Alila Sets New Eco-Luxe Standards in Maldives

We applaud Alila for maintaining Green Globe standards of construction and design. The resort represents a new era of tourism where eco-chic is the norm. We love it! green team Alila Hotels and Resorts is pleased to announce its first sustainable tourism resort development in the Maldives—Alila Villas Hadahaa. Slated to open in 2009, it [...]

Bloo is the New Green: Bloo Lagoon Eco Village and Resort In Bali

Blue Lagoon’s 25 simple, elegant and green villas perch on a hill overlooking Padangbai and the famous Blue Lagoon snorkeling site in East Bali. Bloo Lagoon (www.bloolagoon.com) was built as an environmentally sustainable eco-village and opened officially in January 2009. The founders of Bloo Lagoon are very conscious of the resort’s relationship not only to [...]

Responsible travel, responsible tourism

If you’re going to pack your bags and seek adventure, then this is definitely the way to go! nads   Responsible travel is a new way of travelling for those who’ve had enough of mass tourism. It’s about respecting and benefiting local people and the environment – but it’s about far more than that.  Responsible [...]

7 Popular Eco-Tourist Destinations

A few of the most amazing eco-tourism destinations from Treehugger. There’s a new kind of eco-tourist on the prowl, one who seeks out the places and experiences threatened by global warming: the climate tourist. The following seven popular tourist destinations may not be the world’s most endangered ecosystems, but they all have one thing in [...]

Volunteer Holiday

    Volunteer on your holiday and make it all the more meaningful! Nads         Guludo Beach: The Power of a Dream Guludo was set up by Amy and Neal Carter-James, a young English couple who passionately believed that a quality tourism product could be a powerful tool to enable poor, rural [...]

Why the ocean is worth saving

If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then this series of wave photos found in a slideshow at www.treehugger.com is a telling reason why we need to save the ocean. This magnificent photo essay captures the pure beauty and mystery of the ocean. Clarke Little is the photographer who has managed to capture the [...]