All Posts Tagged With: "national parks"

Eco tours in Yellowstone and Australia help raise environmental awareness

America’s Schools Program and Sustainable Travel International have partnered to offer eco-friendly trips to raise awareness within the travel industry for local economic development and the natural and socio-cultural environments.

Bunk House At Zion

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What: Eco Lodges
Where: Rockville, Utah

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Camping gaining popularity amongst travelers in the UK

A down economy, fun outdoor festivals and a yearning for nostalgic travel experiences is making some travelers across the pond take to the open air for their next sustainable travel adventure.

Help protect our National Parks with a new video challenge

The new “Your Parks Video Challenge” campaign, sponsored by the National Park Foundation and Olympus (the camera people), wants you to submit a video at Yourparks.com for a chance to win an exclusive trip to the National Park of Your Choice, an Olympus PEN Camera Kit, and more.

Xanterra to debut a Green Educational store 'For Future Generations'

Xanterra Parks & Resorts – one of the best known travel operators throughout Yellowstone National Park – is planning to convert its gift shop in the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel into an interpretive facility dedicated to informing park visitors about climate change and offering environmentally friendly products.

Ecotourism in Zimbabwe runs wild with the Victoria Falls International Marathon, supports local schools

Crossing the Victoria Falls bridge and into neighboring Zambia, the marathon runs relatively flatly through a National Park and World Heritage Site. Themed “Come and Run in a New Zimbabwe,” past years. proceeds support schools in the Victoria Falls township of Chinotimba.

Bush creates three Marine National Monuments in the Central Pacific

President George W. Bush made history today with the announcement of strong new protections for a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean that includes nine distinct tropical coral islands and their surrounding waters, ranging from Wake Island in the west to Palmyra Atoll in the east.

Hotel PURE promotes nature-loving in Costa Rica

HotelPURE.com Presents Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, next to the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano National Park. The hotel, popular for its adventure-travel themes, is expanding its sustainability practices as well as strenghtening its use of eco-friendly resources.

Discounts for custom-tailored Costa Rican excursions

JD’s Watersports in Costa Rica is offering a $50 per person discount on all customized Costa Rica vacations; providing logistical and detailed planning for one of the World’s most diverse destinations, with active volcanoes, 5 types of rainforests, hiking, Canopy Tours and more.

Grand Canyon National Park receives donation from Toyota

Toyota is donating 5 hybrid cars and $500,000 to help support Grand Canyon National Park’s educational programs and safety efforts as part of a larger initiative that the company is sponsoring to help support the country’s National Park Service.