| Green Travel News | Air passengers are getting a glimpse into the future of green flight. More than a flight of pure fantasy, the images of a concept plane by aircraft manufacturer Airbus at at England‘s Farnborough International Airshow illustrate what air transport could look like in 2050—even in 2030, if advances in existing technologies continue […]
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| Green Travel News | The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), as part of its commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the world’s oldest and largest association dedicated to promoting ecotourism, has launched an annual Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Awards to recognize and honor accomplishments by sustainable tourism leaders and pioneers. The […]
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| Green Travel News | A new resource for green travel tips and advice has been compiled by the U.K.-based Holiday Extras, an online travel booking service. Online articles range from the greenest time of day to fly to the hottest eco-tourism destinations. Although some of it is U.K.-centric, much of the information is valuable for green travelers everywhere.
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| Green Travel News | Safari company &Beyond has launched a 5-year research project aimed at measuring the amount of carbon that is sequestered by the spekboom plant on the wildlife-rich Kwandwe Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The company, which is known for its commitment to sustainable responsible travel and community empowerment, owns […]
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| Green Travel News | Not only are green hotels better for the environment, travelers overwhelmingly prefer them. This week Travelocity announced that eco-friendly hotels get higher consumer reviews than their non-green counterparts. To celebrate this, the company has kicked off the It’s Good to Be Green sale with special deals on green hotels that […]
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| Greening in Paradise | Want a Big Island paradise of green? Lush and tranquil? A place to feel Hawaii’s peaceful spirit? Go to the Hamakua Coast. It begins north of Hilo, on the island’s east side, lazing northward through tangly jungle, fruitful farm and ranch lands, past sleepy towns to mythic Waipi`o Valley, the […]
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| A Thousand Words | The unbridled joy of sunset on a glorious Nayarit, Mexico beach says it all.
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| Greening in PV | It’s mango mania around Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico’s central Pacific coast. Everywhere—mangoes, mangoes, mangoes. Awash in mangoes. Un problema fantastico! In the early mornings where we’re staying, first I skim a flotilla of delicate coconut palm flowers floating in the pool, and scoop out chlorinated land crabs big as salad plates, up to […]
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| High on Maui | Haleakalā, 10,023-feet high, dominates Maui. Dormant but magnificent, she is the House of the Sun. On her rich volcanic raiments, in the Kula district, is Upcountry Maui, agricultural highlands of stunning beauty and breaktaking vistas all the way down to the liquid diamonds of the Pacific. Up here, where early settlers found the cooler […]
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