07 May 2007

Binge flying

So tell us something we don't know. Except that it's the writer of those 'Rough Guides' that's saying it. And the coining of the phrase 'binge flying' may yet prove useful.
"binge flying" constitutes a huge threat to the global environment. "If the travel industry rosily goes ahead as it is doing, ignoring the effect that carbon emissions from flying are having on climate change, we are putting ourselves in a very similar position to the tobacco industry.

Binge-flying culture is just beginning. The only way to stop it is a severe tax | Guardian daily comment | Guardian Unlimited

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