Archive for the ‘Sustainable Vacations’ Category

Sustainable Travel: Adventure Trips

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Adventure Center is a One-stop source for world-class sustainable adventure travel experiences at affordable prices. Choose from a range of over 1,000 adventure vacations worldwide including hiking and biking trips, cultural tours, African safaris, Antarctica expedition cruises, and much more. The environmental effects of a trip are key considerations during the itinerary design process. Everyone involved with the organization of a trip, from tour leaders to office staff, promote and adhere to sustainable travel principles, which travelers are encouraged to embrace.

Backroads, Country Walkers, National Geographic and Mt. Travel Sobek are all adventure companies offering unique itineraries including hiking, biking and walking trips to lessen the environmental impact and allow travelers to be culturally unobtrusive.

Would you be more likely to travel with a company that promotes environmentally friendly practices over one that doesn’t?

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Sustainable Travel: Part 2

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

On October 13, 2008 Travel Weekly’s Editor in Chief Arnie Weissman wrote an article about the recent meeting in Barcelona of the World Conservation Congress. They are trying to develop a set guidlines and criteria for what who should be considered a “sustainable” travel company, as there are more than 100 definitions of what sustainable tourism is. It seems that significant progress was made towards this mission. Another goal is that popular travel companies such as Travelocity and Sabre will eventually offer hotels with ratings where agents and clients who want to search for sustainable hotels only could do so with ease.  A green hotel not only promotes energy- and water-conservation, but also offers guests a variety of eco-friendly amenities, including organic cotton sheets and gourmet meals made with locally grown ingredients.

Would you prefer a Green hotel over a standard hotel? Would you be willing to pay more?

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