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June 2011- In keeping with the old adage ‘leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photos’ Beach House Maldives, a Waldorf Astoria Resort offers its guests a perfect memento of their stay: a patch of coral reef to call their very own. For $150, the luxury resor’s coral reef regeneration project allows guests to select …
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The Siloso Beach Resort, located within the island of Sentosa, in Singapore, is the example to follow regarding ecological accommodations hotels shall focus on providing. Proving that going for green does not reduce the comfort customers are entitled to expect, this hotel has been logically rewarded with the most prestigious awards concerning ecological travels (Singapore …
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Green energy is an overarching term used to describe power that comes from natural, renewable resources. By utilizing resources that are readily available and easy to replenish, we can cut our dependence on fossil fuels and reduce our carbon footprints. Many hotels have switched to using these renewable sources of energy, making them a great …
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–> We’ve all heard of solar energy – energy from the sun that can be harnessed for all kinds of different reasons. For example during the summer when you are growing tomatoes in your greenhouse, you are harnessing solar energy to accelerate the growing process. You don’t need solar panels to use this energy, since …
Walking holidays can be great for the whole family. However, one thing that most of us will struggle with is choosing the right clothes to wear. The problem that most of us face is finding the right balance between practicality and fashion. However, there are solutions available if you look in the right places! Here …
Image By: strollerdos Christmas is just around the corner. The phenomenon happens year after year—summer has just ended and the winter’s here in no time. The holidays are approaching which has got the air buzzing with anticipation and excitement. Friends and family are starting to plan their Christmas parties and meet-ups. Most people would …
Bali is one of the most popular destinations in south-east Asia, certainly the second after the tourist hub of Thailand, Phuket. Bali has developed into a kind of Saint-Tropez of Asia, mixing nice beaches, great restaurants, cafes, nightlife and amazing villas for rent. Everywhere the prices have gone up , especially in the hip districts …
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Do you know that many green hotels now provide discounts for customers who travel via public transport so as to reduce carbon footprint? Here’s just a few of them that I have chanced upon! Chatsworth Hotel, United Kingdom – “To support this ongoing initiative we are pleased to offer a £5.00 per person reduction on …
Hi readers! This topic has been something that I have been always been wanting to write in detail about and I recently posted this article in green-travel.info. Thought I would share it here with you guys too. Green hotel in urbanized jungle, possible? Before I embarked on the journey of knowing more about Green Travel, …
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Inspired by a friend, I made some research of tree house hotels and I was amazed to find out that there are so many of them! For this blog post, I would be sharing some of the top few tree house hotels that I would personally want to visit one day. Hope it inspires you …
