Archive for January, 2008

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Costa Rica Top Ranking Ecotourism spot in Latin America

January 16th, 2008

This past October, the Certification for Sustainable Tourism program awarded the 68th business in Costa Rica with a certification; a 17 business jump since 2006. This makes Costa Rica the top-ranking spot amongst the 167 certified businesses throughout all of Latin America.

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Fairmont in New Partnership with WWF

January 10th, 2008

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced today a partnership with the WWF aimed at impacting climate change. The program seeks to monitor the hotel chain’s carbon footprint and set a reduction goal for June 2008. This goal will allow the Fairmont chain to become part of the WWF’s Climate Savers program as well as create the [...]

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First “Seven-Tree” Rating Awarded by TheBestGreenHotels.com

January 8th, 2008

TheBestGreenHotels.com, an online ratings service geared toward eco-friendly hotel operations, has announced its first-ever award of “seven trees”—the website’s highest possible rating—to the Old Chapel Forge Bed & Breakfast in Sussex, United Kingdom; a AAA four-star hotel built in and around a 1611 chapel building.

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Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference 2008 location announced

January 1st, 2008

The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) announced today that on October 27-29, 2008, leaders in sustainable tourism from across North America and beyond will meet in Vancouver, British Columbia for the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference 2008 (ESTC 2008) at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.

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