Your Planet Needs You! What to do and where to be for World Environment Day 2009
Millions of people around the world are planning to “Unite to Combat Climate Change” this World Environment Day, June 5th 2009 - just 6 months before the crucial U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
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Galapagos tour cruise company Ecoventura aims to be 100% free of fossil fuels by 2015
Galapagos-based, small but popular cruise vessel tour company, Ecoventura, is attempting to be fossil-fuel-free by 2015. The tour operator has already hit a goal of offsetting over 4000 tons of carbon this year alone.
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Keeping it simple: eco-friendly hotel bath products
Luxury meets eco-consciousness with a new line of earth-friendly amenities. Spanning a range of benefits and budgets, Earth Simple and Earth Perfect products allow hotel guests to pamper themselves in a whole new, green way.
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Marriott in Downtown Portland aims for LEED Gold
Give Portland, Oregon yet another green travel nod: on May 27, the city’s downtown area got a new boost of green lodging vitality with the opening of the Courtyard by Marriott—Portland City Center. Inspired by the region’s natural settings, the hotel is striving to achieve LEED Gold status - a first for the Marriott Courtyard family.
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U.N. wildlife photo exhibit commemorates World Environment Day
A new photographic exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC on Thursday, June 4, titled “Shared Life: Wildlife from Africa to the Arctic”, celebrates the world’s animals and highlights environmental sustainability throughout the world.
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Element Hotels says the economy drives green travel, not the environment
Starwood’s Element Hotels has recently launched its annual “Eco-Travel Index”, a new survey citing the global economic crisis as the biggest motivator for travelers becoming more environmentally conscious.
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Can three conservation groups win protection for sea turtles with a lawsuit?
The U.S. government is being sued over sea turtle protection, or rather lack thereof, by three conservation groups. The lawsuit has been filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over violations of the Endangered Species Act.
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Latina American tourism enters the green certification biz
Green Globe has joined forces with the Responsible Business Alliance to help travel businesses go green in Central America and the Caribbean in an effort to bring corporate social responsibility to the forefront of the region’s travel industry.
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New cultural travel brand launches to promote truly immersive travel experiences
Leading tour operator Tauck has launched a new brand, Culturious, aimed at creating authentic cultural adventure travel experiences for “boomer-aged” travelers - immersing guests in an active and hand-on approach to small group travel.
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New iPhone travel app lets travelers explore destinations based on their mood
San Francisco-based travel software company thumbble has just released “Super twiddler” - a new iPhone app that lets intrepid travelers toss out (and recycle) their old paper travel guides and experience cities “beneath the surface - finding out what to do based on the traveler’s mood, timeframe and location.
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Obama: Traveling by car in the U.S. about to get a little greener
President Barack Obama has officially unveiled plans to curb vehicle emissions with new fuel efficiency standards for cars in the States. His agenda will call for hybrid cars and light trucks that will be 40% cleaner and more fuel efficient by 2016, raising the minimum passenger-vehicle consumption allowance to 39 miles per gallon.
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Carbon offsets for students studying abroad
A new partnership between GlobaLinks and the Colorado Carbon Fund is aiming to allow students to offset their carbon emissions when studying abroad. The new initiative is a new addition to GlobaLink’s list of green programs, encouraging students to be prepared for cultural differences while remaining environmentally conscious.
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Washington D.C. hotel is for the bees
The nation’s capital just got bit more crowded with the introduction of over 100,000 honey bees to the rooftop of The Fairmont Washington. No stranger to environmental initiatives, Fairmont is looking to address and promote awareness of the nation’s current honey bee shortage due to pollution and loss of natural habitat throughout the country.
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Fair trade tourism in South Africa gains ground
With an official endorsement by the international Fair Trade Labeling Organization, Fair Trade Tourism South Africa is launching a pilot program of travel itineraries to South Africa to benefit the development of poor communities in the region.
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Adventure goes social with a new online network
Adventure and eco-travelers gather online to share trip experiences and future itineraries on the new, free social travel network MyAdventures.com. Exploring over 40 adventure travel topics, members can aggregate their Facebook profiles into the new site and help spread the coolness everywhere.
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