Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Social Responsibility and Commitment to Sustainable Tourism Define ITB Asia

ITB Asia is actively aware of tourism’s responsibilities to society as a whole. As the leading trade show for the tourism industry in Asia, it sees itself as a link between research and science, between companies, markets and societies.

August 22, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Asia General, Environment

Celebrate World Turtle Day with GoVoluntouring, and Stroll on a Moonlit Beach in Aid of Turtles

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 8, 2012 – Turtles, the easy going “dudes” of the ocean, have fascinated us for generations, in turn becoming symbols of patience and wisdom. We are in love with turtles, each of them with a unique story underneath that hard shell. Historically they were the slow and steady characters of children’s [...]

May 8, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council Seeks Input on Global Criteria for Sustainable Destinations

Portland, OR April 30, 2012- The Global Sustainable Tourism Council announces the release of its new Destination Criteria. Through a consultancy led by Sustainable Travel International (STI), the GSTC is soliciting input and comments from all travel and tourism stakeholders on this exciting project, ensuring diverse feedback is collected as the project evolves. The GSTC [...]

April 30, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment

New Sustainable Travel Website Launched

LOS ANGELES, California – Green Globe Certification today launched its new sustainable travel website, www.greenglobe.travel . The site provides sustainable hotels, cruise ships, meeting facilities, tour operators, and attractions in the world’s most exciting travel locations. Businesses are displayed in alphabetical order with description, pictures, location and map, contact information, and links to booking. Users [...]

April 25, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment

How Travellers Can Help Save The Planet This Earth Day

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, April, 2011 – On Earth Day, April 22, more than one billion people around the world will be contributing to the protection of the planet in one way or another. Whether the act is small, like turning off all the lights in an office or home, to large-scale music and art events, [...]

April 18, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment

Greenloons Asks Families to “Pay It Forward” By Combining Sustainable Travel with Volunteer Projects To Assist Turtles, Pandas and More

Vienna, VA, April 11, 2012 – Greenloons http://www.greenloons.com/, the company that helps travelers make sustainable travel choices, offers four suggestions for families who believe their teenage children can expand their views of the world by engaging in voluntourism this summer.

April 11, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment

Just Released: A Sustainable Path for Large-Scale Coastal Tourism in Mexico

Washington, D.C. and Mexico: The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), a research and policy institute affiliated with Stanford University, released today a new report designed to assist large-scale coastal tourism projects in Mexico meet internationally recognized standards for sustainable development. The report, Alternative Development Models and Good Practices for Sustainable Coastal Tourism: A Framework for [...]

March 14, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment

Five Tips for Sourcing True Green and Authentically Sustainable Travel Opportunities

Vienna, VA, March 14, 2012 ˆ The best intentions can sometimes go awry, especially when dipping travel toes into what may ˆ or may not ˆ be authentic green travel.

March 14, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Art and Tourism 2012 to Feature Sustainable Development

This will be one of the themes featured in the 10th edition of Euromeeting, which will take place in 2012 as part of Art & Tourism: 250 delegates from all over Europe are expected. Art & Tourism will host Euromeeting 2012, the important international seminar dedicated to the themes of sustainable and competitive development in European [...]

February 2, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Environment, Italy

VisitEngland Validates Sustainable Travel International’s STEP Eco-Certification Program

LONDON — In an effort to help maintain minimum certification standards for tourism businesses, VisitEngland, Visit Wales and Northern Ireland Tourist Board have endorsed, through an independent review by the International Centre of Responsible Tourism, Sustainable Travel International’s Sustainable Tourism Education Program (STEP) as a recognised certification programme.          

January 25, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: England, Environment