Carbon Responsible First for Business Class Travel
(PRWEB) July 25, 2007 -- Customers can now offset their carbon footprints by booking business flights through business travel comparison engine BizClass Travel Market. Following the successful launch of the website and thanks to popular demand, marketing and advertising travel specialist Global Travel Market is now introducing another first in business travel with a complete carbon offset solution for business flights.
Customers using the website are given the option to balance their carbon emissions before they click through to the supplier's site, where they then book their flights directly with their preferred vendor.
Global Travel Market CEO Dave Simmons said: "We have been very encouraged by the positive response of the business class consumer to our carbon offset facility. Global Travel Market understands the impact of travel on the environment and the need for greater awareness and education in this area"
The carbon offset facility is proving to be a success with 19% of BizclassTravelMarket.com users choosing to utilise the carbon calculator and offset programme.
This initiative, fulfilled by Carbon Responsible, allows Global Travel Market to introduce carbon responsible air travel into corporate responsibility schemes as well as individual leisure travel."
By creating an awareness and driving big businesses to carbon offset their flights, passengers can significantly reduce emissions and further the cause of responsible travel for corporations and travel companies.
Marketing Manager for carbon neutral, low fare business class airline Silverjet, Tamarah Khatib, commented "BizClassTravelMarket.com's carbon offset proposition allows Silverjet to demonstrate to its customers just what a key concern the environment is to the airline."
BizClass Travel Market (http://www.bizclasstravelmarket.com) is the content rich, market specific, travel search engine that provides the traveller with the resources on one comprehensive site, to quickly, simply and efficiently research and compare prices for their business class travel arrangements..
Australia Travel Market (http://www.australiatravelmarket.com) is the content rich, destination dedicated, travel search engine that provides the independent traveller with the resources on one comprehensive site, to quickly, simply and efficiently research and compare prices for their holiday to Australia.
www.malaysiatravelmarket.com is the content rich, destination dedicated, travel search engine that provides the independent traveller with the resources on one comprehensive site, to quickly, simply and efficiently research and compare prices for their holiday to Asia.
www.carbonresponsible.com The Carbon Consultancy was founded to address the need for a dedicated carbon initiative within the travel industry. It is motivated by the need for travellers and travel industry alike to protect the destinations that they visit/work with and to understand the carbon impact of their travel.
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