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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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Dear readers since most of you are involved into the ecotourism sector, I recommend you to join the Ecotourism group on Linkedin – where you can exchange ideas and opinions on the subject ! Join here : http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=950787&goback=.gdr_1232686012431_1
Interesting customer survey from the Cacao Pearl Resort in Palawan , a high-end eco-resort in the Eastern Island of the Philippines… The survey was based on 283 travelers opinion and has highlighted that eco-resorts have to iprove Food, Facilities and Style to Attract High Spenders. Important are quality and variety of food, facilities on offer, …
Another interesting move from Green Globe, leading to a more comprehesive, global, set of criterias for certification… Green Globe International has reached an agreement with Green Hotel Certification for Use of the Green Globe Brand in the Certification of Hotels. As a result, Green Hotel Certification will initiate sales and marketing efforts in North, Central …
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