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Transportation
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Flights, tours and tickets can be booked online at
lonelyplanet.com/bookings
.
Air
Domestic airfares fluctuate significantly depending on the season, day of the week, and
flexibility of the ticket for changes and refunds. Still, nothing determines fares more than
demand, and when business is slow, airlines drop fares to fill seats. Airlines are competit-
ive and at any given time any one of them could have the cheapest fare.
Most air travelers to the Pacific Northwest will arrive at one of three main airports:
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
(SEA;
www.portseattle.org/Sea-Tac
) Known locally
as 'Sea-Tac'.
Portland International Airport
(PDX;
503-460-4234;
www.flypdx.com
;
7000 NE Airport
Way)
Vancouver International Airport
(YVR;
www.yvr.ca
)
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main
cause of human-induced climate change. Modern travel is dependent on aero-
planes, which might use less fuel per kilometre per person than most cars but travel
much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including CO2)
and particles also contributes to their climate change impact. Many websites offer
'carbon calculators' that allow people to estimate the carbon emissions generated
by their journey and, for those who wish to do so, to off set the impact of the green-
house gases emitted with contributions to portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives
throughout the world. Lonely Planet off sets the carbon footprint of all staff and au-
thor travel.
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