You’ve just shaken off your New Year’s hangover, and here comes a travel company giving you the side-eye about sustainability. Oh, the irony, right? Glass house alert…

But here’s the thing: rising sea levels, mountains of waste, and endangered species losing their habitats aren’t exactly hitting pause in 2025.

Sure, tourism’s got its baggage, but it also has upsides when done right:

💰 Bring money to communities that need it
👷 Create employment opportunities
🐳 Fund conservation
🌳 Preserve natural habitats
🌏 Bring cultures together

So, let’s kickstart the year with a little R&R for our planet. Here are LuckyTrip’s 6 Eco Travel Resolutions to help us all travel smarter, better, and greener this year.

Let’s talk about Barcelona. The city’s bursting at the seams with 32 million tourists every year, and it’s taking a toll.

Overtourism plays havoc with local housing markets, damages cultural sights (they get trampled to shit), and destroys quality of life for locals 👎

The solution is stop being so predictable 🐑 Yeah, you. Shaun the sheep.

In Bratislava, poetry slams are lighting art centre stages and a vintage market and hidden jazz bar in Bulgaria is calling your name 📣 Choose a unique destination and spread that love around. The Eiffel Tower will not miss you 👋

“Ain’t about how fast I get there, ain’t about what’s waiting on the other siiiideeee…. It’s the climb.”

Old-school Miley knew what was up. 🙌

You don't have to take a flight... make your journey part of the holiday. Choose from epic electric car road trips and scenic rail routes:

🚂 The La Dolce Vita Orient Express is hitting the rails in 2025, gliding through the dreamy landscapes of rural Tuscany, Piedmont, and Sicily. And it’s debuting a new Paris-to-Istanbul route too. Yes, please.

🚂 Vietnam’s Revolution Express promises a 2025 journey like no other, weaving through beaches and mountains with jaw-dropping views.

Flying less? Do more. Squeeze every last adventure pip out of your travel lemon. Sure, you could laze around the pool drinking second-rate Piña colada's with Sandra and Martin... or you could go find the goats that chill in trees in Morocco.

Put. The. Adorable. Doped-up. Lion. Cub. DOWN 🦁 Oh, and get off that elephants back while you're at it. He’s not appreciating your extra mince pie weight…

“But getting hands on with the wildlife is the best thing about a holiday!”

Anything that involves touching, feeding, or interrupting wildlife is a no-go ⛔. But hear us out, there are other ways to get involved.

Instead roll with organisations that are all about animal happiness, protecting habitat, and spreading knowledge. Make a pact with mother nature to get involved in responsible wildlife adventures – think ethical animal sanctuaries, backing marine conservation, and picking experiences that are all about responsible wildlife viewing🍃.

Look out for small tours with an ecological focus and expert guide. Tours which use the admission money to further conservation efforts is a win.

Releasing endangered baby turtles back into the wild in Ghana is the way to go 🐢. Chained up tigers and tortured elephants? Not the one.

Dave stayed at a Premier Inn and ate at Frankie and Benny’s every night. Each morning Dave had a Starbucks coffee and shopped at the Carrefour… Dave was in Bali 🙃

The local community did not benefit from Dave’s visit, he took a lot but gave nothing back. Don’t be a Dave.

Eat at a locally-run restaurant, take a tour with people who grew up in the area, stay in a family-run B&B 🍜 Respect the local culture and spend your money with them - you’ll get a more authentic and enriching experience 🎎

That twig you snapped? It was part of a birds nest 🐦…This year we should all try and understand our impact 🔍

If you’re going swimming check your sunscreen - most contain harmful chemicals which can bleach coral (oxybenzone and octinoxate are the ones to look out for) 🐠 If you’re going camping take all your waste with you and dispose of it correctly 🗑

In general, it should look like you were never there. Think, nature Houdini.

Low carbon living, reducing your carbon footprint, call it what you want - basically, don’t take a greenhouse gas dump on Mother Earth 💩

Next time you look into a holiday activity, do it under your own steam 🚲 We’re talking pedal power, rowing, and sailing your way around sights 🚣

Even better, do an activity that isn’t just carbon-neutral, it gives back too. Plastic-collecting canal cruise in Amsterdam, anyone? The boats are made from recycled materials ♻