Useful Tips to Keep Green While Traveling

1. Choosing a green hotel There are a number of websites that list environmentally friendly hotels, B&B’s and lodges around the world; these are a good place to start. Keep in mind that each site has its own guidelines for rating properties, so you’ll want to do your homework to make sure that the hotel …

Beach House Maldives- Restoring the Coral Reefs of the Maldives

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 …

Towards green accommodations in Singapore? The Siloso Beach Resort leads the way.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Five notable Canada green accommodations.

Canada is the second largest (landscape size) country in the world, famed for its spectacular sights and sports, most notably hockey. However, these are not all that Canada can be proud of. Over the years, the green initiatives undertaken by Canada and its existing businesses have been plentiful, with results being nothing short of impressive. …

25 Green hotel in Costa Rica

Photo courtesy – http://www.encantalavida.com Costa Rica is an example for ecotourism – the country cares about ecological problem and makes serious efforts to protect its nature and natural species. The deforestation is forbidden and the government promotes rural community tourism projects. These 25 Costa Rica green hotels are the proof of Costa Rica’s involvement in …

25 Green Hotels in Mexico

Mexico offers an important landscape’s diversity from forests to lagoons, beaches and archaeological sites. Photo courtesy of http://www.reycaribe.com/ It is one of the main reason for Mexico to increase its efforts on ecotourism – plenty of new eco-lodges in Mexico are now available and tourists are offered the opportunity for a green and responsible treat. …