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World Eco-Tourism Conference 2009 highlighted rare tourism products
eTurboNews Lao PDR Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh mentioned in his opening speech that the country is the acclaimed “Jewel of the Mekong River” by offering World … |
Voting has opened today, July 20, for the 2009 Ecotourism Spotlight Award.
Nominees for this year’s award include Quito Visitors’ Bureau, Responsible Tourism Guide to the Mekong (this site) Ecotourism Laos, Failte Ireland and Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas. Vote now.
Contenders have made the most of the Web in 2009 to engage locals and visitors. Examples of best practices include Failte Ireland’s ecotourism handbook for all 16,000 Irish tourism businesses and Quito’s documentation of eco activities including weekend bike
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Voting opens for Ecotourism Spotlight Award
Planeta.com Web 2.0 tools are showcased on the Mekong site and multi-lingual information is showcased on the Mexico parks website. Two-time Ecotourism Spotlight Award … |
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Authors of report on dolphins will not face charges, official says
Phnom Penh Post Touch Seang Tana, chairman of Cambodia's Commission to Conserve Mekong River Dolphins and Develop Eco-Tourism, said Wednesday that he reached his decision … |
Mason Florence
MTCO Executive Director Mason Florence will be a panelist during the special session entitled “Development & Marketing of the Greater Mekong Sub-region”, July 17, at the World Ecotourism Conference 2009 (WEC2009) in Vientiane. The GMS session is designed to “provide industry leaders with a strategic framework to plan for the sub-region and to enable them to understand and respond to strategic trends and developments”.
WEC2009 is an attempt to bring global ecotourism players together to network, collaborate and share their
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The English PDF version of a full-colour illustrated handbook of good practices for tourism operators is available for download. ‘Sustainable Tourism Management in Thailand: A Good Practices Guide for SMEs’ was first published in 2007 to help hotels, restaurants, and nature and culture-based activity operators in Thailand take easy steps towards sustainable management.
The handbook comprises tips on how to lower electricity and water consumption, manage waste in an eco-friendly way, and interact positively with local communities. These tips are illustrated
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Flight search data reveals 57% of airline travellers are prepared to pay a premium for flights with lower carbon emissions. The use of the Carbon Friendly Flight Search tool demonstrates that travellers will choose carbon-efficient flight options, with 57% of users selecting the lowest cost /lowest carbon option, even if it is up to 19% more expensive than the lowest cost/higher carbon option.
The flight search tool developed by Global Travel Market (GTM) and The Carbon Consultancy in association with the International Centre for
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Öko-Urlaub in Kambodscha
www.fem.com Das Entertainmentprogramm auf der 48 Kilometer langen, und drei Kilometer breiten Insel ist entsprechend umweltverträglich: Der Mekong-Trekking-Trail kann … |
Activity: Tonle Guesthouse and Tourism Training Center
Location: Stung Treng, Cambodia.
Tip: Learn by doing, just as the trainees do!
Tonle Guesthouse
The experience: By providing short vocational training courses, the Tonle Tourism Training Center offers disadvantaged youth employable skills for their futures. The Center functions as a guesthouse, restaurant, and training center for students to practice in a true-to-life environment. They perform as service providers, cooks, clerks and
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WWF wants to talk dolphins
Phnom Penh Post Touch Seang Tana, chairman of Cambodia's Commission to Conserve Mekong River Dolphins and Develop Eco-Tourism, criticised the report on Monday, … and more » |