Passengers making the mid-haul journey to property in Italy could find that their spare clothes are responsible for a substantial increase in carbon emissions.

Thomson Holidays suggests some ways in which all travellers can be more eco-friendly by taking a little extra care in choosing what to pack.

For instance, expensive jewellery can be heavier than fun trinkets or costume alternatives, as well as more distressing if misplaced while abroad.

But it is not just the luxuries that could be raising the carbon profile of reaching property in Italy and other mid-haul destinations.

A third of people return from their break with a quarter of their clothing unused, the holiday firm says – equating to more than 7,500 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Meanwhile, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is asking holidaymakers not to bring food from overseas into the UK.

Not all items are permitted into the country, meaning they may be seized at customs, while many traditional national foods are now available within the UK itself.

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