Archive for April, 2008
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Rare Polar Voyage to World’s Largest Nature Preserve
For travelers looking to get far off the beaten track this summer, a rare Arctic expedition may fit the bill. Sail aboard a polar-class icebreaker; see polar bears, walrus, seals, whales and more!
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Starwood’s Element Brand Aims for Green
White Plains, New York-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced today its goal that ELEMENT Hotels, its latest brand, will pursue the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED certification. Its first hotel will open in Lexington, Massachusetts in July before the brand surfaces in the Las Vegas, Houston and Baltimore areas.
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Travelport Debuts Advanced ‘Carbon Tracker’ Emissions Reporting Tool
Travelport today announced the introduction of the Travelport Carbon Tracker, a new and advanced post-booking reporting tool designed for travel agencies and corporations to address the growing demand to measure and report carbon emissions as part of a sustainable travel program.
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New Guide Outlines Best-Practices for Tropical Forest-Based Tours
Conservation International (CI) is pleased to announce its latest publication, A Practical Guide to Good Practice for Tropical Forest-Based Tours, incorporating input from biologists and travel experts from Australia, Belize, Ecuador, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Launch of the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008
Nominations are now open for the Responsible Tourism Awards 2008 sponsored by Virgin Holidays. The Awards celebrate tourism ventures around the world that make a positive contribution to conservation and the economies of local communities.
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TIES Announces New Program: Global Knowledge & Local Experiences
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) will celebrate Earth Day through a unique full-day event entitled “Global Knowledge & Local Experiences ~ Your Travel Choice Makes a Difference!” This innovative program combining a guided eco-tour of the Washington DC area and a free public evening forum on Indigenous business leaders in ecotourism.
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JetBlue Airways to celebrate Earth Day by planting trees
JetBlue Airways is marking Earth Day by hosting environmental volunteer activities as part of its ‘One Thing That’s Green’ initiative. Crew members will join other volunteers in a tree-planting event in New York’s East Harlem neighbourhood and on Earth Day itself, April 22, the airline will distribute Green Starter Kits to crew members and customers.
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Green Cleaning at Home and in Your Hotel
On top of the risks to our health, most common household cleaning products harm the planet as well. Lucky for us travelers, hotels are starting to catch on and many of them are making the switch to environmentally friendly and non-toxic cleaners.
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Paris-Orly Airport gets renewable geothermal energy heating
The operator of Paris-Orly airport, Aéroports de Paris (ADP), has agreed an 11 million euro ($17.5m) project to build a geothermal station that will provide the airport with up to a third of its total heating needs.
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Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit scheduled for April 28-29
The inaugural Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit will be held April 28 to 29 at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tenn., kicking off and honoring the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Travelport Announces Strategic Partnership with The World Travel & Tourism Council’s Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Travelport Limited, the parent company of the Travelport group of companies, announced today it has entered into a strategic partnership with The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.
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Greater Yellowstone Director Receives Keystone Award
The Nature Conservancy’s Greater Yellowstone Program Director, Paul Hansen, was recently selected to receive the prestigious Keystone Center 2008 Leadership in the Environment Award due to his exemplary leadership, consensus-building and positive impact in the environmental community. Joining leaders in education, industry and government, Paul will be honored at a Washington, D.C. event this June. [More...]
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