Ethical Holiday Accommodation
Ethical Consumer’s chart-toppers in 2022 are:
Ethical Consumer’s chart-toppers in 2022 are:
- Canopy and Stars: a variety of types of rural self-catering accommodation, for all manner of groups, in UK (most) and Europe. Also from Sawdays – https://www.pawsandstay.co.uk/, for dogs with humans.
- FairBNB: self catering accommodation in Europe (mostly Belgium), rural and urban. As Canopy and Stars, your group has exclusive use of the unit.
- Independent Hostels UK: hostels suit more casual travellers, although some can be booked for exclusive group use. You’re more likely to meet new people, sharing kitchens, lounges and dorms – usually single sex, or sometimes family rooms. Not all are brick built. They’re in urban and rural locations. Irish independent hostels (includes Ulster). There are independent hostels elsewhere – we stayed in Lubeck, Germany.
- YHA (Youth Hostels Association). The original, stemming from the German version of old. Covers England and Wales – see SYHA for Scotland, An Óige for Irish and HINI for Northern Irish. Part of an international network. Other details as Independent Hostels UK.
Hostels in France, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg (which has details of hostels in other countries, eg Italy, but links for further information and booking are via the currently out-of-action hihostels.com website), Belgium, Spain: https://reaj.com/ with booking on https://www.inturjoven.com/en/, Portugal, Denmark, .Norway, Sweden (allied to YHA), Finland, Switzerland.
Be bold, leave the plane on the ground. Sailing’s the way to go – by scheduled trip, or sail-hiking. There’s cross-channel, or cross-Atlantic; or tour around the UK, all or part. https://www.voyagevert.org/