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General Resources for Green Travel
In addition to the resources for Moscow and St. Petersburg listed above, the
following websites provide valuable wide-ranging information on sustainable
travel. For a list of even more sustainable resources, as well as tips and explana-
tions on how to travel greener, visit www.frommers.com/planning.
• Responsible Travel (www.responsibletravel.com) is a great source of sus-
tainable travel ideas; the site is run by a spokesperson for ethical tourism
in the travel industry. Sustainable Travel International (www.sustainable
travelinternational.org) promotes ethical tourism practices, and manages
an extensive directory of sustainable properties and tour operators around
the world.
• In the U.K., Tourism Concern (www.tourismconcern.org.uk) works to reduce
social and environmental problems connected to tourism. The Association
of Independent Tour Operators ( AITO www.aito.co.uk) is a group of
specialist operators leading the field in making holidays sustainable.
• In Canada, www.greenlivingonline.com offers extensive content on how
to travel sustainably, including a travel and transport section and profiles
of the best green shops and services in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary.
• In Australia, the national body which sets guidelines and standards for
ecotourism is Ecotourism Australia (www.ecotourism.org.au). The Green
Directory (www.thegreendirectory.com.au), Green Pages (www.thegreen
pages.com.au), and Eco Directory (www.ecodirectory.com.au) offer sustain-
able travel tips and directories of green businesses.
Carbonfund (www.carbonfund.org), TerraPass (www.terrapass.org), and
Carbon Neutral (www.carbonneutral.org) provide info on “carbon offset-
ting,” or offsetting the greenhouse gas emitted during flights.
Greenhotels (www.greenhotels.com) recommends green-rated member
hotels around the world that fulfill the company's stringent environmental
requirements. Environmentally Friendly Hotels (www.environmentally
friendlyhotels.com) offers more green accommodations ratings. The Hotel
Association of Canada (www.hacgreenhotels.com) has a Green Key Eco-
Rating Program, which audits the environmental performance of Canadian
hotels, motels, and resorts.
Sustain Lane (www.sustainlane.com) lists sustainable eating and drinking
choices around the U.S.; also visit www.eatwellguide.org for tips on eating
sustainably in the U.S. and Canada.
• For information on animal-friendly issues throughout the world, visit Tread
Lightly (www.treadlightly.org). For information about the ethics of swim-
ming with dolphins, visit the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
(www.wdcs.org).
Volunteer International (www.volunteerinternational.org) has a list of
questions to help you determine the intentions and the nature of a volun-
teer program. For general info on volunteer travel, visit www.volunteer
abroad.org and www.idealist.org .
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