Travel has always been an important part of our bucket lists and vision boards, but we hardly ever consider what repercussions our dream trip would have on this planet. According to a World Meteorological Organisation report, 2014 to 2019 were some of the hottest years recorded. We need an urgent global response to bring climate crisis under control and, as travellers, there's a lot we can do to mitigate the situation. Let's face it – travelling opens up the world, and ethical travelling protects it. For starters, ethical travel isn't a killjoy and to ensure it isn't, here's a list of things suggested by Ithaka, a travel planner that you can do differently.

Packing light

This is probably the simplest of all. Carrying fewer bags not only makes it easy for you to move around but also helps save on some fast replenishing energy (read fuel – the higher the load, the more fuel consumption). Travelling light doesn't have to mean you don't get to carry your favourite clothes on the trip anymore. For instance, carry one swimsuit instead of the three you couldn't decide between.