Holidaymakers believe they have been “greenwashed” by hotel and travel groups claiming to be environmentally friendly. A survey conducted by the world’s largest online travel guide Greenty.com early this year found that 62 percent of travelers believed that hotels overestimate their green credentials and only 30% say that hoteliers provide travellers with a fair green …
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How to Indulge Yourself with a Luxury Holiday to St Lucia
St Lucia’s mountains make its skyline instantly recognisable. When you think about the island, you probably visualise the twin peaks of the Pitons. Partly thanks to this iconic image, St Lucia has a lively tourist industry, and that’s a good thing. The tourist economy supports a wide range of excellent hotels and places to visit. …
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Responsible Travel : Getaway is a beach
How do we describe a perfect holiday? Nowadays, the first thing that pops into one’s mind when asked with this question is a beach getaway. With the sugary-white sand piling up on your feet, then being enticed for a swim in the crystal clear water, the beach escape is a traveller’s paradise here on earth. …
Canada’s Gone Wild, sustainably wild
What does one think when going to Canada? The beautiful scenery, the rich landscape, the awesome people? The vastness of this magnificent country boasts of the mix of warm sunny locations and cold frigid mountain peaks, vivid streets and pale white snow, exhilaration on the slopes and calm on its expansive fields – Canada is …
Novotel goes Green
Green Tourism is too often analyzed and understood as regional development, specific to regions or cities. We sometimes forget, even ourself, focusing each week on specific areas, that ecological travel may sometimes find its root in the transnational policies of international hotel chains. As a matter of fact, Novotel’s strategy has anticipated its clients’ expectations …
A green Aspen Meadows Resort
The green-conscious United States just keeps churning out more green hotels, and in today’s post, another such green hotel is the Aspen Meadows Resort. In the winter, the splendid and picturesque mountain town of Aspen is brimming with activities, portraying skiing, top shopping, dining and a variety of cultural activities for everyone. And there is …
The Ring of Kerry, Ireland
There are so many beautiful places to choose from if you are going to visit Ireland, and one of the most popular is the Ring of Kerry in the south west. If you are going to explore it, then most people start at the town of Killarney, a hive of activity in the summer and …
5 Hidden treasures of green hotels in United States
It’s a brand new year, and since my last post, many United States hotels with greenpractises have been unearthed since. These hidden green gems are greener than most hotels, and therefore deserves to be mentioned in our greeenty blog. An emerald gem, aptly hidden in the Treasure Mountains, search and you shall find, the jewel in …
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5 United States accommodation that does green.
Endeavouring to be the forerunners in all aspects, the United States are leaving no stones left unturned when it comes to being a green country. Lawmakers have been strategising and implementing various policies in an effort to combat rising carbon footprint, to make a green and healthier environment for the country’s residents. However, the United …
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The Fairmont Green Partnership
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is an active leader in the hospitality industry on environmental efforts and sustainable practices. “The Fairmont Green Partnership” program has been created in the early 90’s; Fairmont has then committed to reduce its hotels’ impact on earth. Thus the Green program became one of the most significant values of Fairmont’s policy. …