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Community Based Tourism Gives Sustainability a Local Flair
Recent growth and popularity has made sustainable tourism better known and has lead to the introduction of many addition alternative forms of tourism that focus on the[...]
Eco-Friendly Beaches Lead to Higher Profits
As the spring and summer months approach, our heads begin to fill with thoughts of sun, sand and surf, but with every beach offering plenty of all three, locations need to find other ways of setting themselves apart from the competition. Many beaches in Europe and now O[...]
Albergo diffuso: An alternative form of hospitality
Buildings located in historic areas are given a second life as they welcome visitors eager to learn about and experience local culture. This is the albergo diffuso, an Italian concept that combines the very old with the contemporary. Concept An albergo diffuso is a type[...]
What’s new and different in spas
A successful innovation combines something new and different with something that consumers need. All spas try to offer a memorable experience and, even more importantly, tangible results in terms of client health and well-being. In their push to innovate, spas are tryin[...]
Mountain destinations: Trends and best practices in tourism
In the past few years, mountain resorts have been engaged in a mad scramble to become four-season tourist destinations. Gone are the days when mountain resorts relied [...]
“Green” practices in British Columbia’s B&B industry
Numerous studies have examined environmental practices in hotels (Winter & Azimi, 2006; Johnson, 2008; Hanna, 2008; Gunter, 2008; Bohdanowicz, 2005), but very few [...]
The status of carbon offsetting programs in North America
Carbon offsetting is a controversial practice to reduce one’s carbon footprint; however, this practice has spread worldwide in the last decade. Offsetting attempts to [...]
Does Environmentally Friendly Golf Exist?
As far as environmental responsibility is concerned, golf is neither ahead, nor behind other sectors, and it may take some time before it is considered as ‘responsible recreation’. Golf courses have a long history of being environmentally unfriendly, due to their high w[...]
