Travelocity and Expedia have both begun offering customers the opportunity to offset the carbon emissions from their airplane flights. Travelocity is working with The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program, and offers carbon offsets to anyone buying a vacation package (flight + hotel + rental car). Expedia is working with TerraPass and offers the offsets to anyone purchasing a plane ticket.
The carbon offsets in the Go Zero program are offered as an option that customers can add during check-out when booking a vacation package on Travelocity. A contribution of $10 offsets an average trip including air travel, a one-night hotel stay, and rental car for one person. Expedia.com travelers can choose from three levels of TerraPass to purchase during the process of booking a flight or package; prior to checkout, Expedia customers will be offered a chance to purchase a TerraPass that funds enough clean energy to balance out the CO2 emissions caused by their flights.
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