World Oceans Day 2009: UNEP works to ensure cleaner oceans for a greener planet
Organizations and activists throughout the world are standing up to recognize the plight of the world’s big blue ecosystems, hoping to shed light and build support to protect the world’s greatest and largest natural habitat.
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Green business travel events and meetings gets an eco-incentive with tree planting initiatives
Meetings and events technology company, SignUp4, is raising the bar on corporate green initiatives with its promise to plant three trees for each new and renewing customer.
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Adventure travelers get chance to win Australian roadtrip
WorldNomads.com has just opened its “Van-Tastic Adventure” in which travelers are given the chance to win a 6-week Australian roadtrip. Capturing their experiences documentary-style, the travelers are then eligible to win $10,000 cash and frlights from Virgin Blue.
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Citizen journalists answer the call for climate change
A new “Earth Journalism Awards” competition highlighting the best reporting on climate change was just announced by global media organization Internews in an effort to encourage and celebrate the best coverage of climate change in time for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December 2009.
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Microsoft steps into the travel search arena with a "Bing"
Competing with modern web-startups that seem to be dominating the social travel and shopping waves lately, Microsoft’s new Bing Travel is hoping to let travelers make smart travel shopping decisions with flight and hotel search, airfare price predictions, travel news and community and more.
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Green Globe re-structures its green certification process for travel industry
Well-known green certification provider Green Globe International has just updated the requirements for official “Green Globe Certification” in order to keep pace with the latest scientific data in sustainability.
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Watch live World Environment Day video at home while learning how to protect gray whales
With Mexico being the main hub for this year’s World Environment Day, many throughout the world risk missing out on a front-row seat to the festivities. However, sustainable travel company Pax Terra is offering a live video stream of the events at Puerto San Carlos Comondú in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Traveling for Peace in Iran
A new tourism offering to Iran aims to to build bridges of peace, culture and understanding between Iran and the Western World.
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Free fitness training for Kilimanjaro trekkers
Award-winning eco-adventure travel company Thomson Safaris is helping adventure enthusiasts get themselves in gear for a Kilimanjaro climbing excursion by offering a free, four-week specialized fitness training program tailored toward the demands of the adventure itself.
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Locals know best: new online travel guides by local gurus
Online wellness community InnerRewards.com has just launched a new online travel guide by locals, highlighting the best spas deals, restaurants, outdoor exercise tips and more throughout the U.S.
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Obama supports biofuel development and expansion
President Obama has voiced his concern and outright support for the future of development of the country’s biofuel industry as a main factor in the reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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New adventure travel website gives back to local communities
PureTravel is a new website that provides adventure vacations directly from the countries you visit, bringing together hundreds of carefully selected specialist tour operators across the world while cutting out the middle man and directly benefiting the local economy.
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Two online travel sites eliminate fees on flights
Online travel giants CheapTickets.com and Orbitz.com have announced that they are permanently removing booking fees on all flights, domestic and international. While it may not be in the vein of responsible or “green” travel, this bit of news is definitely worth reading for the budget-conscious traveler.
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Free webinar series promotes and discusses expanding role of Responsible Tourism
Starting on June 4th, a new series of free webinars produced by whl.travel will feature a set of global responsible tourism advocates. Speakers will present their visions for the current and future promise of the responsible tourism market.
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Over 500 Hotels get self-imposed Green Eco-Leaf rating
As of Monday, over 500 lodging properties have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org, the online social network of environmentally friendly travel.
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