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Orbitz to rent more hybrid throughout U.S., big news for responsible business travel
Orbitz, along with Fox Rent A Car, will offer customers access to hybrid rentals across all the company’s brands, including Orbitz for Business. Orbitz is one of the first online travel companies to offer hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars.
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RFK Jr. among environmental innovators to address global water crisis
Omega Institute is holding its “Water of Life” conference October 24-26th in Rhinebeck, New York in an effort to address the global freshwater crisis. Leading environmental Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Maude Barlow, John Todd, and others will be on site to discuss what can be done to protect this vital and irreplaceable resource.
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Nature-based enterprises help rural poor adapt to eco-threats
Expanding nature-based enterprises can increase income for the world’s rural poor. This approach, as outlined in the latest World Resources Report 2008, can also develop the rural poor’s resilience to social and environmental threats such as climate change.
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Discounts for custom-tailored Costa Rican excursions
JD’s Watersports in Costa Rica is offering a $50 per person discount on all customized Costa Rica vacations; providing logistical and detailed planning for one of the World’s most diverse destinations, with active volcanoes, 5 types of rainforests, hiking, Canopy Tours and more.
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LEED Salamander Resort & Spa in Virginia slated for a 2010 opening
Construction at the 168-room, LEED certified, “conservation-minded” Salamander Resort & Spa, the much-anticipated signature project from Sheila C. Johnson’s Salamander Hospitality company, aims to open to the public in Spring 2010.
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Tsunami relief funds redirected to Kerala tourism, Locals angry
Funds generated and intended for the relief of tsunami-affected communities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are getting re-allocated to develop tourism, prompting angry protests by local people. Kerala Tourism says developments will provide large-scale opportunity to local people, but tsunami survivors do not agree.
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Tampa resort wins Green Lodging’s ‘One Palm Certification’
Having undergone a $50 million renovation, Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida has devoted significant resources to improving environmental efficiencies across the board.
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Browse the world’s National Parks and Protected Areas on-line
New online database lets travelers view, measure and zoom-in on information about national parks and protected areas in their web browser, combining important data like species and geography, all into one portal.
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Ted Turner offers sustainable tourism criteria at World Conservation Congress
Voluntary standards that focus on the most critical aspects of sustainable tourism in order to help travel suppliers around the world meet increasing consumer demand for products and services that will have positive effects on communities and the environment.
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Personal care products work to protect the Amazon
Save Your World® teams with the first man to Walk the Amazon, former British Army Captain Ed Stafford, to unite & educate the world about the “most threatened eco-systems left on the planet.
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Wyndham launches new Sustainability Program with ‘WyndhamGreen’
Wyndham’s “Global Green Day” events took place in over 35 Wyndham Worldwide offices worldwide and included educational components on the WyndhamGreen program; access to eco-friendly products and vendor booths, and the launch of www.wyndhamworldwide.com/wyndham-green.
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New Galapagos DVD: ‘A Musical Odyssey’
Shot in hi def on location, “Galapago” A Musical Odyssey” features up-close images of exotic wildlife of one of the world’s last pristine paradise, located along the Equator line in the Pacific some 1,000 kilometers west of Ecuador, their sovereign country.
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