For these last posts of the year I thought it was interesting to bring to your attention the best eco lodges, eco hotels, eco resorts, eco organizations as elected in the 15th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide. The 2008 World Travel Award Winners for Green are: World’s Leading Conservation CompanyShamwari Game Reserve, …
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the winner of best green hotels in Oceania…
Work in Eco-tourism! some job offers …
Our colleagues from http://www.travelmole.com/ have just realeased a very interesting news: “TIES website features jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities with our members from around the world. We encourage you to explore these diverse employment opportunities and to learn about careers in ecotourism and sustainable tourism. Working in ecotourism can be, particularly in these tough times, …
Planeta.com ‘s book of the year
The website Planeta.com has just released the winners for its third-annual book of the year award. The winners are: in the Environment category – Watching Giants: The Secret Lives of Whales in Food – Eat Smart in Sicily in Guidebooks – Traveler’s Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America in Tourism – Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places …
Air New Zeland goes Green !
Another airline goes green : Air NZ is enabling passengers to buy carbon credits – and the fees go directly into projects like the Tararua wind farm on New Zealand’s north island. Air NZ is also optimizing things like speed and weight with the goal of reducing their carbon emissions by 100,000 tons in five …
Another major hotel chain goes into the Green business : Element by Starwood
Interestingly enough, it is not any chain but the leading luxury chain, Starwood, the US based owner of Sheraton, Westin, St Regis, Le Meridienm, A-Loft, etc. They have just started a new brand, dedicated to green travel, Element … The first property opened in July in Lexington, USA. The Element hotels are built with technology …
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50 ways to be a true eco-traveler …
Dear readers, a very interesting mini site from National Geographic … 50 ways to be a true eco-traveler … from planing to packing, traveling, staying etc … Enjoy the reading at http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/sustainable-travel-tips/
Sri Lanka tourism working on becoming carbon neutral by 2018
Dear Readers a very interesting move from Sri Lanka Tourism along with all its stakeholders (hotels and resorts, tour-operators, travel agencies, green hotels, eco hotels. Mr Milinda Moragoda, Minister of Tourism, has launched this campaign to make Sri Lanka the most sought after green destination in Asia. He declared “Towards a Carbon Clean Sri Lanka: …
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New Zealand also its own green travel criteria and certifiation scheme …
The New Zealand’s green tourism verification scheme is called Qualmark Green. It has recently been picked up by one of Asia’s largest travel agencies, JTB, Japan Travel Bureau, the leading Japanese travel agency. “The Qualmark Green-accredited luxury tour to New Zealand is the first of its kind in the world, providing a range of environmentally-sustainable …
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A survey on ecotourism blog
Thanks to Intakt Internet Services, a IT services company out of Berlin, Germany. They have added us in their top blog list for Ecotourism … Have a look at the findings of their survey at http://www.trekking.net/sustainable-tourism-blogs.htm That’s their survey positioning: “However, what does sustainable tourism really mean? How can tourism be a source of income …