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More ecotourism destination in the Carribean Islands: St Vincent and the Grenadines
The Carribean Islands are adding much more information on green hotels, eco hotels and ecotourism opportunies throught the website responsibletravel.com (see our article http://blog.greenty.com/2008/07/responsibletravel-results-show-high.html) The green tour operator has created a dedicated space on its website – a guide to the country of 32 islands told by the local people. There are stories of the …
Richard Branson again ! Virgin Atlantic to recycle its seat covers in fashion accessories !
We mentioned about Richard Branson in another article on its green resort in the Mosquito Island in the Carraibes … Now his airline, Virgin Atlantic, has come up with a very interesting project … towards a greener travel industry … They are working with footwear and accessories company Worn Again on recycling aircraft seat covers …
A questionnaire on Eco-Tourism
Hello dear readers, we are currently doing an extensive survey on eco-tourism. Could you please take some time to fill-up this questionnaire ? http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1062565 Thanks ! We will keep you posted on the results pretty soon, David
Puerto Rico starts a Coffee Zone Tourism Attraction
The annoucement cane from Terestella González Denton,, the Head of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) – boosting the concept of eco-tourism in Puerto Rico. She announced that 10 historic coffee plantations, known as haciendas, will constitute the new “Coffee Zone”. The plantations are located in Jayuya, San Sebastian, Ponce, Adjuntas, Las Marías and Lares. …
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Eco-tourism in Tulum Mexico
When looking at the stats of people reading our blog on ecotourism and green hotels, we saw how Mexico and Tulum in particular were being watched and read … a bit more research on the subject brought the following article on Tulum, Mexico and Eco tourism from Ellena Piccini. She explained there why Mexico is …
Two leading UK travel groups raise funds and invest in renewable energy
The two giants Thomson and First Choice have contributed to a project called “Gold Standard”… For a few month, they have raised money from their customers for a project called ClimateCare … and they wilol now start building a new wind farm in Turkey, which is listed on the prestigious Gold Standard registry. The Mazi …
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Bohol, the model of Eco-Tourism in the Philippines
Joseph Ace Durano, Secretary at the Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines stated this year: “Even at a time when eco-tourism was not crafted yet, the Boholanos were able to define it …” In Bohol, adventure tourism is in fact quite developed with river trekking, tyrolean traverse, rappelling, bouldering, rock and root climbing and …
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Pamela Anderson also on for eco-tourism ;-) !
The eco-tourism really spreads across borders, industries and styles 😉 Guess what ? The Movie and TV star Pamela Anderson is building an eco-friendly hotel … And Guess Where ? In Abu Dhabi ! Apparently, the star actress fell in love with the city when she went there recently on a charity trip. She stressed that the …
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Even Las Vegas tries to get into greener, more responsible travel
Well, when thinking about eco-tourism, the last place you want to refer to is Las Vegas right ? Giant A/C machines, enlighted desert strip 24 hours a day, huge swimming pools, 40 million tourists a year …. Conservation. Sustainability. Green. These notions rarely come to mind when thinking about Vegas … However, out there in …
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