“If you think that a flight from Bristol to Nice for a family of four saves four tons of CO2 it makes absolute sense for the sake of the climate to go by train,” he said. A number of British companies have offered to give their employees additional time off if they opt to go on holiday via alternative modes of transport to flying . The scheme is being piloted by UK - based organisation Climate Perks . It proposes giving employees four extra days off per year , if they reach final destinations via a method less environmentally harmful than flying . Twenty - four UK companies have signed up to the scheme , joined by a handful of corporations from continental Europe . The scheme is targeted at holidaymakers looking to vacation in Europe , where they can use the continent 's high - speed rail network .
A number of British companies have offered to give their employees additional time off if they opt to go on holiday via alternative modes of transport to flying . The scheme is being piloted by UK - based organisation Climate Perks . It proposes giving employees four extra days off per year , if they reach final destinations via a method less environmentally harmful than flying . Twenty - four UK companies have signed up to the scheme , joined by a handful of corporations from continental Europe . The scheme is targeted at holidaymakers looking to vacation in Europe , where they can use the continent 's high - speed rail network .