A wonderful report by Professor Liz Fakazis, who joined us in Crete for our accredited study tours with a fantastic group of students from the University of Wisconsin. Great fun! http://mygreektable.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/cretes-culinary-sanctuaries/
The OneWorld Travel Mart (OTM) will connect suppliers from around the globe with U.S. buyers. Whether you're a travel agent, tour operator, meeting planner, tourism office or travel writer, you'll find something of interest at this open buyer's conference. Meet with exhibitors at any time Learn about new destinations Improve your marketing skills Hear keynotes from industry leaders Network with peers and find new partners Expect 150 companies representing dozens of destinations: Aruba, Austria, Belgium, California, Cambodia, Canada, China, Dubai, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Florida, Germany, Hawaii, India, Israel, Jamaica, Korea, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Peru, Romania, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, USA, Vietnam, West Africa, and many more. The OTM Trade Program provides two full days of activities, including dedicated 1-to-1 business appointments each afternoon. Trade Registration is only $20 USD, but receive $2 off admission with discount code ECOTM. Registration includes admission to all seminars & trainings on Thursday & Friday (Sept. 27 & 28), and expo floor access Thursday-Sunday (Sept. 27-30). The registration fee also gives you access to the vendor list, allowing you to make appointments on Thursday and Friday. Interested in Exhibiting? Great booth locations and discounts still available. Contact Jeremy Garrett,
While things in Luang Prabang may have slowed down with the low season, TAEC has been keeping busy the past few months! Since April we have welcomed a new staff member, completed staff research projects on a variety of topics related to Laos' ethnic diversity, prepared to send our Co-Director and a Yao artisan to America for a month, and had many opportunities to participate in staff training activities. In July, TAEC Co-Director, Khoun Soutthivilay, and Yao Mien artisan, Famchoy Saely, will be travelling in the United States for one week after the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market as a part of the Voluntary Visitor Programme (VOLVIS). VOLVIS was established by the United States State Department to allow foreign individuals chosen by US Embassies to meet with American professionals in their field. During their travels, Khoun and Famchoy will meet with museum and textile professionals, Southeast Asian specialists, and members of the Lao diaspora in the greater New York, San Francisco, and Minneapolis metropolitan areas. Their tentative itinerary is below: Wednesday, 18 July - Saturday, 21 July San Francisco, California Sunday, 22 July - Wednesday, 25 July Minneapolis, Minnesota Thursday, 26 July - Saturday, 28 July New York, New York...
Chitral won Shandur Festival 2012 by defeating Gilgit-Baltistan by 10 to 5 goals in a thrilling final match at Shandur, Pakistan -- the world's highest polo pitch (See map). A total of eight teams took part this year. Overview of the polo pitch and Shandur Lake. Mountain reflection in Shandur Lake. The world's highest polo pitch. Nearby hill at sunset.
If you want to know about the culture, history and languages of a unique civilization, called ‘The Chitrali Civilization’, visit www.mahraka.com
International workshop on Ecotourism quality, labelling and European networking will be held in Tartu, Estonia. Livestreaming will be hold 9:30 – 16:30 CEST , Friday, 29th of June 2012 http://www.ecotourism.ee/livestreaming/ You are welcome to participate online, as well as to ask questions and give your comments on Twitter using hashtag #euroeco on https://7905d1c4e12c54933a44d19fcd5f9356-gdprlock/search/#euroeco Some interesting talks are following: Fouli Papageorgiou - European Ecotourism Network and the European Ecotourism Labelling Standard (EETLS) Zoltan Kun - the PAN Parks Tourism Model Bogdan Papuc - from EETLS to Eco-Romania – ecotourism destinations and products in Romania Gordon Sillence - EEN and the Knowledge Networking Portal for Sustainable & Responsible Tourism Mart Reimann - Estonia – the Natural Way as a national quality standard See you online!
BACKGROUND: Ecotourism is a unique opportunity for Western Australia. And the Kimberley region is an ideal ecotourism destination as it is one of the world’s last great wilderness areas. Covering approximately nearly 423,000 square kilometres, this region has fewer people per square kilometre than almost any other place on Earth. Some of the greatest tourism attractions come directly from the enjoyment of the natural environment – beaches, rivers, geological formations, grand forests and a multitude of wildflowers for which Western Australia is famous. Tourism developments that rely on these environmental features represent an important and growing source of employment and economic return to regional communities. Tourism Western Australia recognised this in 1983 when Hector Ceballos-Lascurain in Mexico City coined the phrase ‘ecotourism.’ He defined it as “travelling to relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated areas with the specific object of studying, admiring, and enjoying the scenery, its wild plants and animals, as well as any existing cultural manifestations found in these areas.” This description suits the type of tourism experiences readily available in Western Australia and specifically the Kimberley region. Ecotourism camps within national parks started to appear in the Kimberley region as early as 1992 when East Kimberley Tours developed its...
Shandur Polo Festival 2012 is schedculed for July from July 7 to 9, 2012. If anybody is already scheduled for the event, you can be in contact with us so that we will facilitate your trip. Regards, Shams
Ten airlines, two Indian and eight Chinese, accounting for nearly 3% of global airline carbon emissions (which in turn account for around 1.6% of the total global carbon footprint), still refuse to meet a final, June 15 deadline to report their emissions data to the EU. According to an EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) effective from January 1, 2012, all airlines flying to EU countries are obliged to cover 15% of their emissions by purchasing emission permits. The extra charge, with carbon offset prices at record lows, expected to be paid by around 4,000 airlines, amounts to just 10 euros (on average) per ticket (close to the current cost of a ton of carbon) and very small to make flying less competitive than eco-friendlier modes of transport such as rail. It is also still unclear in what ways each EU country will use the funds so as to tackle climate change with the EU’s climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard still calling on EU finance ministers to earmark the ‘modest’ ETS cash for the environment. One more futile (or self-serving) attempt for green capitalism, indeed when the head of the International Energy Agency in 2009 said that the price per carbon ton needed to rise...
An excellent example of how ecological farm tourism can help revive the real, local economy in Greece. We want more of this, and not at all pharaonic mega-tourism & real estate projects or oil platforms in the Aegean or Ionian.
