The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report in 2018 stating that the world has just over a decade to restrict global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, beyond which the risk of floods, droughts, and extreme heat will significantly worsen. With a growing awareness of climate change, people are becoming more environmentally conscious. As of a February 2023 survey, 99 percent of Indian respondents stated that sustainable travel was important, making it the country with the highest share of travelers that believe in the importance of green travel. During the same survey, a lower share of global travelers believed that sustainable travel was important.

In 2025, 15 percent of respondents in the United States aged 30 to 44 considered environmental sustainability in their travel decisions to a large extent. In contrast, 34 percent of those aged 45 to 64 said they did not consider sustainability at all when making travel plans.

Sustainable tourism is a way of traveling that focuses on minimizing the harmful impacts of tourism on the natural environment. A global survey in 2020 revealed that ****************************** are the generations that are the most concerned with the importance of choosing an environmentally-friendly travel option. In comparison, those from ************************************* were more neutral in their views regarding eco-friendly travel.

Sustainable tourism is a way of traveling that focuses on minimizing the harmful impacts of tourism on the natural environment. A global survey in 2020 revealed that ** percent of respondents believed it was important to choose environmentally-friendly travel options. In comparison, ** percent of respondents did not agree that choosing an eco-friendly travel option was important.

Sustainable travel takes into consideration the economic, social, and environmental issues as well as being the needs of host communities. As of February 2022, the share of travelers in the United States who considered sustainable travel to be important was ** percent.

The displayed data on sustainable travel shows results of the Statista Global Consumer Survey conducted in the United States in February 2022. During the survey, nearly 40 percent of U.S. consumers said they were willing to pay extra for a sustainable travel provider.

In March 2022, the share of travelers in the United States who intended to make more sustainable travel decisions even if it inconvenienced them was approximately ***** percent. Meanwhile, the share of respondents who would make more eco-friendly travel arrangements if it did not inconvenience them was ***** percent.

In March 2022, conscious travelers worldwide were asked what challenges they faced when trying to travel in a sustainable and socially conscious manner. While 48 percent of travelers said the hardest part about traveling sustainably was choosing sustainable accommodation, 37 percent said reducing or eliminating their carbon footprint was the biggest challenge.

In March 2022, the share of travelers in the United States who would be willing to pay an extra cost of between ** and *** U.S. dollars in order to lower the carbon footprint of a trip was approximately ***** percent. Meanwhile, approximately **** percent of travelers were willing to pay an extra cost of over *** U.S. dollars.

A 2024 survey asked the opinions of people from the United States who travel with children on a series of travel sustainability topics. Based on the study, ** percent of surveyed people who travel with children mentioned considering sustainability measures when picking hotels. Meanwhile, ********* of the sample reported prioritizing hotels, rentals, and airlines with higher sustainable ratings.

In a survey conducted in 2022, over 40 percent of corporate travel managers surveyed said that partnering with hotels that have sustainability measures in place. For 3.4 percent of respondents, these criteria was not important, while for 2.7 percent of them, it was critical, meaning that they would not contract lodging services with hotels that have not implementing any sustainability policies.

In a survey conducted in February 2022, around 73 percent of respondents stated that they viewed travelling sustainably as important. In order to do so, around 26 percent of those surveyed reported travelling closer to home to offset their carbon footprint.

The displayed data on sustainable travel shows results of the Statista Global Consumer Survey conducted in the United States in February 2022. Approximately a quarter of consumers in the country said they had paid extra for sustainable travel (e.g. carbon neutral surcharge) in the past two years. During the same survey, nearly 40 percent of U.S. consumers said they were willing to pay extra for a sustainable travel provider.

According to a January 2025 survey, the demographic in the United Kingdom who were most concerned about climate change and its impact on travel was the 25 to 34 year age bracket, with ** percent saying they were concerned. Among this age group, ** percent said they would change their behavior as a result of these concerns. Meanwhile, ** percent of the 16 to 24 year age group said they would change over their concerns about sustainability in tourism.

In a survey conducted in 2023 in India, it was found that the majority of the respondents were likely to choose sustainable accommodation while traveling. Only *** percent of the respondents were unlikely to choose a sustainable accommodation option.

Goyang was selected as the most sustainable travel destination among the evaluated Asia-Pacific cities in 2023, with a score of ***** out of 100. Singapore followed in second with a score of *****.

During a July 2024 survey, a quarter of adults in the United Kingdom said they had changed the way they travel to make more sustainable choices. Meanwhile, 43 percent of respondents said that their travel behavior had not changed.

Various U.S. companies have adopted different sustainability measures to be kept by their employees when traveling for work. According to a 2024 survey, chainwide sustainability standards were mandatory in 26 percent of companies studied in the North American country. Another 39 percent of responding companies had made information about sustainable aviation fuel available in their booking engines.

Sustainable travel takes into consideration the economic, social, and environmental issues as well as the needs of host communities. According to an August 2022 survey on sustainable tourism, 83 percent of respondents from the United States said that they experienced travel guilt about their past trips they now worry may not have been sustainable.

According to a survey conducted by Trip.com in 2022, around 37 percent of respondents in mainland China said that when trying to travel more sustainably, they were not sure what's considered a sustainable option or if that option was reliable. Only 16 percent stated that they had not run into any difficulties when traveling more sustainably.