Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
Zurich 1993: that was the first time any hotel I had stayed in raised the subject of limiting damage to the planet. A small sign in the bathroom of my budget hotel invited me not to have the towels changed during my two-night stay: if I agreed (by keeping the towels on the towel rail), some energy, detergent and water would be saved.
