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The Thai resort of Hua Hin has begun to promote 'green holidays', in a bid to encourage tourism in the area.

As climate change becomes an increasingly pressing issue with holidaymakers who rack up considerable air miles travelling to their chosen destination, hoteliers are trying to ease their consciences when they arrive.

Srichan Monrakkharom of the Evason Six Senses Hideaway told the Times of India: "European people feel guilty that they have to fly a long way and generate a lot of carbon emissions."
To help people offset their carbon emissions the hotel ensures that its private villas are built from locally-sources materials.
Furthermore, Mr Monrakkharom reports that hardly anything in any of the Six Senses' rooms is made from plastic.

Hua Hin has a population of around 70,000 and boasts one of the lowest rainfalls in Thailand, although it does benefit from a sea-breeze, which keeps temperatures down.