Phuket Hotels Pledge Environmental Protection
More than 1,000 players in the Phuket hotels industry have pledged to step up their fight to tackle environmental issues threatening the Thai island. At the second PHIST (Phuket Hotels…
Water-to-Go : Filter Water Bottle for Travellers
Travel Begins at 40 talks with Dave Shanks, co-founder of Water-to-Go, about why he created his filter water bottle to provide safe water for travellers. How did you set…
One Traveller – Refill Not Landfill
One Traveller has partnered with the ‘Refill not Landfill’ campaign to promote sustainability in travel and to become a more environmentally friendly tour operator…
Namibia: International Dark Sky Reserve
As the first African country to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution, Namibia has made its mark on the map for responsible tourism in a multitude of ways…
The No Fly Movement and Flygskam: What Is It?
Johan Smits discusses abandoning flying with flygskam or the No Fly movement in the UK and Sweden. Have you heard yet of flygskam, Swedish for ‘flight shaming’? It’s the No…
Anurak Wins 2019 SKAL Sustainable Tourism Award
Anurak Community Lodge in southern Thailand has won the global 2019 SKAL Sustainable Tourism Award in the Rural Accommodation category. The award was presented during…
Experience Eco Friendly Travel in Italy
Italy is a trend setter in eco-friendly travel, thanks to its bio-hotels, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered public buses, certified municipalities, protected areas with guided…
Cardamom Tented Camp & Anurak Community Lodge Join Earth Collection
Two YAANA Ventures’ ecolodges have been included in the National Geographic Traveller UK’s invitation-only Earth Collection publication…
Luxury Eco-Retreat Opens at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo
This October, a unique Australian sanctuary will open just fifteen minutes from the bustle of urban Sydney. The new Wildlife Retreat at Taronga is an elegantly designed overnight…
Aurora Zone Unveils Mobile Aurora Huts
The UK’s original Northern Lights holiday company, The Aurora Zone, has today launched exclusive new Aurora accommodation – the Aurora Huts in Nangu, Finland…
Zero Island : A Truly Sustainable Holiday
Marissa Carruthers talks to the team behind Neste Zero Island to see what this exciting project holds for the sustainable holiday of now and perhaps even weddings in the future…
Aruba Island Acts to Protect Endangered Coral Reefs
Less than a year after announcing a total ban on the use of single-use plastic, Aruba island has intensified its measures to protect its endangered coral reefs. In what is…
Car-free Walking Holidays in the UK
Self-guided walking company Celtic Trails has compiled a new collection of Car-Free Walking Holidays across the UK, perfect for those that might not have access to a car, find driving…
Jet Wings at Forefront of Sri Lanka Ecotoursism
Jetwing Hotels, one of the most respected and recognised tourist organisations in Sri Lanka, is a forerunner in eco and sustainable tourism. Blending green innovation…
Outrigger Turns Tide Against Plastic
Since 1 July, Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort has stopped using single-use plastics in the workplace. All hosts have received Outrigger ‘bags for life’ and a takeaway mug to help…
Cook Islands Launch Mana Tiaki Eco Certification
The Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council (CITIC) has recently launched the Mana Tiaki Eco Certification project, offering local businesses an opportunity to celebrate…
Efforts to Protect the Mesoamerican Reef
Mexico’s National Protected Area Commission (CONANP) has entered into a strategic partnership with Sustainable Travel International, a global non-profit organisation…
Isle of Wight Declared a Biosphere Reserve
The Isle of Wight was awarded UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status on Wednesday, 19 June, in recognition of it offering one of the best areas in the world for managed landscapes…
Journey to Zero Island Cuts Emissions
Sweden is aiming to become climate neutral by 2045. However, it has been estimated by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that we may have…
Three Initiatives for World Oceans Day
June 8 is World Oceans Day, and around the globe there will be a series of World Oceans Day activities that will highlight the problem facing the world, and help…
Voyage to the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
Taking an old paddlewheel steamer from Dhaka to the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh, Johan Smits finds poetry, a lost city and a vast water forest. “What beauty, what shades…
NH Adds Six Hotels to Green Key Eco Label
Sustainability is one of the main strategic values for NH Hotel Group, which prioritises innovation in order to develop eco-efficient solutions. NH Hotel Group’s…
Costa Rica Plans for Zero Emissions by 2050
Costa Rica has just launched an unprecedented plan by which the country aims to achieve zero emissions by 2050. With this new initiative, the Central American country…
Zero Island Introduces Zero Menu
Your sustainable holiday just got better. Neste, the world’s leading renewable energy company has developed a sustainable Zero Menu together with Swedish chef…
