Australians Lead the Way with Clean Cruising



Clean Cruising, a new division of GlobeNet Travel, has partnered with the not-for-profit organisation Carbon Neutral to plant Australian native trees to combat the carbon emissions generated by cruise vessels. In what is believed to be a world first, Clean Cruising absorbs the cost and sponsors the tree planting themselves, unlike other carbon offset programs which charge customers an additional levy.

For passengers who book with their agency, Clean Cruising calculates the environmental impact of their cruise by combining Google Earth cruise route mapping with data from both industry and independent researchers. They then plant the required number of trees to offset these emissions and customers receive a certificate verifying how many trees were planted on their behalf.

More travellers are looking for sustainable travel solutions, says Clean Cruising'ss General Manager Dan Russell, but until now there'ss been no way to carbon offset a cruise holiday.

As an example, a typical 10 night South Pacific cruise generates almost 2 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per person which would be offset by planting 8 trees.

Clean Cruising has taken the initiative and made it easy for people to be responsible about their travel choices, praises Angela Tillier, Marketing Manager of Carbon Neutral. It'ss a great service to their clients and to the environment.

Mr Russell added, Many of our clients cruise to some of the world'ss most pristine destinations and we'sre excited to play a small part in helping to preserve these environments for future generations of cruise lovers.

More information is available at http://www.cleancruising.com.au

About Clean Cruising:

Clean Cruising is a division of GlobeNet Travel, a leading Brisbane-based online travel agent that was runner-up for Luxury Travel Magazine'ss 'sLuxury Travel Agent's in 2006. The launch of Clean Cruising is the most recent in a number of innovations the company has developed, which helped see it qualify for the Australian 'sDeloitte Technology Fast 50's list in 2005.





Australians Lead the Way with Clean Cruising