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The Ultimate Guide to Ethical Travel [Infographic]

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The ultimate guide to ethical travel

Let’s face it, we all love nothing more than escaping the daily grind to some exotic part of the world for a couple of weeks or exploration and relaxation.

One of the biggest parts of travel is experiencing a new culture. This comes in many forms, from eating the local cuisine to attending local attractions and events unique to that part of the world.

However, as travelling the world becomes a more plausible option for more holidaymakers each year, new moral challenges have arisen.

Ethical Travel Awareness

For example, for many years, one of the biggest attractions in the USA for tourists was Seaworld. At these parks, you can see performances from a variety of creatures, including Killer Whales.

However, following a number of revealing stories about the terrible ways in which some of the sea creatures were being kept, people began boycotting the theme parks.

Take a quick look at this post from Collective Evolution from 2015 which discusses this in much more detail.

There are many more moral and ethical things to take into consideration if you are planning on travelling abroad. The difficulty is that there isn’t always a simple answer as to whether you should take part.

The Ultimate Guide To Ethical Travel

Thankfully, a new infographic from globehunters.com looks to lend a helping hand. It’s called ‘The Ultimate Guide To Ethical Travel’.

This great infographic runs through a number of scenarios many tourists may encounter. It then offers up a couple of discussion points and a verdict on whether it would be a good idea or not.

For example, it discusses whether riding elephants is ok or not. This is something which has become big business in South East Asia off the back of Western tourists.

Take a look at what advice is on offer about riding elephants as well as a number of other ethical quandaries in the infographic below.

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The Ultimate Guide to Ensuring You’re Not Bumped Off The Plane on Your Next Flight [infographic]

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The ultimate guide to ensuring you’re not bumped off the plane on your next flight!

While it has long been a policy for plenty of airlines, the process of potentially bumped off before takeoff is something which has only just come to light for many people.

In April, a passenger aboard a United Airlines flight was forcibly removed from an overbooked flight.

David Dao, a doctor from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who refused to leave the plane, was dragged off by a security officer, cutting his head in the process.

A video emerged of the incident online which sparked a chain of controversy surrounding the process of removing people from overbooked flights. You can take a look at the video by heading to the NY Times site.

While this was clearly a rather overblown example, it made many people aware of the possibility of overbooking.

Avoiding Overbooking

Obviously, overbooking is pretty much out of your hands. However, you need to be aware of the protocol once you have been made aware that your flight has been overbooked.

Firstly, airlines are required to ask for volunteers to switch flights. As a thank you, they will compensate you with a travel voucher or some sort.

If there aren’t enough volunteers, the airline may well select people who will then be entitled to cash.

Clearly, neither of these scenarios are ideal and we would all much rather get to our destination on time, without any unnecessary fuss.

How To Not Get Bumped Off A Flight

So, how do you best avoid situations like this or manage them when they unfortunately arrive? Well, thanks to a new infographic from silverdoor.co.uk, you can learn all you need to know.

It’s called ‘The Ultimate Guide To Ensuring You’re Not Bumped Off The Plane On Your Next Flight’ and you can take a look below.

It covers everything from explaining which airlines are less likely to overbook to which type of flights you should consider booking.

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