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Finally there seems to be some move towards a common, international label for eco-tourism … Some industry heavyweights, including Sabre, UNEP, UN-WTO, CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity), IUCN, ICMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites, Rainforest Alliance, CAST (Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism), Conservation International, The International Ecotourism Society, IHRA, Federation of Tour Operators, Conde …

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“Industry Must Work Together on Sustainability” commented sabre, one of the leading Global Distribution Service (based in the US). Leilani Latimer, their Director of Sustainability Initiatives, explained that the global travel business must move forward to identify and implement a clear, transparent and verifiable certification system for sustainable tourism. However she stressed that this would …

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Interesting to see that you can be a high-end, profitable, classy and also green hotel … The Siloso Beach Resort of Sentosa Island (the resort of Singapore) has quite a number of unique features: – the resort was built in a former jungle area – but 600 trees were preserved at the time of construction …

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an intersting feed-back from India …. There was a clear accent on eco tourism, sustaiblable travel and green hotels in the 24th Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) Annual Convention, on August 7-10 in India. “Sustainable tourism” is not a discrete or special form of tourism, rather “all forms of tourism should strive to be …

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Interesting move from http://www.lastminute.com/, a leading European online travel agency. They are highlighting on their website a few actions they are taking for a greener tourism. That comprises of promoting the train between Paris and London, and some internal actions such as using a green taxi company and offseting all their “business travel” carbon emissions. …

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An interesting initiative from Jakarta, indonesia. The Sari Pan Pacific hotel, part of the Pan Pacific hotel group, has conducted, in April 2008, the Green Globe Program and will distribute trees to their employees to be planted at their homes. “This Environmental Care Program is our contribution to create a greener living environment. We hope …

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The 2008 Responsible Travel & Tourism Forum will occur in Toronto, Canada on October 14/15 this autumn.The forum will last for two days and feature both formal sessions and workshops. The workshops will be on green commissions, green meeting and event planning, sustainable best practices, corporate social responsibility, emerging green travel trends. The speakers will …

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A large and popular tourism destination, Australia is also home of a number of programs and labels of eco-tourism that promote eco-tourism, nature tours and green hotels. A good example is Ecotourism Australia. They have set up their own criteria stated within the Eco Certification Program and they cretify more and more Tourism operators in …

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Another government is investing in ecotourism, another great sign of dynamism in the field … The NZ Government has decided to dedicate NZ$3m to Sustainable Tourism The New Zealand government is committing an extra $2.83 million over the next year for the implementation of the New Zealand Tourism Strategy 2015, Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor announced …

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