Articles tagged “green”

The coast along the Sea of Cortez is largely unspoiled by resorts, and where it is -- in places like La Paz and Loreto -- developers can't consistently fill the rooms they have. Building one slightly closer to Cabo won't make a huge difference -- except to a fragile ecosystem.

A great summary of results in building sustainable tourism practices.

It’s better to be known for one thing than nothing at all, but the Philippines will have to do some heavy lifting to become the diving hotspot. A focus on water activities and biodiversity could have a greater impact.

It's good to see a hotel experimenting with solving this problem. In the future, a method by which hotels could purify and recycle the soap themselves seems like the most green option.

The tourism industry does not work alone. It simultaneously touches and is impacted by world events, technology, green energy, the economy, and, of course, people. It must consider and constantly adapt to these moving factors in order to move forward in a positive meaningful way.

Water scarcity could literally stop the blockbuster growth in tourism economies of the Asia-Pacific countries in their tracks, and smarter usage like what Australia and New Zealand have achieved is needed.

No easy and quick fix solutions to this, so the tourism economy will definitely be affected in the short term, unfortunately.

The impact of global warming is already being felt in the U.S. where shorter warmer winters have meant fewer visitors and sales. Snowfall is still strong in the Alps, but research suggests a similar fate is in store for the European resorts.

U.S. officials need only look to Beijing to realize the importance of keeping our air clean, and Americans who’ve grown accustomed to fluctuating gas prices may hardly note the incremental price increase.