Travel and indeed become an ambassador by signing up free of charge to join The SUNx Programme, then please visit www.climatefriendly.travel or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thanks so much for your company and remember, when it comes to Climate Friendly Travel, every small step forward, is giant stride when we all step together…