Best Cotswolds Cycle Routes
Posted: 05/03/21
The Cotswolds were recognised as an Area of Natural Beauty back in 1966, in recognition of their rich and diverse landscape, which is characterised...
Read moreOur Responsible Travel Policy
Cycling for Softies has been promoting holidays by bicycle for over 30 years, encouraging this environmentally friendly activity is at the core of our business. We are committed to encouraging responsible travel and hope to make travel sustainable for the long-term by encouraging our staff and clients to support the environment and local economies.
Did you know that over 30% of our clients choose the greener option of travelling to their destination by train? Many of our tours can be reached by train or car, so talk to tour Cycle Experts today to find out more about how you can make the more sustainable choice for your next cycling holiday.
Offsetting flights
We are working with Mossy Earth and are committed to offsetting all staff travel in 2020 through planting trees.
Every little helps and you can do your bit by planting a tree at one of Mossy Earth’s current projects in either Ireland or Romania. They only plant native trees and always in a rewilding or conservation project. If you’d like to offset your flights, you can do so here: Click here to plant a tree. A typical short haul flight is 3-4 hours return and a long haul flight is 18-20 hours.
Our environmental policies
We are always looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact both at home and abroad. Here are some of our initiatives:
Our economic policies
Our tours are designed to offer the best possible economic output for the local area, with all supporting local businesses and investing in local communities:
Our social responsibilities
When travelling, at home or at work we continually encourage our staff and guests to be socially responsible:
This policy details our ongoing commitments to responsible travel. We’re always looking for ways to refine our policy and we welcome and suggestions on how we can further improve our strategy to travel responsibly.
Please contact us here if you have any suggestions.
Harvey, Head of Cycling
We are committed to encouraging responsible travel amongst our staff and clients. Exploring a destination by bicycle is a brilliant step towards sustainability on its own, but it doesn't have to stop there. We promote a range of schemes and incentives to help move towards positive change.
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The Hotel Marine de Loire is a boutique hotel set on the bank of the River Loire in the village of Montsoreau. Choose from one of the four lovely self catered apartments.
Posted: 05/03/21
The Cotswolds were recognised as an Area of Natural Beauty back in 1966, in recognition of their rich and diverse landscape, which is characterised...
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