Moreover, the survey shows that most French home owners and visitors will stick with low-cost flights regardless – seventy-nine per cent (79%) said the possible environmental impact would not stop them using low-cost airlines; while sixty-one percent (61%) would not change their plans even if there was a green tax.
When asked how they would travel if they did not go by plane, 78% of the 1,069 who took part said they would use a car to go to and from France. Only 16% said they would take the more environmentally-
Today, there are more than 100 different flight routes to France from the UK – as FrenchEntreé
Thirteen per cent (13%) of those surveyed do not own a home in France but are likely to holiday there. Of these only 3% were less likely to holiday in France because of concerns over global warming. However, 18% would be less likely to if there was an added green tax.
''Given the constant publicity given to the impact of low-cost flights on the environment, it is interesting to see that it has so little effect on people's travel plans, and that it is the age-old issue of money that talks loudest,' says Michael Streeter, Property Editor of FrenchEntrée.com. 'But what comes out most strongly is that for the vast majority, the joys of la belle vie in France overcome any concerns about extra taxes or global warming.'
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