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General Resources for Green Travel
In addition t o the r esources for Los Angeles list ed above, the f ollowing web-
sites provide valuable wide-ranging information on sustainable travel. For a list
of even more sustainable resources, as well as tips and explanations on how to
travel greener, visit www.frommers.com/planning.
• Responsible Travel (www.responsibletravel.com) is a g reat source of sustain-
able travel ideas; the sit e is run b y a spokesperson f or ethical t ourism in the
travel industr y. Sustainable Travel In ternational (www.sustainabletravel
international.org) promotes ethical t ourism practices, and manages an ex ten-
sive directory of sustainable pr operties and t our operators around the w orld.
• In the U.K., Tourism Concern (www.tourismconcern.org.uk) works to reduce
social and environmental problems connected to tourism. The Association
of Independen t Tour Oper ators ( AITO) (w ww.aito.co.uk) is a g roup of
specialist operators leading the field in mak ing holidays sustainable.
• I n Canada, www.greenlivingonline.com offers extensive content on ho w
to travel sustainably, including a tra vel and transpor t section and pr ofiles
of the best g reen shops and ser vices in Toronto, Vancouver, and C algary.
• In A ustralia, the national body which sets guidelines and standar ds f or
ecotourism is Ecotourism Australia (www.ecotourism.org.au). The Green
Directory (w ww.thegreendirectory.com.au), Green Pages (w ww.thegreen
pages.com.au), and Eco Directory (www.ecodirectory.com.au) offer sustain-
able travel tips and dir ectories of g reen businesses.
Carbonfund (www.carbonfund.org), TerraPass (w ww.terrapass.org), and
Carbon Neutral (w ww.carbonneutral.org) pr ovide inf o on “carbon off set-
ting,” or off setting the g reenhouse gas emitt ed during flights .
Greenhotels (www.greenhotels.com) r ecommends g reen-rated member
hotels around the world that fulfill the c ompany's stringent environmental
requirements. Environmentally F riendly Hotels (w ww.environmentally
friendlyhotels.com) offers mor e g reen ac commodation ratings. The Hotel
Association of C anada (w ww.hacgreenhotels.com) has a Gr een Key Ec o-
Rating Program, which audits the en vironmental performance of Canadian
hotels, motels, and r esorts.
Sustain Lane (www.sustainlane.com) lists sustainable eating and drink ing
choices around the U.S.; also visit www.eatwellguide.org for tips on eating
sustainably in the U .S. and C anada.
• For information on animal-friendly issues throughout the world, visit Tread
Lightly (w ww.treadlightly.org). For information about the ethics of swim-
ming with dolphins , visit the Whale and Dolphin C onservation Society
(www.wdcs.org).
Volunteer In ternational (www.volunteerinternational.org) has a list of
questions to help you determine the intentions and the natur e of a v olun-
teer pr ogram. F or general inf o on v olunteer tra vel, visit www.volunteer
abroad.org and www.idealist.org .
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