| Big Island Grown | Merriman’s is celebrating its 22nd year as a temple of Aloha Gastronomy on Hawaii‘s Big Island. Chef/owner Peter Merriman, a James Beard Award winner, is the godfather of Hawaii grown. You see it the moment you walk into his Waimea flagship restaurant. Adorning the walls of his quietly elegant dining room are […]
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| Green Travel News | Travelocity will add hundreds of luxury Hilton properties to its green hotel directory. All have been validated by Hilton’s sustainability measurement system, LightStay. Travelocity’s “eco-friendly hotel” leaf tag is being given to 300+ Hilton properties worldwide, each of which has made significant strides toward sustainability. Hilton and its portfolio of 10 hotel […]
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| Green Travel News | Though there seems to be progress in stopping the leak in the Gulf, misperceptions about oil on beaches may take far longer for the travel industry to fix. Travelocity conducted a poll of more than 2 thousand Americans and found that travelers believe the oil has spread far beyond its actual reach. For example, 1 […]
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| Green Travel News | Vancouver wants to be the greenest city in the world. It’s already well on its way to being North America’s greenest destination. This Canadian Pacific city already requires all rezonings for new buildings to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver standard. Now it will soon require all new building rezonings to be […]
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| Green travel spotlight | We see Sean in Haiti, Brad in New Orleans. It’s gotten Hollywood trendy to lend a helping hand. Thumbs up to that, we say. Maybe that’s why Voluntourism, mixing volunteer service with your travel, is booming. But sacrificing creature comforts and limited leisure time is not for everyone. Why not […]
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| Green Travel News | Wednesday, November 10th is an international day of action to help protect the world environment. World Responsible Tourism Day, now in its 4th year, is the only global event of its kind sponsored by BBC World News and the United Nations World Tourism Organization. An expo in London is expected to draw […]
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| Hot Green Fun | In between island sights, beaching it, and other hang-loose tropical pursuits, don’t miss these only-on-Maui picks. 1. Hike Maui. Ken Schmitt started Maui’s oldest hiking tour company in 1983 (after living … alone … in the island’s jungles), and today the “walking encyclopedias” who lead these richly informative and invigorating tours include a marine […]
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| Green Travel News | Latest evidence the global tourism and hospitality industries are surfing the Big Green Wave: Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), along with National Geographic Traveler, has created the a Leader in Sustainable Tourism Award. The first award, which will be presented in January, 2011, will honor leadership and innovation in preserving and communicating […]
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| Green Travel News | When the new Courtyard Charleston/Summerville in South Carolina opens in 2012, it will be the first Marriott to be built using a green hotel prototype developed in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Marriott is first in the hospitality industry to create such a prototype, in pursuit of its ambitious goal of having 300 LEED […]
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| A Thousand Words | A sadhu—a holy man, a mystic—in stunning silks reclines at the entry to a ghat, broad stone steps that lead the Hindi faithful by the millions each year to bathe in the holiest of India’s rivers, the Ganga (Ganges), in the holiest of India’s cities, Varanasi.
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