Tag Archives: sustainable tourism

Ouch. You, too? Everyone back from the Christmas holidays is already in need for a detox vacation. Swap the spinning class for a tour of Tuscany with a bicycle – you’ll find pasta and vino is an excellent incentive for peddling up hills. Here are two links that can help you organize your trip to the country that makes people dream.. Italy that is! Casina di Rosa - a vacation rental in Tuscany and a wonderful opportunity for the independent traveller seeking privacy ...

King Pacific Lodge is a luxurious eco lodge known for their commitment to sustainable tourism. It has been the first eco friendly resort in North America to commit to minimise the carbon footprint and every year they commit to minimise it more. Also, they commit to a 50 per cent discount to any guest who receives all vacation information paper free. But not only Kind Pacific Lodge is fantastic for its eco initiatives but the ...

Green Tourism Week has started yesterday and will run till 12th June, it is an initiative launched by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS)  in UK. There will be a lot of events during this week in England  and an award ceremony on the 9th June in London celebrating green tourism. The website Green Tourism Week show us 50 green things to do during this week in order to save resources at home ...

Upland Escapes are an independent walking holidays and are based on sustainable tourism. They have won the award in 2009 for the ‘Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards’ in the Best in a Mountain Environment category. They have a responsible tourism policy which includes to help rural populations in decline and supporting its local economy. They also encourage you to travel by train since it pollutes much less than a plane, but even if you travel by plane they ...