England: London, Carbon Voyage Offers Environmentally Friendly Door-to-Door Express Service.
Posted July 15, 2009 , trackback
It is not often that London and the phrase earth friendly travel options appear in the same sentence but as I am planning my next trip to London I have discovered several examples – not only earth friendly but family friendly. You are probably thinking earth friendly and family friendly go hand-in-hand, right? Yup, that’s right.
Here’s the deal. My first green discovery is also economical. I have plugged Heathrow and Gatwick Express for several years because the service makes sense. After all, if you can travel lightly in a city why not do it? I am now happy to report that the good idea is even better. Heathrow and Gatwick Express have launched the first ever environmentally friendly door-to-door service to and from the airport with Carbon Voyage. Now travellers may book a pickup with Carbon Voyage and travel by car to Paddington or Victoria Stations to board the express train service to Heathrow or Gatwick Airports.
This new integrated service, which may be booked online, means customers will only need to make one booking, to arrange a Carbon Voyage vehicle and train ticket. Train tickets will be sent electronically to the customers, saving postage and paper.
According to George Fripp, Account Manager for Heathrow and Gatwick Express, the intent is to provide a best-in-class service and assistance to travelers who care about the environment. This idea works for anyone wishing to travel “green” in London. To make this concept come together Carbon Voyage patterned with Green Tomato Cars (www.greentomatocars.com), London’s largest exclusively green taxi company. The result is that travellers can easily “go green” without settling for a lower quality of service or paying premiums often assessed to earth friendly service. Travellers will enjoy a smooth journey, excellent customer service, reduce their environmental impact and pay less for the trip all at the same time.
Check the numbers. James Swanston of Carbon Voyage said, “From an environmental perspective, this new service will assist in taking cars off the road, reducing congestion and more importantly the pollution caused from the five million people per year that use taxis and minicabs to travel to and from Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. The average taxi trip from Paddington to Heathrow is approximately 6.2 kg of CO2 emissions as opposed to 1.4 kg using a train (Source: www.transportdirect.info).”
Make it happen. Heathrow and Gatwick Express Carbon Voyage prices start from ?32 and may be booked online at www.carbonvoyage.com
About Heathrow Express. Launched in June 1998 and operated by BAA, Heathrow Express carries an average of 16,000 passengers each day with over 50 million people having travelled on Heathrow Express since launch. Heathrow Express leaves every 15 minutes from London’s Paddington station to London’s Heathrow Airport. Customers can get to Heathrow Central (Terminals 1, 2 & 3) in 15 minutes and Terminal 5 six minutes later. For more information about Heathrow Express visit www.heathrowexpress.com
About Gatwick Express. Gatwick Express, the non-stop rail-air service between Victoria Station and Gatwick Airport departs every 15 minutes with a journey time of 30 minutes. For more information visit www.gatwickexpress.com
Editor’s note: My other family friendly “green” discoveries remain on my note pad fo rnow but will be featured once I have seen the green for myself.
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