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	World Tourism Day - Peru - September 27 2008 Posted on September 26th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Holiday Destinations, Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments The World Tourism Organization has held a World Tourism Day event annually since 1980 with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of tourism in the international community. Issues discussed include how tourism affects worldwide cultural, social, political and economic values. Since 1997 the event has been held by a different host country and this year is the [...]


	Afraid of Camping in the Rainy UK? - Try Worldwide Glamping Instead! Posted on September 3rd, 2008, Jean. Filed under Backpack Travel, Holiday Destinations, Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments The term ‘glamping’ has been around for a few years and by all accounts the activity is gaining in popularity – mainly due to the economy. Glamping or ‘glamour camping’ is a whole new way of experiencing the outdoors. It’s time to throw away all that musty old camping gear in the garage. Those wanting [...]


	Panama is a Top Destination for Bird Watchers and Wildlife Photographers Posted on August 28th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Holiday Destinations, Sustainable Tourism, Travel Insurance News, Travel News, No Comments Travel Insurance policies cover valuables up to certain limits, but most require payment of an extra premium to cover items like expensive photograpic equipment. Birders, twitchers and wildlife photographers are notoriously seen out in the wild lugging scopes, tripods, bins, and bags containing all manner of cameras, lenses, and other equipment. Panama is one of the world’s [...]


	Faster Way to The Great Wall from Beijing - Thanks to Great Wall Express Posted on August 15th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Holiday Destinations, Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments First of all, we have to send our congratulations to all the British medal winners so far! The spectacular Opening Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics certainly set a precedent which will be hard to beat - and is probably giving the British 2012 Olympic Committee nightmares! Spectators lucky enough to be enjoying the Beijing Olympics in person [...]


	Vehicle Breakdown and Caravan Insurance for UK and Europe Posted on August 9th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Europe, Holiday Destinations, Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments As living expenses continue to sky-rocket many Brits, especially those with young families, are needing to be a bit more resourceful in order to afford their annual summer holiday. Camping and caravanning in the UK and Europe is seeing a huge surge in popularity. According to the Caravan Club, bookings for motorhome and caravan sites are up [...]


	Tickets Go on Sale Soon for Eurostar Ski Train - 2008-09 Season Posted on July 8th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Europe, Holiday Destinations, Ski Holidays, Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments Eurostar ski train tickets for the 2008-09 ski season officially go on sale on 16 July, so take a break from your summer activities and start working out plans for your winter fun now! The fist ski train departs from St. Pancras International and Ashford International on December 20, stopping at Moutiers, Bourg-St.-Maurice and Aime-la-Plagne – [...]


	Check Your Carbon Footprint - Support WWF and Earth Hour 2008 Posted on March 18th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Sustainable Tourism, No Comments Being in the travel business, we are naturally very concerned about the effect of travel on the planet. We fully support Earth Hour 2008, which is a brilliant effort being made by the World Wildlife Fund to bring awareness to the problems our planet faces and ways we, as individuals, can help. Last year, WWF started [...]


	Bio-fuel Flights - Has Richard Branson Gone Nuts? Environmentalists Think So! Posted on February 25th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Airlines, Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments The world’s first bio-fuel commercial flight - powered partly by nuts - took to the air Sunday. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic jumbo-jet flew to Amsterdam with one of its engines running on a mixture of mostly bio-fuel made from a blend of plant and nut oils. However, environmental activists are not convinced that the use [...]


	Super Breaks - the New Travel Trend Posted on February 20th, 2008, Jean. Filed under Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments According to travel industry reports ‘super breaks’ are the latest hot travel trend. People are jetting off on long weekends to places like Dubai, the USA and Hong Kong! Is this demand for such frantic long- and mid-haul trips a response to workers being too overworked (or too afraid) to take their full holiday entitlement and [...]


	Green Travel News and Carbon Offsetting Posted on November 26th, 2007, Jean. Filed under Sustainable Tourism, Travel News, No Comments As we watch and hear grim news reports of the devastating effects of global warming on our planet it’s good to see more and more companies doing their bit to help. Sorry to report that according to recent surveys Brits are among the least likely to pay to offset their holidays, although they are more [...]

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