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Living a ‘Low Density Lifestyle’ – according to Ed Begley, Jr.
Actor, celebrity environmentalist and leading sustainable living expert Ed Begley, Jr. speaks out on green, healthy living, the environment and politics.
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‘Aloft’ in Arizona: Leading the way with first LEED Certification
Aloft Tempe has been awarded the coveted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council – making it the seventh LEED certified property for Aloft brand parent Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Sustainable business meetings, courtesy of Starwood
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has just unveiled its new Sustainable Meeting Guidelines for its collection of North American properties.
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‘Green is for Go’ – Greening Your Hotel Meetings and Conferences
Diana Driscoll outlines some of the biggest questions surrounding green meetings and travel. How do hotels measure up? And what exactly IS a “Green Meeting?”
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Choose to fly green with Air Canada
The full-service airline has partnered with Zerofootprint to provide a voluntary carbon offset program for eco-savvy travelers.
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Travel healthy to the 2010 World Cup
Considering venturing off to the games this year? Make sure you play it safe and healthy with some great tips from WorldNomads.com.
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Curious for adventure? Grab your gear and get going
A new online tool from outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain Sports is now making it easy for travelers to find their next great adventure, complete with full trip profiles, rich media, gear recommendations, and direct links to outfitters to book trips.
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Which airline is most eco-friendly?
Boasting a 25% more fuel and carbon efficient airborne fleet and an LEED-certified headquarters, Virgin America is soaring above the rest.
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Marriott helps promote sustainable business in China
The popular hotel group is headlining a new campaign to protect fresh water availability to over 2 billion people in China’s Sichuan Province – an area hit hard by the 2008 earthquake – as well as spearhead a variety of sustainability projects across the board.
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Damage control: BP attempts to greenwash America
While thousands of barrels of oil per day are jetted into our coastal waters, BP’s public relations team is on full “damage control” mode – committing the oil giant to $500 million in environmental research money to study causes, effects and prevention of the current and potential future spills.
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Louisiana oil disaster: Pointing fingers in the dark
As residents are up in arms over BP’s response, local and state government officials are actually calling for the Federal government to override BP’s response and take ownership of the situation – something goes against the Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s party agenda as well as the his stance on offshore drilling.
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Sustainable biodiversity to be celebrated this World Tourism Day 2010
This year, the travel industry will be marking World Tourism Day by highlighting how sustainable tourism initiatives can directly contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.
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This just ‘out’: Expedia.com opens an LGBT Travel Site
The online leader in travel booking has just unveiled a new LGBT Travel Site via a new partnership with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association.
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Protecting children in Cape Town through tourism
Cape Town Tourism is spearheading the Tourism Child Protection Code of Conduct in Cape Town – site of the upcoming 2010 World Cup – in an effort to drum up support from tourism businesses to join the cause and fight against the exploitation of minors in South Africa and Cape Town.
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Does wildlife filmmaking have a negative impact on conservation?
In a new book, one veteran nature film producer is taking a hard look at what often goes on behind the scenes in wildlife filmmaking and television—illustrating why conservation is all too often not the first priority and how these productions distort our views and treatment of wild animals.
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Discounts go to volunteers at RockResorts
The popular lodging company has renewed its voluntourism-centric “Give & Getaway” package – highlighting special deals and discounts to travelers who are interested in nature conservation and preservation projects.
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Taking the guesswork out of sustainable travel
A new website has launched with the mission to simplify the process of researching and booking the world’s best sustainable destinations while embracing the opportunity to travel in a low-impact and earth-friendly way.
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Orbitz caters to the adventurer in all of us
The popular online booking engine has just launched AdventureFinder.com – a new travel website that provides instant access to the world’s leading adventure vacations.
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How’s Boeing doing?
The airline producer’s recent environmental report shows significant decreases in CO2 emissions. So can we expect clearer, cleaner skies anytime soon?
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Sustainable tourism a worldwide goal for the UN
The United Nations has just announced a new global partnership to expand sustainable, responsible tourism around the world.
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