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