Tulum A year ago, I’ve been with my family to a great small place on the shore in Tulum, Caribean, Mexico. It was spring break 07 . 10 casitas along the shore, a yoga studio, and a perfect host, Roberto.Of course, no electricity during the day, only few hours at night, a perfect taste of …
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Ivory coast: Renewing Capacity for Tourism Development in Africa
I’ve found a very interesting article on the World tourism website about an african UN project. Tourism and local green development schemes are studied as a tool to alleviate poverty. “April 28, 2008, United Nations, UNWTO, is actively supporting African destinations which have the capacity to renew their tourism development after having recently suffered from …
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Why Greenty ?
Got the question a couple of times in the last few weeks so let me try to give you some answers… We are focused on the ecology, the environment and the people, so the color “Green” was a natural fit for us … The -ty is a great concept. Very hot at the moment in …
How travelers can make a difference, become eco-tourists
It is always interesting to have a good look at your travel providers …we encourage you to check if your eco-resort, green hotel or nature tour do provide some good answers to the following key questions: How do you conserve resources? It’s easy to request that guests reuse towels; hotels taking water conservation a step …
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More on the principles for sustainable tourism
As we discussed earlier, sustainable tourism is a wide, sometimes unclear concept. Part of our job @ Greenty will be to help you understand and find good alternatives for minimizing your impact when traveling …. To get our basics right and to help finding, selecting and rating the best eco-travel providers, we will follow the …
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What is eco-tourism ?
Ecotourism is not that easy to define. It actually covers a multitude of concept, from protecting the environment when traveling to caring more about local population …. we have found this interesting defintion from the TIES group: “Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.” (TIES, 1990) …