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 Daintree
Eco Lodge & Spa wins two Australian National Tourism Awards
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Eco Lodge & Spa has won both the Eco-tourism and Deluxe
Accommodation Awards, at the 2003 Australian National Tourism Awards,
in Adelaide in late February. “Though we are a small, Australian
owned and operated business, we have created a unique product that is
meeting ‘the big guys’ head to head in the elite echelon of
Australian Tourism,” proprietor Terry Maloney said proudly. Terry,
along with wife Cathy, and daughters Corinne, Kelda and Therese own
and run the Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa. Terry and Cathy Maloney
started their careers in tourism in 1978.
Excerpt from the "OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE -
AUSTRALIAN TOURISM AWARDS":
"Australian Tourism Minister Merri Rose, who attended the
awards, congratulated the Queensland winners. Ms Rose applauded Daintree
Eco Lodge and Spa, which won two national awards, in the
categories of Ecotourism and Deluxe Accommodation. “I know owners
Terry and Cathy Maloney have worked hard to create a world-class
ecotourism product and have been vocal advocates in the area of
sustainable tourism so it’s great to see those efforts acknowledged,”
the Minister said. "
Read more on Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa at http://ecoclub.com/daintree
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Spring
House Farm featured in Blue Ridge Country Magazine
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Arthur Campbell, Proprietor, reports that "The Historic Albertus Ledbetter
House" and "The Cottages at Spring House Farm" have
been featured in March/April issue of Blue Ridge Country Magazine. The
magazine has created and new section called "Mountain Home and
Garden" and has featured the farm in it's first issue. While the
story is unavailable on line, it consists of three full pages of text
and five professionally produced photographs. The article mentions
that through their efforts to preserve western North Carolina's
wildlife, flora and fauna as well as their conservation of land once
cut over by logging, the Cottages qualified for Membership of ECOCLUB,
International Ecotourism Club.
Read more on Spring House Farm at http://ecoclub.com/springhousefarm
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Pensão
Gurué seeks experienced Manager
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Member Pensão Gurué in Northern Mozambique is seeking an experienced
Hotel Manager. Gurué is an emerging destination in the Mountains of the
Sierra Namuli Range on the way to the coast - Pemba / Ilha de
Mozambique. We are looking for a stable person, who is
willing to work in a remote area with difficult access special in
rainy season. We can offer a negotiable salary according to the
experience, free accommodation.
Read more on Pensão Gurué at http://ecoclub.com/pensaogurue
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Eco
Hotel Uxlabil Atitlán introduces new Community Tours
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have introduced new community tours: Painting and Weaving lessons,
taught directly by the local women weavers (more than 500 in the
community) and painters (half a dozen) of the nearby San Juan
community. This lessons are taking place at the local artisans’
houses, in the real environment in which they live. Classes last from
2 to 4 hours and material is provided. So the only thing the tourists
have to bring is real interest of learning something in which the
people of San Juan are masters. Total charge for a weaving class will
be of US$16.00 and for painting classes will be of US$25.00, including
materials. The final product will be taken home by the visitor.
Read more on Eco Hotel Uxlabil at http://ecoclub.com/uxlabil
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