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Oklahoma Launches Sustainable Travel Programs (From The Journal Record in Oklahoma)
As re-reported by Bnet.com, Oklahoma has unveiled a series - seven, to be exact - of sustainable travel programs designed to meet the growing needs of consumers interested in sustainable and eco-friendly lodging and travel options. I found this ar...
Doubletree Grand Key Resort in Key West, Florida is Eco-Friendly
Key West, Florida is a green town - literally. There are ten green properties, including the LEED certified Weather Forecast Office. Four of these properties have complete something known as the iStayGreen audit. According to this audit, the Doubletr...
Loews Hotels Offer Environmentally Friendly “Grrreen Dog” Packages
Traveling with a pooch? As someone who does often, I was interested to see that Loews hotels, already known for their green policies and commitment to the environment, are now offering a “Grrreen Dog” package. Rates start at $119/night, b...
Great Green Travel Resources
I am somewhat new to the world of green travel, unlike the founders of this blog. Today, I decided find a few other resources to educate myself and maybe help others find out more about green travel. These are direct from Google, of course, page ...
Costa Rica–Eco Destination
The “Rich Coast” of Costa Rica is famed for its cloud-wreathed rain forests, unspoiled beaches, volcanic hot springs, and incredible biodiversity. It was the first country I visited that had embraced eco-tourism and as a result, it is a great pla...
Keep Tahoe Green or is that Blue?
Keep Tahoe Blue! This ubiquitous sticker shows Tahoe’s green pride and the need to protect this environmentally sensitive area. The classic Northern California combination of a forest-ringed lake with frosty white slopes invites green travel activi...
Top 5 Green Outdoor Activities
Outdoor activities that are people-powered (such as camping and kayaking) are naturally green. You can expand your environmental horizons when you visit other places by planning activities around the area’s natural resources or learning about t...
Getting Started on Green Travel
As we have discussed before, green travel allows the eco-conscious to reduce their impact on the place they’re visiting – usually by patronizing environmentally friendly hotels or purchasing carbon-offset vouchers for flights or lodging. (Vacatio...
Whole Travel
Back from an all-too-long hiatus, and I wanted to recommend a new site that really ties into a lot of things we’ve tried to do with SimpleGreenChoices. It’s WholeTravel, a new website that’s trying to integrate environmental criter...
