Ecotourism

(Dive Travel Business News - December 28, 2010) -- The recent Green Traveler Study sponsored by Sabre Holdings, the US travel technology organization has revealed 10 key findings:

1.  Eco-Travelers Become Greener: This year's sample of travelers was more significantly more eco-conscious, shopping locally, recycling more at home and at work, buying recycled products, and avoiding unnecessary purchases and 5% more of respondents acted on their environmental concerns when traveling.

2.  The Green Price Point: Eco-Travelers have a low tolerance for High Premiums: 62% of respondents said that they did not pay extra to stay at a “greener hotel” in the last 12 months. And 87.3% of travelers paid between 0 and 5%, which represents more than a 13% increase over 2009.

3. Travel Industry’s Sustainability Practices Improved,  "Greenwashing" still an Issue read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - July 14, 2010) -- Washington, D.C. – The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the 20th anniversary of the founding of the world’s oldest and largest association dedicated to promoting ecotourism, has launched the annual Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Awards to recognize and honor accomplishments by sustainable tourism leaders and pioneers.

The Innovation Award has been created by TIES to recognize those individuals and organizations who demonstrate leadership in innovative actions that effectively promote sustainable tourism and bring tangible benefits to communities and conservation. The Award winners – one individual and one organization – will be honored for their best practices and innovative actions, judged based on one example of an innovative project, product, or program developed in the previous year that supports the goal of uniting communities, conservation, and sustainable travel read more »