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Combine altruism with adventurous travel in these emerging vacation spots.By Rebecca Ruiz, Forbes.com Inspired by Southeast Asia’s natural beauty and rich culture, many travelers are showing an interest in the area’s alternative “eco” vacations, like the one offered in the Thai National Forests. Participants on this 10-day tour (airfare and two nights’ stay in Bangkok …
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Though “ecotourism” is a vague term to most consumers, Andy Drumm, a senior ecotourism specialist at the Nature Conservancy, says there are specific components to look for in a vacation marketed with the word. Where the environment is concerned, Drumm says tourists should ask whether or not a tour operator or hotel is certified and …
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You may think that trekking is a purely environment friendly activity …but this may also lead to strong negative effects on the environment: Nepal is a good example of the environmental impact of uncontrolled tourism to natural areas (Extracts from WWF articles) Tourism is one of the main sources of foreign exchange income for Nepal. …
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http://www.ecotourismlaos.com/ is an interesting website. Created by The Lao National Tourism Association, it aims at promoting eco-tourism, green hotels and nature tours and treks in Laos. For such a destination, beautiful but still limited in volume and notoriety, we are very impressed by the effort of the governement – much more than in certain much …
Bali is a beautiful place, but often too crowded right ? A lot of traffic, people, tourists, discos etc. but it is also the place of surf, religions, nature treks and therefore eco-tourism ! Listed below are a number of nature tour opportunities and eco-tourism facilities in Bali, Indonesia. BALI MARINE PARKWelcome to Indonesia’s Marine …
Interestingly enough, there are many many criteria for eco-tourism that we have posted earlier on this blog – we are trying to be as comprehensive as possible thus we are sharing with you the , the UK green tourism Business Scheme criterias; we think they are both extremely relevant and comprehensite thus might be the …
An interesting survey was published last night by Datamonitor on Eco-tourism. We have learned a few interesting things inlcluding the fact that the most important destinations for eco-tourism are not exactly the ones we thought of: In fact, the top players of the ecotourism market are Ecuador, Costa Rica, Belize, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Nepal …
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A good news I just read on Techcrunch… Women 2.0 held its second pitch event today on the kempt grounds of the Stanford University. It was a chance for five private tech companies with at least 50% female ownership to compete for a prize suite of business services collectively worth $15,000. People’s Choice winner Gaiagy …
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Singapore might not ne known for being an eco-friendly. Its carbon footprint, with its giant a/c malls and permanent construction work, is quite heavy. However Singapore is trying hard to counterbalance some of these negative effects – with an efficient subway system, more buses (when will they be green tough?), and a toll road to …
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That is definitely a great news for eco tourism. One of the world’s most respected chains has unveiled last week this great, revolutionary project: You cna find out more on this eco-hotel – by visiting the project’s website: http://www.ihgplc.com/innovation/index.asp?pageid=23 That is a real showcase on responsible tourism. IHG group insists on its four main axis: …
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