| Mother India’s Mantra | We come to the sprawling Asian subcontinent for the sweep of its history, its spicy curry of culture and geography, its ancient pathways to spiritual discovery: to see how 1.2 billion Indians co-exist while living life at the extremes. Indian trip planning invariably includes precautionary advice. Against getting sick or […]
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| Green Travel News | In the dog-eat-dog world of major hotel chains, genuine commitment to environmental sustainability is a win-win. So says Ed Fuller, president and managing director of international lodging for Marriott. Going green, he says, “often results in cost savings with a relatively short return on investment.” And he continues: “I also […]
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Reason #1: It’s best for you. It’s healthier. You gotta eat, right? So eat the right stuff and keep your body’s natural defenses at their peak to help ward off the stresses of the new and strange of travel. Study after study shows organic foods are just plain better. Why? you ask. Foods grown in […]
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| Green Wine Summit | Harboring any lingering doubt that “green” is joining “red” and “white” as a wine category? Or that eco-friendly wine and winemaking are becoming mainstream in the wine industry? You would have become a believer at the 3rd annual Green Wine Summit held recently in Santa Rosa, California. This two-day event […]
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| Green Travel News | Trip Advisor says eco-friendliness will be important for travelers and the U.S. hospitality industry alike in 2011. In the travel website’s annual survey of more than 1,000 U.S. hoteliers, B&B owners and innkeepers, 70% plan to reduce their impact on the environment this year as a way to attract travelers […]
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| Holy City Refuge | Early one smog-enshrouded morning in Varanasi, India, my pollution-spewing tuk-tuk 3-wheel taxi zooms across the cow-and-car congested city streets and delivers me to the sparkling 5-star Radisson. To say the least, this is one of Varanasi’s top hotels. The accommodations are flawless–from immaculately clean, tasteful rooms and reliable WiFi, to […]
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| Green Travel News | Climate Counts, a nonprofit that scores the world’s largest companies on efforts to shrink their carbon footprint, has released its latest ranking of major hotel companies—and once again this year, Marriott heads the pack. Six hoteliers–Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Starwood, Wyndham and Carlson—were included in the annually updated scorecard. The companies […]
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| The Green Cruise | What better way to make the transition from touristed Thailand to laidback Laos than on that most famous of Southeast Asia’s rivers, the Mekong? And among the numerous “slow boats” that make the leisurely 2-day journey from the Thai-Lao border town of Huai Say in the Golden Triangle to the […]
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| Lakeside Green Style | The first word that springs to mind is drama. OK … maybe after wow! The lake itself is drama in liquid form. One of the 4 sacred lakes that bounds the traditional world of the Guatemalan highlands, Lake Atitlan is a total oh-wow stunner. A deep caldera filled with cool […]
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| US Airways Deal | Green Guru says, don’t buy rewards miles directly from airlines. Usually, they’re a bad deal. Except when they’re not! Once in a while, airline frequent flier programs make an offer that is too good to be missed. US Airways recently announced one of these—it’s the real deal, but it ends […]
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