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The 2008 Responsible Travel & Tourism Forum will occur in Toronto, Canada on October 14/15 this autumn.The forum will last for two days and feature both formal sessions and workshops. The workshops will be on green commissions, green meeting and event planning, sustainable best practices, corporate social responsibility, emerging green travel trends. The speakers will …
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A large and popular tourism destination, Australia is also home of a number of programs and labels of eco-tourism that promote eco-tourism, nature tours and green hotels. A good example is Ecotourism Australia. They have set up their own criteria stated within the Eco Certification Program and they cretify more and more Tourism operators in …
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Another government is investing in ecotourism, another great sign of dynamism in the field … The NZ Government has decided to dedicate NZ$3m to Sustainable Tourism The New Zealand government is committing an extra $2.83 million over the next year for the implementation of the New Zealand Tourism Strategy 2015, Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor announced …
The other day, I was in Bangkok, Thailand talking to a hotel owner. He is holding a weekly green committee in his team, to review the green practices of the hotel – hopefully to drive towards things that are more responsible and sustainable … And why are doing this ? I asked openly … Because …
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Can Six Senses Spas Resorts & Spas, a very high end resorts and spas chain based out of Thailand – with resorts in South East Asia priced around 500 USD a night, be considered as an ecotourit chain ? Many would doubt of it … In fact, Six Senses operates a unique management style: Management, …
Always good to hear that people who make efforts will be awarded…. nothing better than a good incentive to motivate people on eco-tourism and responsible travel … 90 companies have been nominated for the first Green World Travel Awards. Awards are in different categories: – World’s Leading Conservation Company – World’s Leading Eco-friendly Airport – …
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Hi there, Just a short note for you to not forget to pencil this date in your calendar: ESTC 2008 ~ Greening the Tourism Industry in the US and Canada will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada October 27-29, 2008. That is the leading Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism Conference. Speakers are great , have …
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We just another good read from travelmole.com. The discovery of renewable geo thermal energy in the volcanic mountain range of Nevis is expected to transform the small Caribbean island’s tourism industry when supply begins early next year. The clean energy source will enable the island to further develop its tourism product without damaging the local …
That is certainly a great sign for eco-tourism since Responsible Travel is the leading OTA (online travel agency) providing green holidays. They are based in the UK. More info below from http://www.travelmole.com/ Responsibletravel Sales Up 37% Despite the gloomy economic outlook there’s a ray of sun for responsibletravel.com, reporting sales growth of +37% for Jan …
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Eco-tourism in Japan thrives In June 2004, efforts by the Japan’s Ministry of the Environment selected 13 areas of the country in which it started to start model projects to promote eco-tourism. This initiative is now in its second year. Through eco-tourism visitors can enjoy nature while caring for the environment. The Ministry of the …