How to travel Flight Free from UK to Portugal…
Iain travelled to Portugal in June 2024 to take part in the European Duathlon Championships as part of the British Age Group team. Having pledged not to fly during 2024, this meant a journey by train, ferry and car, with his time-trial bike to Coimbra in Portugal. Iain wrote about his experience in this piece...
Interview in ‘The Independent’
Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast and founder of Ski Flight Free, was recently interviewed by ‘The Independent’ for an article about climate change and the lack of early-season snow in the Alps. Iain Martin, a lifelong skier and host of The Ski Podcast, pointed out that there was still plenty of skiing this week...
5 Things We Learned from LISTEX Online 2021
This week, the snowsports industry enjoyed one of the regular virtual networking events organised by James Gambrill of the Mountain Trade Network. The format over three days allowed private one-to-one meetings between suppliers and buyers, destinations and journalists and also featured nine forum events, covering topics from sustainability to big data, the future of snowsports...
‘Driving to the Alps’ article in The Telegraph
Iain from Skipedia and founder of Ski Flight Free recently wrote this article for ‘The Telegraph’ about why driving to the Alps is better than flying. You can read the article on the Telegraph website. You might find it is locked behind their paywall, in which case you can download it as a Word doc...
Tourism Declares: Iain Martin’s Declaration
Tourism Declares is a collective of travel companies, organisations and industry professionals who believe tourism should declare a climate emergency. As a signatory to ‘Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency’, I agree to the following five commitments: Develop a ‘Climate Emergency Plan’ Share commitment and progress publicly Cut carbon emissions Work together Advocate for change My...