Articles tagged “Ecotourism”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

A Handful of No-Fly Travel Options for the Holidays By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 22 2011 A Top Five No-Fly List from the U.K. gives us a few U.S. ideas, too. From trains to ferries, feet to bikes. + READ MORE

Meet Stanley Selengut, the Father of Sustainable Resort Development By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 11 2011 Stanley Selengut built Maho Bay on St. John when ecotourism wasn't even a word. And it's blossomed from there. You can visit. + READ MORE

5 Green Travel Companies For Every Type Of Adventurer By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 10 2011 You can’t always choose how you get somewhere and what sort of carbon footprint that will leave, but you can choose a travel company that keeps the environment in mind, therein counteracting your holiday carbon footprint. These 5 companies have a reputation for planning great green trips and giving back to the environment: + READ MORE

Certified Green: Top 10 Loony Travel Destinations By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Nov 9 2011 Greenloons is a new site with a purpose: Travel that's sustainable, helps local economies, and is just plain beautiful. + READ MORE

10 Tricks for Optimal Health while Traveling By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 30 2011 Falling ill while traveling is one of the most frustrating, "why universe, WHY??!" things that can happen. Try these tips so that it doesn't happen to you and so that you can explore a little more than your hotel room bathroom. + READ MORE

The Top 10 U.S. Cities for Public Transportation By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 29 2011 The best pizza. The most beautiful women. The finest wines. Plenty of cities claim to have these. But which cities are competing for a medal that means a greener, possibly longer-lasting planet? These ten cities have committed substantial budgets and time to making public transit not only accessible, but also appealing. + READ MORE

Top 7 Myths On Traveling With Kids By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 2 2011 A lot of parents forgo traveling with their kids until they become older, worried that it will be too much of a hassle, that they won’t enjoy the experience as much and neither will their kids and that there will be a ton of additional expenses. My parents took me all over the world when I was little and I know that it has had a huge impact on who I am today. + READ MORE

7 Ways to be an Ethical Photographer while Traveling By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 17 2011 Just like you monitor which personal photos you put up on your social media pages like Facebook and Twitter, in order to give what you believe is an accurate and complete depiction of yourself, you must take this same care with photos of others that you take while traveling. + READ MORE

The Top 7 Healing Destinations on Earth By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 27 2011 Religious, atheist, hippy or hard-core urbanite—everyone needs a little healing now and then. Whether you’re a serenity seeker who travels the world wherever myth and folk lore take you, or you need to get out of the city for the first time in ages, these seven healing locations will feed your soul (or at least give you a good detox). + READ MORE

2010's Top Ten International Nude Beaches By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 20 2011 Ready to dip your toes into the world of beaching bikini or speedo-free? Hang free and get fearless! Head over to your nearest of TripAdvisor's 2010 Top Ten Nude Beaches. + READ MORE

6 Of The Most Remote Travel Destinations Around The World By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors May 14 2011 For some adventurers, the adrenaline rush/deep relaxation/sense of freedom or whatever it is they are looking for only sets in when they really worked to get to their vacation destination. And by “worked” I mean took some small, shaky, infrequently traveled form of transportation to one of these truly remote destinations. Here are some of the worlds most isolated locations for the diehard adventurer. + READ MORE

Save Russia's Strange, Beautiful, Endangered Saiga Antelope (Photos) By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors May 13 2011 Saiga antelope: Critically endangered, with horns used for medicine. Can Ecotourism be a cure? + READ MORE

What's On Your Must-See List? The Northern Lights Top Recent Poll By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 28 2011 Have you seen the Northern Lights? Would you rather see the Galapagos or Amazon? Most people are looking up in a recent travel poll. + READ MORE

How About a Free Trip for Turning Your Home into a Billboard? By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 13 2011 Adzookie offers to pay mortgages if you let them turn your home into a painted billboard. What's your price, and would a free vacation, or a cause, factor in? + READ MORE

7 Activities To Do Before You Die By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 7 2011 The stories of the largest Bloomingdales probably won’t be passed down from generation to generation. When all is said and done, and buildings are put up and torn down, the sites and experiences that will be talked about for ages are linked with—you called it—good old mother earth. Here’s a handful that have gained some notoriety. + READ MORE

2011's 10 Most Ethical Destination Countries By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 9 2011 Planning or dreaming up a vacation this year? Aim ethically. Combine your consideration of cute, eco-friendly accommodations, local eats and low-impact transportation with big picture considerations like a country's political stability, social standards and environmental ratings with this handy list. + READ MORE

Eco-Tourism 2.0: Vacation Alongside Your Favorite Wild Animals By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 1 2011 Here's a new mode of travel that will please animal-lovers, kids, conservationists and armchair conservationists (like myself) alike: it's appropriately called conservation travel. And it's carving its deserved place in the tourism landscape, providing a refreshing alternative to beach-y, all-inclusive packages and other Plain Jane, been-there, done-that trips. + READ MORE

Can Cruises Preserve the Arctic & Inuit Culture? By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 1 2011 Two adventure travel companies have merged, to provide more opportunities for people to cruise the Arctic. But what's the impact on the environment? + READ MORE

Sites We Like: Green Traveler Guides (Goes Prime Time) By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 12 2011 Green Traveler Guides goes prime time. Does that mean green travel is going mainstream? + READ MORE

Dead Roaches, Bug Bites & Crusty Sheets: TripAdvisor's 10 Dirtiest Hotels By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 1 2011 There a few things perfectly acceptable to expect from conventional budget accommodations: outdated furnishings, that scratchy, synthetic comforter always draped over the bed, and a bed that serves as nothing more than a place to get some shut, not necessarily a sufficient beauty rest. There are, in my opinion, a few things completely unacceptable: dead roaches, bug bites and crusty sheets among other things. Other frugal travelers on TripAdvisor agree. Check out their Top 10 decidedly dirty hotels here in the US. + READ MORE