Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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offer sustainable travel tips and dir ectories of green busi-
nesses.
• C arbonfund.org, TerraPass
(w ww.terrapass.org), and
Carbon Neutral
(www.carbonneutral.org) provide info on
“carbon offsetting,” or offsetting the greenhouse gas emit-
ted during flights .
• “Green” Hotels Associa tion
(w ww.greenhotels.com)
recommends g reen-rated member hot els ar ound the
world that fulfill the c ompany's stringent en vironmental
requirements.
Environmentally F riendly Hotels
( www.
environmentallyfriendlyhotels.com) off ers mor e g reen
accommodations ratings . The
Hotel Associa tion of
Canada
(w ww.hacgreenhotels.com) has a Gr een Key
Eco-Rating P rogram, which audits the en vironmental
performance of C anadian hotels, motels, and r esorts.
• SustainLane
(www.sustainlane.com) lists sustainable eat-
ing and drink ing choices around the U.S.; also visit w ww.
eatwellguide.org for tips on eating sustainably in the U .S.
and Canada.
• For information on animal-friendly issues thr oughout the
world, visit
Tread Ligh tly
(w ww.treadlightly.org). F or
information about the ethics of swimming with dolphins ,
visit the
Whale and Dolphin C onservation S ociety
(www.wdcs.org).
• V olunteer International
(w ww.volunteerinternational.
org) has a list of questions t o help y ou det ermine the
intentions and the natur e of a v olunteer pr ogram. F or
general inf o on v olunteer tra vel, visit w ww.volunteer
abroad.org and w ww.idealist.org.
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low-rise construction of beachfr ont condos. The Ritz-Carlton, built
in a series of multistor y towers, required a special z oning permission
and post-Ritz, these will be incr easingly difficult to obtain. I f you'd
like to check into the “ greenest” hotel on G rand Cayman, head for
Lighthouse Point
(p. 73).
The best eco-tours on G rand Cayman are offered by Geddes His-
lop of
Earthfoot's Ecotours.
Arrangements can be made b y contact-
ing him at
www.earthfoot.org
. Geddes is a wildlife biologist, and he
has a variety of mostly half-day walks and tours, including visits to the
