Like hotels, they are rated according to their amenities. Emissions from transportation are one of the greatest detriments to the environment. Not only is the region in which the emissions originated affected but the pollution helps contribute to the problem of global warming. A major player in the tourism industry is air travel. Air travel is becoming the world s most popular form of mass transportation.
Airplanes are responsible for air, noise, and water pollution.
Runoff from de-icing chemicals causes the water pollution. The NRDC found that while the regulations regarding emissions from automobiles and factories becomes stricter, international air industry regulations have yet to effectively change. Spain along with other countries has called for worldwide standards to reduce aircraft emissions. It is with transportation where the benefit of an organized group, as opposed to an individual independent tourist, is most visible. A group will use one vehicle there by reducing the emissions that enter the atmosphere, as opposed to private cars for the same number of persons.