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Cristalino Jungle Lodge: A Resort ACTUALLY Saving the Rainforest
When you see the Southern Cross for the first time....Actually, when you see the Southern Cross for the first time on a moonlit boat ride through the Amazon after a full days drive across Brazil, you'll know that you've
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Best of Green: Travel + Nature (Slideshow)
Update: Vote now for Best of Show! Now that the initial voting period has ended, it's time to vote for the 'Best in Show' -- check out the category winners in the Best in Show slideshow, and then click over to Planet Green to View & Vote for your
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Nokia's New Website Helps Globetrotters Travel Green
Nokia has a great green travel resource that is up in beta mode called Green Explorer. It is geared specifically for people who want to travel in an eco-friendly fashion and provide their own travel tips, and the site has quite a few features that can
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Joint EU-Turkey Effort Keeping Aegean Bay Beautiful
Enjoyed by holidaymakers since the time of the Roman Empire, Sedir Island off Turkey's southwest coast is home to one of Forbes magazine's most "breathtaking beaches." Its unusually fine sand,
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Good News For Sharks: Appetite For Shark Fin Soup Down With Greater Awareness & Recession
TreeHugger has covered the plight of sharks being hunted to extinction just for their fins on a number of occasions. Most of the time the news is grim, but a new piece by Reuters is, for once, encouraging. There's a good
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Himalayan Houseboats Shut Down for Polluting Lake
Adventurous, and eco-friendly, travelers often seek out off-beat lodging options, staying in yurts or on organic farms, both to soak up more local color and to avoid the
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6 International Resorts Dishing Pampered Eco Luxury
Luxury by its very definition means indulgence--while eco-consciousness, such as that employed by Scandic in its moderately-priced hotel chain, is more likely to mean slashing consumption.
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ITB Ideas: Illegal Import of Endangered Animals Continues Unabated
The fellow next to you on the plane is behaving strangely. Does it seem that he is protecting a belt that is producing an evident thickness around his waist? You remember the last time you observed a similar anomaly, when the
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ITB Ideas: Give the Gift of Experience
Continuing our series on green ideas found at the International Tourism Convention (ITB) in Berlin, here is a fantastic tip: instead of giving material gifts, give the gift of experience. The company Smartbox does the
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ITB Ideas: TreeHouse Hotel
Wandering through the International Tourism Bourse, or ITB, in Berlin, looking for the eco angle amidst pushy vendors of exclusive golf courses and luxury hotels, one stand stands out. Behind a creatively lettered, found-wood framed
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What Will Consumers Pay for a Green Vacation?
Image: Adlwarth ppt, ITB First CSR Day at International Tourism Convention in Berlin The International Tourism Convention in Berlin, ITB, convenes yearly. In 2009, the "World's Leading Travel Trade Show" (as it is billed), introduced the first ever ITB
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Where Nomads Trekked, Cyclists Will Roam
Each summer, thousands of visitors throng Turkey's popular Mediterranean resorts. But some local groups are now trying to attract a different type of tourist -- one who'd rather cycle historic mountain paths than sip cocktails under a beach umbrella.
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Want to Tour a Renewable Energy Site in Denmark? Interactive Energy Map Shows Where You Can Go
In amidst all the academic presentations and statements by high-profile politicians and climate change campaigners, there were a couple of booths set up displaying some interesting products. If you're like me and enjoy playing around with interactive
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Introducing A Fee For Visitors Climbing Mt Fuji
Should climbing a mountain or entering a national park be free of charge? This is a question that officials near Mount Fuji, Japan's largest mountain, are asking as the number of climbers are soaring. Shigeru Horiuchi, mayor of
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7 Greenest Spring Break Trips
For most people, spring break conjures up memories (or expectations) of beaches, beer, and--if MTV is your source--lots of bikinis. And while there’s nothing wrong with collecting your best friends and heading out for a
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Accolades for an Aegean City
Almost 3,500 years of urban history have made Izmir into the city it is today--sprawling, built-up, and traffic-clogged. Not a place you'd expect to see
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Development Is A Drag for Baja (Video)
A short documentary called Tomorrow's Baja addresses the impact that tourism has on the unique and fragile ecosystem of the area. Among the many statistics that'll make your jaw drop is one that underscores what
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Epcot Center Talks Trash at Waste Management's "Think Green" Exhibit
Inside the Innoventions pavilion at Disney World's Epcot Theme Park, Elizabeth Royte, the author of Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It took a ride on the
