Female travellers are more likely to be interested in eco-friendly travel than men, according to new research.

Statistics from responsibletravel.com show that more than two-thirds of green holidays are booked by women, with more than one-third of these making solo travel arrangements.

The website also suggested that women's tendency towards environmentally-friendly travel is affecting holidays taken with their partners, citing figures suggesting that 45 per cent of females booking green breaks do so for two people.

"It's long been recognised that women wear the trousers when it comes to holiday decisions ... All consumers should be encouraged to ask plenty of questions of their holiday provider when booking a holiday," commented Justin Francis, co-founder of responsibletravel.com.

According to Wanderlust magazine, the typical adventure traveller tends to be female. It cites Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who travelled to Istanbul in 1717, and Gertrude Bell, who mapped Anatolian ruins and helped to set out the boundaries of modern Iraq in the 1900s, as some of history's greatest female travellers.

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