Green Holiday claims confuse travellers

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 …

EarthCheck awarded by WWF …

EC3 Global, from Australia, just won the WWF Sustainable Small Business award, for their work in encouraging the tourism industry to take action to get greener. EarthCheck’s certification and benchmarking gives the hospitality industry a science-based approach to increase efficiencies, maximise guest experience and minimise their environmental footprint. More details about EC3’s award at http://www.earthcheck.org/news/ec3-global-wins-wwf-award.aspx

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. …

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 …