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More leaders are taking the path of ecotourism … The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has presented a report commiting to a green industry , together with a few global leaders including Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, the patron of the The Cambridge University Programme for Sustainability Leadership, and Robert Webb, General Council British …
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Dear readers from the industry, You certainly know the WTM, the huge tourism tradeshow that takes place in London every year, in November. As you might be aware, they are embarking on green travel promotion. Last year a full day of conferences was 100% on resposible travel. In order to prepare their 2009 edition, you …
I know the pages on eclotourism and green hotels in Tulum, Mexico are the most popular on this blog – therefore I thought it would be useful to present you this development from the U.S. developer The Tierra Group. Los Arboles, situated in Tulum, is an ecological subdivision of 221 residential properties located in the …
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Dear readers the green travel trend is here to stay … we had seen in previous blog articles Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia going green…. Now it is the leading European portal Venere.com (recently acquired by Expedia) that is giving us green travel advices at http://www.venere.com/blog/green-travel-tips/ well, nothing revolutionnary … 1. Choose greener modes of transportation. …
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Dear readers havent yet done your choice for your valentine’s gift after our post from last week ? so here is another source of inspiration : romantic , eco, green travel oriented geaways … a great selection from the daily green : http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/ecotourism-green-travel-460209 You will find in this selection the 10 Most Romantic Ecotourism Destinations… …
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Dear readers I have great feed back on my post yesterday on Costa Rica …seems that everyoe wants to get there …. You want more details on Costa Rica , please feel free to click the following link, it will give yiu a lot of content on the top 8 ecolodges destinations in Costa Rica …
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Dear readers Eco travel, green resorts and ecolodges are everywhere in the media … The NYT recently publised a list of their top ecolodges in Costa Rica, that we would like to share with you: According to the New-York Times, “outstanding ecolodges and wilderness resorts are set apart by an ongoing commitment (financial or otherwise) …
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We have mentioned the reunion of Green Globe and Green Certification in an earlier post: http://blog.greenty.com/2008/11/green-globe-and-green-hotel.html The dual certification program has just announced its first joint certified tourism attraction certification: Tennessee’s Ruby Falls. Ruby Falls is the US deepest commercial cave and largest underground waterfall open for public viewing. It has been named as a …
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A great way to pamper your Valentine next week with one of five luxurious singles and couples romantic getaway packages at the Green Avalon Hotel and Spa in Portland, Oregon, USA. The Avalon is a famous US eco and green hotel. They are the first USGBC LEED certified hotel building – the second in the …
Dear readers, an unusual story – not really related to our main topic eco-travel – but a great example of renovation of a building for a greener environement – and that’s not a hotel, that’s a convent ! The renovation includes grass- roof tops, use of recycled concrete and glass, efficient bulbs etc. and you …
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