Awards and Events
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- Santa Fe International Conference on Creative Tourism - September 2008
- Adventures in Travel Expo officially announces its lineup of presenters
- Green Energy Will Fuel the Olympic Experience for Millions of Spectators in Beijing
- First Green World Travel Awards
- Green Skies Conference in May 2008 in Orlando, Florida
National Tour Association Planning ‘Green’ November Convention
Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the first and largest certified green convention center in the world, will play host to the National Tour Association’s 2008 convention from November 15-19. The event marks the very first “green event” to take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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Live Earth Returns this Fall
This October 5th, last summer’s international concert extravaganza, Live Earth is taking the stage once again. Kevin Wall, founder of Live Earth, says that the October shows will be held on U.S. college campuses, and the focus will be on pushing the presidential candidates to address environmental issues. Locations, bands, and all other specifics are yet to be determined.
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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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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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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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Holiday Inn San Juan joins the millions worldwide supporting “Earth Hour”
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, millions of people, as well as governments, companies and communities around the globe, will join together to “turn off the lights” for a period of one hour, to show their concern over climate change. In solidarity with the worldwide movement, Holiday Inn San Juan will turn off its lights from [...]
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Green Skies Conference in May 2008 in Orlando, Florida
Green Skies, a green-aviation consulting firm, aims to shine a light on how the aviation industry can reduce and/or recycle waste. The Green Skies annual convention will focus on goals and solutions for lessening the amount of trash produced by airlines. Green skies would like to see a 100% recycle rate by 2018 which would [...]
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Traveling with Climate in Mind - business as usual or staying at home?
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), as part of its ongoing advocacy campaign “Traveling with Climate in Mind,” proudly supports the upcoming workshop on tourism and climate change, to be held at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, March 7 from 10am -1pm.
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Environmental Certification from America’s Best and Country Hearth
This week, America’s Best Franchising Inc. launched the lodging industry’s most comprehensive and mandatory certification program of eco-friendly practices throughout its two brands: America’s Best Inns & Suites and Country Hearth Inns & Suites. The program establishes a “best practices” outline to be mandated at each property and focuses on include a linen and towel [...]
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2008 International Conference in Alanya, Turkey
The Faculty of Business at Akdeniz University and the School of Sport, Leisure and Travel at Buckinghamshire New University are pleased to announce the 2008 International Conference on “Culture and Event Tourism: Issues & Debates.” This conference has been scheduled to take place at the “Belediye Kültür Merkezi” in Alanya, Turkey.
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