All Posts Tagged With: "United States"
Geotourism goes digital: National Geographic app brings Yosemite to the desktop
A new, online National Geographic Yosemite map application lets travelers plan their trip from the desktop, while offering a comprehensive insider’s look at the entire Sierra Nevada region.
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Can the U.S. set the stage for a successful Copenhagen Climate Change Conference?
The United States is the only developed nation that has not committed to an emissions target. Poorer nations are threatening to stage a walk-out of the UN summit in Copenhagen next month unless President Obama commits to an ambitious carbon reduction.
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What needs to happen for the Copenhagen Climate Change summit to be a success?
With a little over one month to go before the UN summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, a handful of benchmarks will determine the success of this international gathering of the minds.
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Eco-travel industry professionals panel visit Guyana to experience and promote the country’s unique nature and cultural offerings
The group is part of the latest tourism product familiarization trip organized by the Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative, a joint project of the Guyana Tourism Authority and the US Agency for International Development / Guyana Trade and Investment Support project.
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Canadian green hotel program expands into the U.S.
Canadian-born green hotel certification program, Green Key Eco-Rating Program (Green Key), has officially expanded its operations into its southern cousin, the United States.
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Book reuse program begins at Destination Hotels & Resorts in time for National Book Month
Destination Hotels & Resorts, popular for their eco-minded mentality toward hospitality, has just launched a new company-wide campaign called “Read & Reuse” – designed by the brand’s “Green Teams” to address the thousands of pounds of books travelers leave at hotels and resorts each year by collecting books to be donated to local libraries, schools and non-profits.
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How arctic warming affects the entire world, not just polar bears
A new study by WWF indicates that warming in the Arctic will have devastating consequences on the entire planet due to harmful greenhouse gases and significant shifts in global weather patterns that could disrupt the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people – all at a much worse rate than previously predicted.
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Al Gore's 'Climate Project' partners to enable youth against global warming
The Climate Project, the world’s leading climate change organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has teamed with Athgo International, a global non-profit, to work on initiatives designed to mobilize global youth support to protect the environment and to develop solutions that promote a more efficient use of our natural resources.
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Energy development study determined to offset wildlife impacts
Conservancy scientists compared maps that highlight key habitat areas to maps of priority oil and gas drilling areas. Overlaying these images helped identify where energy interests and biodiversity interests collided.
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Eco-practices at Destination Hotels & Resorts
A new green lodging program has becomes part of the company culture at Destination Hotels & Resorts, implementing over 60 eco-friendly measures throughout the properties.
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Holiday travel slows down due to economy
AAA is projecting a slight decline in Thanksgiving travel for the first time since 2002, citing the state of the American economy as a major catalyst, which has not only affected travelers’ pockets, but has forced the cost of travel to rise as well.
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Heritage Hotels & Resorts rolls out "Going Green" program.
Heritage Hotels & Resorts takes great pride in making sure environmentally safe practices help achieve a sustainable future. The foundation of the company is centered on the preservation of the heritage and culture of the southwestern region.
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US and Iran promote 'Peace Through Tourism'
“I am excited to be part of this grassroots movement,” says Thomas Stenimetz of eTurboNews. “This is a great way to set our mark on a peace movement and build on mutual understanding through tourism.”
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Santa Fe International Conference on Creative Tourism – September 2008
UNESCO Creative Tourism Conference teaches fundamentals of Creative Tourism as “a global conversation,” featuring the world’s leaders on creative tourism.
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Experience stagecoach travel on the American Frontier
The route of the stagecoach is once again alive with prospectors, pioneers heading west, cowboys, mail carriers, and soldiers. Stagecoaches began the first transcontinental mail delivery in 1858, along torturous routes through seas of towering prairie grass, parched desert, and across rocky mountain trails.
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New Guide Outlines Best-Practices for Tropical Forest-Based Tours
Conservation International (CI) is pleased to announce its latest publication, A Practical Guide to Good Practice for Tropical Forest-Based Tours, incorporating input from biologists and travel experts from Australia, Belize, Ecuador, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Protests and potential boycotts
Boycotts and protests have occurred at past Olympic Games by groups of protesters, activists, and political groups who have had grievances against the host countries or another participating nations. In some cases, these activities have been sanctioned by member states, such as in the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Arizona Conservation Priorities Receive Boost from $13 Million Grant
Arizona’s Verde River is a critical source of water to communities and wildlife along its path from northern Yavapai County to the Phoenix Valley, which is why residents have decided to partner with The Nature Conservancy in Arizona to protect this land and the precious Verde River for generations to come.
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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
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