Travel News

Eurostar passenger numbers rose in the first half of the year, driven by people switching from planes to trains to curb pollution, the firm said.

news.bbc.co.uk

Labels: Eurostar, pollution, trains

Therapeutic mud packs have been recommended to restore the Taj Mahal's famed white marble facade which is yellowing due to high levels of air pollution.

theage.com.au

Labels: pollution, restoration, Taj Mahal

A thinktank from the Institute for Public Policy Research has called for flights, holidays and cars to carry cigarette-style warnings to help deter the public from forms of transport that pollute the atmosphere.

guardian.co.uk

Labels: flights, pollution, warnings

Northern Thailand is experiencing its worst pollution in 14 years from forest fires and slash-and-burn farming in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.

timesonline.co.uk

Labels: forest fires, pollution, Thailand