Archive for January, 2008
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British Airways Launches New Green Initiative, Focuses on Offsets and Deforestation
British Airways is taking fresh steps to intensify its work in limiting the airline’s impact on climate change, including a new carbon offset scheme, backing for deforestation prevention in Brazil and research into the effects of aircraft’s non-carbon emissions.
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Conde Nast names Mauni Lani among ‘World’s Top Earth-Friendly Getaways’
The Big Island’s award-winning Mauna Lani Resort has been named one of the “World’s Top Earth-Friendly Getaways” by Conde Nast Traveler magazine in its January 2008 issue.
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Going Green in Minnesota with GreenRoutes.org
A new website, GreenRoutes.org, is aiming to provide a means for socially responsible travelers to patronize unique, locally owned restaurants, lodging, cultural centers, and other destinations that are committed to sustainability throughout Minnesota.
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National Geographic Sponsors Geotourism Competition
National Geographic, Ashoka and WHL have teamed up to launch a new global geotourism competition.
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Jem Winston Opens New Eco Lodge in Dominica
The Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge has just been launched in Dominica, The Nature Island of The Caribbean.
Owned and managed by Jem Winston, of 3 Rivers Eco Lodge, the new lodge is adjascent to 3 Rivers, but nestled deep in the heart of the rainforest, and can be reached only on foot, after a 15 minute [...]
Cruises still an Eco-Nightmare
Last week, we featured a story about the cruise industry surrounding Mexico and how it is working to clean up its act. Now, a recent story by the UK’s famed Telegraph has determined that cruises are the highest-ranked “eco offenders” in the travel industry.
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Whale Watching in Iceland, powered by Hydrogen
The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial cruise ship plans to leave Iceland’s shore in April, allowing whale watchers a chance to take a day cruise on the “vessel of the future”.
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World’s First Vertical Farm to be built in Las Vegas
As probably the most visited tourist attraction in the Western World (although Disney is quite a contender as well), Las Vegas is known for being one of the most consumptive and energy-wasting cities in the world. However, Nevada State officials want to turn that image around.
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Real West Travel to Launch Eco-Friendly Booking Engine
Real West Travel Inc., a Colorado-based online travel service, is gearing up to launch an entirely new online booking system for eco-friendly hotels in the western United States.
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New Cruise Initiative to Protect Mexican Reefs
Over the past few months, we have featured a number of articles highlighting the dangers to the oceans’ coral reefs by human tourism. Some studies are even suggesting that Caribbean reefs are rapidly heading toward extinction due to the high volumes of tourists as well as increased water acidification and warming temperatures; conditions in which [...]
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El Salvador Ecotourism on the Rise with New Workshop
In anticipation of becoming a major international and regional tourism destination, El Salvador has partnered with The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) and the Business Foundation for Social Action (FUNDEMAS) in order to launch a long-term project to establish a national strategy for the sustainable development of tourism in El Salvador.
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Business Travel gets Carbon Offsetting Tool with TerraPass
This week, TerraPass launched a tool allowing businesses to measure and monitor their carbon emissions associated with their operations, including business travel. Aptly named the “Carbon Balanced Business Program”, the online carbon calculator analyzes five areas that typically inflate a company’s carbon footprint. Businesses usually generate carbon emissions through on-site energy use, off-site server [...]
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