Would You Trade Flying for Extra Time Off? These Companies Offer ‘Slow Travel’ Incentives

Some companies are offering extra vacation days to employees who skip flights for lower-carbon travel, a perk meant to cut climate impact and encourage “slow travel.”

Positive Planet, a consultancy advising companies on carbon measurement, net-zero strategies, and staff engagement, has piloted its “sustainable holiday leave” for about three years.

Under the policy, employees who avoid air travel receive up to two extra days of annual leave.

Head of impact and sustainability, Bryony Salter, wrote about the policy in a widely shared LinkedIn post: “It’s a simple but powerful idea: reward people for making low-carbon ch