travel bug on April 20th, 2009

In previous posts about ecotourism, we’ve looked at some of the holiday options that you have if you want to limit your impact on the environment in order to help to combat climate change, and looked at holidays on which you can take part in volunteer work in order to make an active contribution to [...]

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travel bug on March 17th, 2009

Ecotourism can be a great way of seeing the world whilst either minimising the effects of your travel on the environment or even actively helping the environment through volunteer work. However, many of the green holiday options available still involve air travel which, as discussed previously, contributes to carbon emissions and, as a result, to [...]

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travel bug on February 12th, 2009

There’s no doubt that the travel industry has been hit hard by the downturn in the global economy. Rising costs and fewer travellers have contributed to the demise of a number of airlines and travel agents, and times are predicted to become tougher still. However, recent reports have indicated that people aren’t giving up on [...]

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