Green Travel

Photo competition on Reducing Water Waste in Tourism

ECOCLUB.com has announced a Photo Essay Competition – “Reducing Water Waste in Tourism”

About 70% of the planet surface and of our body comprises of water, however over 1bn people lack access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation. This is a well known problem, and the ‘international community’ through the Millennium Development Goal number10 have [...]

Best Practices in Promoting Responsible Travel

The association for fair travel is organizing a workshop in Helsinki, 25.-29. April, 2011, to share and learn best practises in promoting responsible travel. The workshop is a part the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme Grundvig.

Workshop is part of European Union Grundvig Programme and it is open to EU residents over 18 years old and [...]

Reflections on the European Ecotourism Conference

Reflections on the European Ecotourism Conference recorded in Soomaa National Park in early October 2010

Marketing Green Travel

How to Market to Green Traveller? from Aivar Ruukel on Vimeo.

EuroEco 2010 Richard Hammond
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Earthcast online seminar to explore sustainable tourism- FREE REGISTRATION

Earthscan is inviting participants to join the authors of Cruise Tourism in Polar Regions and Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations for an event that explores the sucesses and challenges in achieving sustainable tourism in different environments.
The seminar attempts to

Understand the relationship between tourism, development and the environment
Learn about the specific challenges and successes of tourism in [...]

Richard Hammond from greentraveller will talk on European Ecotourism Conference How to Market to Green Traveller?

Train (and ferry) from London to Tallinn

Richard Hammond, who will share on European Ecotourism Conference his knowledge on green travel and green travellers gives a personal example on how to reach Estonia from UK not flying.

Read further on Greentraveller.com how to travel overland to Estonia by train + ferry via Sweden.

Greentraveller launches online guide to ferry services for foot passengers

Greentraveller is a website that provides information on how to have a green holiday. The founder of greentarveller is travel journalist Richard Hammond who is also one of the speakers of the European Ecotourism Conference.

Today greentraveller launched new online ferry journey planner with details of over 80 ferry journeys foot passengers can make between the UK, Ireland [...]

“This is like walking on a giant sponge!”

The new York Times Explorer journalist Clifford J. Levy writes about his Bog-Trekking experience in Estonia.

” The ground wobbled like soft pudding, as if we were in a fun house attraction. Our arms flapped as we tried to maintain our balance. Giggles all around.” he colorfully describes his trip to Lahemaa National Park.

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Nominations open for international contests TOURA D´OR and TO DO!

The German Institute for Tourism and Development (Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung) has called for applications for the international Sustainable Tourism Contests.

The international TOURA D´OR – Film Contest Sustaiable Tourism, which has been organized bi-annually since 1990, calls for entries of tourism-related films from professional filmmakers, producers, and agencies. Productions which support a socially responsible, [...]