Traveling obviously has a major impact on one's carbon footprint. However, how can you compare the amount you travel with the average in your area? Traveling can be for work, educational, or just for fun. This means that the amount people fly can vary in a specific area. I live in California and depending on where you are, you'll meet people of all different backgrounds and circumstances. Some of my friends travel all the time while some have never left the country. Just this year, according to United Aviation, 4.3 billion passengers were carried on a plane. This is a huge number but the large numbers of traveling people are probably only coming from specific places. So, how accurate is comparing your travel-related carbon footprint to those in your area?
Here is an interesting link with more flight and travel-related facts and statistics: https://www.icao.int/annual-report-2018 … -2018.aspx

I'm agree with you.
I live in French Polynesia, in middle of Pacific Ocean. For us, it is very important to be able to travel, even if has a bad impact on carbon footprint. It is something wich is necessary. For exemple, students often have to go in other countries to do them graduate studies, because we have less choice in Tahiti. They have to go to France or Canada, it is very far. Indeed, it takes 22h to go to France by  plane.
Moreover, polynesian people often likes to go to other countries while holidays, for exemple go to California or New Zealand ( it takes 8 and 5 hours to go their by plane!)