Tag: Tourism - Page 11
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New "Underwater Plane" Plane From Virgin Offers Deep Sea Rides for the Super Rich
Virgin Limited Edition has come up with a new exclusive submarine built to "fly" in an airplane-like manner down to depths as far as 36,000 feet 40 meters. It's the the Necker Nymph, a three-person "aero-submarine" and
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Man Caught Smuggling Lizards in Underwear is Sentenced
A few weeks back, we told you about a man who was caught at a New Zealand airport trying to smuggle rare lizards out of the country--in his underwear. Well, it seems that the courts will be making an example out of Hans Kurt Kubus, who hails from
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Turkish Town Bans Fireworks to Save Sea Turtles
Especially during the summer months, the sound of fireworks is part of the evening soundtrack in Turkey, where pyrotechnics are often used to celebrate weddings, football
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Yes Virginia, the Glaciers are Melting
The World Glacier Monitoring Service has jumped into the controversy about whether the glaciers are melting. And their answer is an emphatic yes.
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Is Sinking, Emptying Venice An Eco-City Exemplar?
'Venice gives us a hint of the truly possible and inspiring pedestrian environments,' Richard Register, the founder of Ecocity Builders, wrote a couple of years back. But is the Italian city really worthy of such an accolade?
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120 Million Crabs Take to the Streets on Christmas Island
Just as this time of year is heavy traffic season for humans, there's plenty of congestion in the crab world as well. Every
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'Green Star' for Eco-Friendly Istanbul Hotel
It was two years and $5 million in the making, but one of Best Western's Istanbul hotels has received a "Green Star" from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism for its
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Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award
Nominations have closed and the list of candidates for the 2010 Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award is set. All that is left is the voting. Fifteen tourism services owned and operated by indigenous or local communities, and
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Is Air Travel Now More Trouble Than It's Worth?
Forget the lines while you wait to get on the plane, the real torture starts when you are in the air. Gizmodo lists the new rules, and flying has just become a far more miserable experience than it ever was before; we
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Santa's Arctic Visitors Curb Emissions
Daily flights to see Santa Claus will now produce fewer emissions. Ho. Ho. Ho. No kidding. Isn't that a nice gift to the planet? A total of 35 planes soar in each direction to and from the UK and the
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10 Breathtaking Waterfront Campgrounds Around the World
From the jungles of Colombia to Turkey's Mediterranean coast, camping is even better when you have a breathtaking waterfront view.
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Turkey Plans 'Disneyland' Version of Historic Dam Site
The news that nearly 1 million tourists have visited the ancient city of Hasankeyf has apparently led Turkish officials to come to the absolutely wrong conclusion: that the site should be turned into theme-park version of itself.
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Top Stories from Tonic: COP15 Primer, Charity Gift Guide, Heigl's Puppy Love and More!
Dave Bois breaks down the CO15 basics in "Copenhagen for Dummies: A Climate Conference Primer."
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9 Wild Eco Volunteer Opportunities to Save the World
Photo by Mara 1 via Flickr "It's not a job. It's an adventure." That old Navy recruitment slogan can be readily applied to voluntourism, perhaps the most environmental way to fly off to remote lands. Opportunities abound, from replanting secluded
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Rainwater Showers: One Solution for Tybee Island Tourists
Let's say you're a small town or village and a large portion of your economy is dependent on tourism. Let's say you are also, while concerned about sustaining your economy, concerned with sustaining the natural
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Cars vs Birds: Conservation and Beach Driving in NC
When I wrote about efforts to increase access for Off Road Vehicles to beaches at Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, it stirred up quite a debate. Some locals bemoaned protection of birds that "are not from this area. They show
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Tahoe's Environmental Dilema: Build Green or Not at All?
The city of Crystal Bay, Nevada, a quaint town on Lake Tahoe's northern shore, has become the ideological battleground for local
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Top 10 Green Tourist Destinations for 2009 (slideshow)
In need of somewhere to travel for New Years? Want to start planning your summer vacation? Now in it's fifth year, National Geographic Traveler magazine has choosing the top green destinations in the world to a
