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Are there health benefits of LEED?
Do LEED “certified green buildings” really help protect our health, or is the certification too limited? One report suggests we amend LEED standards to include direct benefits to human health.
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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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Travel industry can deliver clean water to Haiti
As emergency relief agencies attempt to get the essential supplies through that are needed in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, Just a Drop is calling for donations from the travel industry to provide ongoing support for villages and communities.
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Las Vegas CityCenter’s holistic spa now taking reservations (or, ‘Why I need to go to Vegas’)
Sin City’s sustainable wonder, CityCenter, is unveiling its the intimate Vdara Health & Beauty -a “sensuous spa sanctuary” focused on holistic health and well being – on December 1, 2009.
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Help Congress protect our kids from toxic chemicals
Scientific studies are emerging on an almost daily basis that continually link toxic chemical exposure to serious health problems, especially in young ones.
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Jeep adventure tours help humanity in India
Participants explore remote desert villages in the stunning, geographically-unique region known as the Little Rann of The Kutch – traveling each day to different villages to distribute school supplies and provide medicine and critical health care for needy villagers.
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Breaking through the hype: How can living green be easy and affordable?
A new “how-to” online guide wants to show people just how to “go green” from start to finish while actually saving money.
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Eco-friendly hotel amenities now come in bulk sizes, too
Green hotel-pampering agent Pineapple Hospitality is now offering the Sonoma Soap Company’s eco-friendly amenities in daily and bulk gallon-sizes in an effort to further promote its own sustainability standards in a big, big way.
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Hotels brace for H1N1 outbreak
A new manual released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association outlines how properties can best handle and prepare for H1N1 flu risks this coming season.
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Air travel company helps businesses prepare for H1N1 with pandemic planning and management
OAG, a leading provider of global airline data and intelligence, has developed a working prototype to assist health organizations and government agencies in preparing their strategies to combat the spread of pandemic diseases like the H1N1 virus.
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World tourism prepares for H1N1 flu season
Representatives from 33 public administrations, the private sector and relevant international organizations convened to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic, expected to coincide with the beginning of the flu season in the Northern Hemisphere this coming fall.
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Luxury hotels bring holistic wellness to guests
Leading holistic and wellness hotel group, Healing Hotels of the World, is now offering a comprehensive global collection of luxury hotels specializing in the holistic well being of guests, while at the same time offering superlative standards of luxury.
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Tell your Senator to support climate legislation!
The World Wildlife Fund is urging voters to put pressure on their State’s Senators to support climate legislation in Washington with the “Act for Our Future” campaign; a national public awareness campaign that supports legislation that would help protect the nation and the world from the devastating impacts of climate change.
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Humanitarian travel adventures through the Thar Desert of India
The award-winning, humanitarian-based adventure travel company Relief Riders International (RRI) has developed an all-new humanitarian program for 2010 that leads humanitarian expeditions on horseback through The Thar Desert of India and into the mystical Southern Rajasthan.
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Kenya builds on social and environmental responsibility with new tree-planting pledge
Over the next two decades, Kenyan communities have pledged to plant 7.6 billion trees in order to counter massive deforestation in the region. Currently, only 2% of Kenya remains forested – far less than the minimum 10% required cover for healthy ecosystems.
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Smoke-free hotels on the rise as FreshStay.com celebrates its 4,000th member
If you are anything at all like me, cigarette smoke and the like could possibly be one of the most obnoxious smells around – not to mention the most hazardous to your health. So, how can a health-conscious traveler keep their distance from this airborne burden?
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Humanitarian village in Rwanda part of Protravel’s commitment to social responsibility
Thanks to a fundraising partnership between Protravel International’s and FXB USA, an international humanitarian organization, the new Protravel-FXB Village in Cyeza, Rwanda has finally launched – offering a comprehensive package of healthcare, education and economic opportunities to 500 impoverished children and adults.
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Eco-aromatic tourism for sensual meditations, healthy living and herbal training in India
“Transformative” travel genre, eco-aromatic tourism, blends meditation, holistic education and green visions in Udaipur, Rajasthan – India’s most enchanting heritage site – through a series of Indian herbal workshops designed to provoke personal transformations, enhance professional growth, and suggest more sensual and effective health care solutions for the modern world.
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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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LIVEH20: Water Woodstock for Peace, Health & Sustainability
LIVE H2O, Concert for the Living Water, will stream live across the internet in HD video on June 19-21, 2009. The event’s purpose is to advance activism by inspiring scientists, recording artists, religious leaders, spiritualists, and audiences worldwide to environmental activism honoring water to promote peace, health, and plenty of clean water for everyone.
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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
Standing together for a better world 
Travel inspiration 2.0 
Why stronger regulations are crucial to combating climate change 
