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July 31, 2009
Volunteering thrives despite recession
Many Americans have found themselves short on spending money these days, but they are not short on time or compassion, a recent survey found. Read More
July 29, 2009
Is "Super Green" Really that Green? Are they going beyond energy savings? You decide
The new 1,021-room riverside Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, with gorgeous views of the Houses of Parliament, has its sights set on becoming the greenest lodging construction by early next year. Park Plaza Hotels, owner and to-be-operator of the £350 million, heart-shaped, “SuperGreen” hotel, believes that sustainable environmental practices reflect the expectations and desires of its guests, employees, stakeholders and partners in business... Read More
July 27, 2009
Voluntourism Makes for Good Corporate Team Building
Volunteering in a group environment accomplishes quite a few things. It fixes stuff and helps people, primarily. It’s personally rewarding and brings co-workers together, blowing away any type of team-building ropes course ever devised. It’s also the perfect platform for corporate social responsibility... Read More
July 26, 2009
Government of Spain Plans to Spend 1 Billion Euros on Sustainable Tourism
At Friday’s Majorca meeting, the Spanish government approved a One billion Euro (UK£900m US$1.2bn) aid plan to boost the country's sustainable tourism. Read More
July 22, 2009
The International Ecotourism Society's New Blog
TIES is excited to announce their new blog YourTravelChoice.org featuring best practice stories, responsible travel tips and inspiring ecotourism initiatives from around the world. The blog promotes travel choices that make positive contributions to conservation, communities and sustainable travel.
July 21, 2009
Voting Opens for Ecotourism Spotlight Award
"In 2009 we have more contenders than ever before," said Planeta.com founder Ron Mader and director of the Ecotourism Spotlight Award. "The spotlight award shines attention on best practices and these nominees offer great examples for other government websites." Learn More at Planeta.com
July 20, 2009
How Green are Green Hotels?
"These days, every hotel wants to say it's green. If a chain has an executive policy, you have little idea whether it's drifted down to the front-desk clerk or a housekeeping department," Read More
July 15, 2009
Geotourism Changemakers Finalists Announced
It's your turn to vote for the winners! You can be a part of advancing Geotourism. 611 international entries were narrowed down to ten finalists by a panel of judges. See the list of finalists and start voting today!
July 13, 2009
Watch the World's 24 Plane Activity From Space
This is a 24-hours observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to about 2 minutes. From space, we look like a bee-hive of activity! Watch Video
July 13, 2009
Prince Charles Implores Leaders to Act on Sustainability
Capitalism and consumerism have brought the world to the brink of economic and environmental collapse, the Prince of Wales warned in a speech, which set out his concerns for the future of the planet. Read More
July 10, 2009
Sustainable tourism in challenging times
The 3rd annual Ministers’ Summit will be held on 10 November 2009 in London by UNWTO and the World Travel Market (WTM). This key gathering of travel and tourism stakeholders will serve to assess the effects of the economic crisis on the industry and provide new solutions to overcome current challenges. Read More
July 8, 2009
Caribbean – World First Carbon Neutral Destination?
Last week a major step was made towards an urgent carbon-neutral future for Caribbean Tourism. Faced with potential sea level rise, coastal erosion, extreme weather events, an increase in disease and consequent loss of employment, sustainable livelihoods and economic development - the meeting emphasized the importance of action. Read MoreJuly 6, 2009
Volunteer tourism: A tale of two communities
Not only is volunteer tourism, or “voluntourism,” thriving as a travel and service experience and an industry, it is also flourishing as a field of academic inquiry... Read More
July 3, 2009
World Bank Provides Credit of $35 Million for Flagship Project to Promote Sustainable Tourism Development in Ethiopia The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the first-ever sustainable tourism development project in Sub-Saharan Africa, a US$ 35 million International Development Association (IDA) Credit to the Government of Ethiopia. Read More
July 2, 2009
International Conference to Promote Women Entrepreneurs looks to Sustainable Tourism
The theme of the 2-day first conference jointly organized by the Association for Small Scale for Tourism (ASSET) and the International Ibero-American and Public Policies (FIIAPP) in Senegambia, is "Gender, sustainable development and sustainable tourism." Read MoreJuly 1, 2009
ECOCLUB celebrates 10th Anniversary by holding annual Ecotourism Awards
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, ECOCLUB, the International Ecotourism Club™ announced today the results of its sixth annual eco-project competition, the ECOCLUB.com Ecotourism Awards 2009, through which it funds community and environment-supporting projects, proposed and implemented by its Members around the world. Read MoreLatest News
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