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'Hotelito Desconocido' Fauna and Energy Aware Resort
Hotelito Desconocido is a small and romantic hotel located almost two hours away from Puerto Vallarta airport, along the Costa Alegre in Jalisco, Mexico, that offers a natural luxurious environment without the need of electricity and artefacts. The
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Ecological Paradise at The Brando
Come 2008 the eco-travel industry will have a wonderful addition. Located in the French Polynesian Islands, The Brando will be a lavish eco-hotel built on the island of Tetiaroa. The island is owned by the late Marlon Brando and the project is being
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Planeta.com's 'Emerging Industry Forum' on EcoTravel
We are always a bit wary of claims of being 'the first', but as Planeta.com was established back in 1994, maybe their tag as "the first website focusing on ecotourism and sustainable travel" might be legit. Nowadays the award winning site has over
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2005 Conde Nast Green List
The September issue of Conde Nast Traveler announces the magazine's annual "Green List" of top ecotourism destinations, resorts and tour operators. This year's highest honor goes to Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort. Conde Nast Traveler looks for
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Fat Tire Bike Tours--and Segway Tours
Summer's winding down and you're looking back on fond memories of great vacation adventures. But you can't rest on your laurels. You've set a standard to be beaten in your next get-away, and admit it: you are a bit envious of that lot on their
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Nissan Airstream BaseCamp
We will admit to being partial to Airstream's silver-sleek aluminum style, so imagine our excitement to learn that the free hand given to designers at Nissan Design America (NDA) has resulted in minimalist model which is certain to be the rage in Dutch
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We'll believe it when we see it Dept: Landfill Island as Eco-Tourist Site
Just off Singapore, the Government has built an artificial island entirely of garbage and has opened it for eco-tourism. 2000 tonnes of construction debris and ash from incineration plants are dumped daily into impermeable plastic cells. Mangrove
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Old Earth Expeditions
Now this sounds like genuine eco-travel. Transport is wind-assisted sailing in a Umiak, (in this case, a modern hybrid of 2,000 old Inuit skin boat). Road access transport is via a biodiesel van. Some of the accommodation is in a solar/wind powered
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Dolphin-Friendly Radisson Cruises
Taking a stand against the capture and use of marine mammals for the amusement of travellers, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises announced it will no longer offer dolphin-encounter programs in any of its ports of call. The luxury cruise line has formed a
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Chilean EcoSport Summer Camps
The so called 'extreme sports' are characterized for having a strong bond with nature, as it is nature who provides the field to practice them: surfers love the beach, snowboarders have an intimate relation with the mountains, and so on. We know some of
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Puntacana Resort Eco Policies
It was through the news of exquisite designer Oscar de la Renta designing some of the suites of the Puntacana Resort & Club -Dominican Republic-, that we found out some of the great green policies they are implementing. At this paradise resort, a system
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Arowhon Pines Resort goes Green
We have always loved Arowhon Pines Resort in Algonquin Park- The hexagonal log dining room is an architectural gem and the food is always sublime. When we did our annual pilgrimage yesterday we were thrilled to find that it has gone treehugger as well!
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Dave Pollard's Environmentalist's Travel Guide
Environmental thinker Dave Pollard, despite his avowed enviro-radicalism (the good kind – we, too, often wish that we could do more and dedicate our every breath to working on the Big Things That Matter Most and not settle for lifestyle compromises),
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Route Verte - 3000km+ of Bikeways in Quebec
If you live in Eastern Canada or the North-East of the US, or plan to visit that region, you should probably check out the "Route Verte" (translation: Green road) in Quebec. Vélo Québec, the cycling association of the province, has created this website
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The Ecotravel Center
While not quite the one-stop-shop we thought it might be, the Ecotravel Center does at less provide some decent background to what is important in selecting tourism locations to visit. An initiative of Conservation International, who also are involved in
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Book : Around the world with 80 men
What differenciates Sylvain Darnil & Mathieu Le Roux (23 and 26 years old) from thousand of high school management students around the world ? Well after their exam, they just forgot to start conventional work in conventional multinationals. Instead,
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Eco Travel: Northern Argentina's Solar Towns
Argentina has become a very popular tourism destination since the devaluation of peso (three to one dollar), especially the northern and southern limits, north by its proximity with places like Bolivia and Brazil and south by Patagonia's mountains,
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The World Legacy Awards
Conservation International (CI) believe that "with an estimated US$ 3 trillion in annual revenues, tourism has emerged as one of the world's largest industries" adding significantly to local economies where CI works. But they also note that
