| All About Green Travel
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| | impact of their businesses on the
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| What exactly is meant by a phrase like
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| | environment, in terms of both the
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| Green Travel? Green Travel can mean
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| | physical and cultural aspects. No set of
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| anything from environmentally responsible
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| | universal standards or guidelines
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| motor cars to eco-friendly transportation
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| | currently exists to ensure that those in
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| fuels, to responsible ecotourism options,
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| | the travel and tourism industry
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| sustainable travel or stays in hotels and
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| | world-wide operate according to
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| facilities that are environmentally
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| | environmentally conscious principles.
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| conscious.
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| | So What Is Ecotourism and Can It Help?
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| Read on to find some great options on the
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| | With a greater emphasis placed on the
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| Internet, including Green Eggs and
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| | environment in general, travel and
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| Planet, where you, the
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| | tourism has also felt the weight of the
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| environmentally-responsible traveler, can
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| | green revolution. The travel and tourism
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| enhance your knowledge and continue to
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| | industry has sprung up in places where
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| seek the smartest, most planet-conscious
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| | the natural environment remains in tact
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| choices available when you travel.
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| | and available for one to experience
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| Why Green Travel Matters
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| | first-hand. At its best, ecotourism is
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| Tourism, in contemporary times, is a
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| | essentially nature travel - tourism of
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| tremendously growth-oriented industry,
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| | and cultivation of appreciation for the
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| and is among the world's largest, with
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| | unadulterated vistas and landscapes of
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| spending figures estimated at over five
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| | the planet.
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| hundred billion per year in recent years.
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| | Resources Available for Green Travel
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| Because of the overwhelming size of the
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| | ResponsibleTravel
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| industry globally, millions of people are
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| | At Responsible Travel, find "A hand
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| employed within its ranks, and are
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| | picked directory of 1000s of stunning eco
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| therefore of great concern when it comes
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| | holidays run by 265 specialist tour
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| to responsible, eco-conscious decisions.
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| | operators and 100's of accommodations.
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| Such lofty statistics all begin with
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| | Use the site to contact the specialists
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| local, individual choices - where people
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| | directly to request more information.
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| spend their money when they travel,
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| | Book direct with the specialists to get
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| during their travel and the message that
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| | the best price."
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| their actions send out to global
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| | The International Ecotourism Society (
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| populations. The impact of global travel,
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| | The International Ecotourism Society
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| when geared toward the positive, can be
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| | (TIES) offers that through "Uniting
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| terrific - including when tourism's
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| | communities, conservation and sustainable
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| dollars go to the enhancement of local
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| | travel," they directly "promote
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| populations, or when travelers return
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| | responsible travel to natural areas that
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| home with a fresh take on other cultures,
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| | conserves the environment and improves
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| communities and environments, for
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| | the well-being of local people."
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| instance.
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| | PlanetA
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| How Tourism and Travel Become
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| | Debuting in 1994, PlanetA is a pioneering
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| "Sustainable Tourism and Travel"
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| | website that provides tips for travelers
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| WTTC Associations such as the World
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| | and locals who share a vision of
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| Travel and Tourism Council in London,
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| | eco-friendly, people-friendly and
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| England, offer world travelers a wealth
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| | place-friendly travel. They take a
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| of information on sustainable and green
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| | dynamic wiki view of the Web and
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| tourism. The mission statement of the
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| | appreciate their viewers' helpful
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| organization speaks to their goals:
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| | editorial suggestions and offer a yearly
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| "Raising awareness of the importance of
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| | World Travel Directory.
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| Travel & Tourism, promoting synergies
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| | Sustainable Travel International (
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| between the public and private sector,
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| | The organization Sustainable Travel
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| generating profit as well as protecting
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| | International has the following for its
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| natural, social and cultural environment
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| | mission statement: "Promoting responsible
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| [these] are the fundamental components of
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| | travel and ecotourism, supporting
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| [their] mission, as outlined in the
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| | sustainable development, and helping
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| Blueprint for New Tourism."
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| | travelers and travel providers protect
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| Whenever you travel, do what you can to
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| | the cultures and environments they
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| extend the extra effort to ask questions
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| | visit."
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| about the businesses that service your
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| | Google Green Travel Search
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| trip: from hotels to tours to restaurants
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| | (services.google.
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| and more. Find out what you can about the
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