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Adventure experts plot low-carbon road trip to summit

Operators
Will Payne
27 September 2022

The bosses of two adventuring touring operators have opted to drive an electric car to Switzerland for the 2022 Adventure Travel World Summit next month instead of flying in a bid to "lead by example" on sustainable travel.  

Claire Copeman, Adventure Tours UK founder

Claire Copeman, founder of Adventure Tours UK, and Mark Wright, founder of The Adventure Connection, will embark on the 13-and-a-half hour journey to Lugano on Saturday (1 October) ahead of the summit over 3-6 October.

Copeman will actually start her journey on Friday (30 September) with a four-hour train ride from North Wales to Winchester, where she will meet up with Wright to begin their sustainable road trip.

Together, they will then drive to Folkestone to take the Eurotunnel to Calais, before making a number of charging stops ahead of their overnight stop in Reims. They will then take on the final stretch of the journey to Switzerland.