Friday, January 29, 2010

Packing Light


While travelling packing light is a great idea. Packing light saves time (e.g. no waiting for baggage to be unloaded), money (no excess baggage fees), stress (no worrying about lost luggage) and the environment (less luggage means less fuel used to carry it). Go green travel has come up with 45 tips for the eco-conscious traveler. I found it practical and very useful. Read it here
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

World's Top 50 Ecolodges

I just had a look at the pick of top 50 ecolodges of the world done by  National Geographic adventure.  National Geographic presents  the most comprehensive ecolodge survey ever assembled, representing diverse landscapes and locales. All that you  have to do is to click on the dots on the map to find your green adventure. Really informative. Click here to go to the map and experience the adventure.
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Monday, January 25, 2010

Top 10 beaches of the world

I was reading about Top 10 beaches of the world in the Guardian.The selections are

1. Las Islas Cies, Galicia, Spain


2. Tayrona national park, Colombia


3. Porto da Barra, Salvador, Brazil


4. Anywhere on Palawan, the Philippines


5. Nungwi, Zanzibar, Tanzania


6. Arambol, Goa, India


7. Whitehaven, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia


8. Shell Beach, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset


9. Sinclair´s Bay, Caithness


10. Aroa, Aitutaki, One Foot Island, Cook Islands

If you want to read the full article click here
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Great EcoTourism guide for COSTA RICA

ISBN 9781569756966


COSTA RICA is destination nonpareil for ecotourism.
Here is a great EcoTourism guide for COSTA RICA

The 495-page New Key to Costa Rica by Beatrice/Gilbert Blake gives you all the information you need to get around independently in COSTA RICA with a listings for any budget. The e-mail addresses provided and tips on low-cost local transportation, private bilingual naturalist guide'driver, car rental,local airlines and information about all national parks and reserves lets you be in charge of the affairs while you travel to COSTA RICA.




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Tourism Exhibitions Calendar : February 2010

Here is a list of exhibitions slated for February 2010. I hope it would be useful for tour operators

4-7 February 2010
HOLIDAY WORLD (ITTFA)
Prague, Czech Republic
Official website
4-7 February 2010
TIMES HOLIDAY & TRAVEL SHOW
London, England
Official website
4-8 February 2010
SALON DE VACANCES
Brussels, Belgium
Official website
5-7 February 2010
BALTTOUR
Riga, Latvia
Official website
5-7 February 2010
FERIEN MESSE
Bassels, Switzerland
Official website
5-7 February 2010
MAHANA
Toulouse, France
Official website
6-8 February 2010
TTF - Mumbai
Bombay, India
Official website
9-10 February 2010
BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW
London, England
Official website
10-14 February 2010
REISEN
Hamburg, Germany
Official website
11-13 February 2010
TTF - New Delhi
New Delhi, India
Official website
11-14 February 2010
EMITT
Istanbul, Turkey
12-14 February 2010
TUREST
Talin, Estonia
Official website
12-14 February 2010
HOLIDAY & TRAVEL SHOW
Glascow, U.K.
Official website
13-14 February 2010
LOS ANGELES TIMES TRAVEL SHOW
Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Official website
13-15 February 2010
TOURISSIMA
Lille, France
Official website
18-22 February 2010
F.re.e
Munich, Germany
Official website
23-25 February 2010
CONFEX INTERNATIONAL
London, England
Official website
24-26 February 2010
MEETINGS AFRICA
Johannesburg, South Africa
Official website
24-28 February 2010
REISE & CAMPING
Essen, Germany
Official website
24-28 February 2010
IFT - International Fair of Tourism (ITTFA)
Belgrade, Serbia
Official website
26-28 February 2010
MAHANA
Marseilles, France
Official website
26-28 February 2010
TOURISSIMO
Strasbourg, France
Official website
26-28 February 2010
Ν.Υ.ΤΙΜES TRAVEL SHOW
New York, U.S.A.
Official website
26-28 February 2010
FERIEN MESSE SALZBURG
Salzburg, Austria
Official website
26-28 February 2010
FERIE FΟR ALLE
Herning, Denmark
Official website
26-28 February 2010
VIVATUR
Vilnious, Lithuania
Official website
26-28 February 2010
TCV FERIA VALENCIA
Valencia, Spain
Official website
27 Feb.-1 March 2010
SALON DU TOURISME ET DES VACANCES
Nantes, France
Official website
27 Feb.-1 March 2010
TIMES HOLIDAY & TRAVEL SHOW
Bermingham, England
Official website
27 Feb.-7 March 2010
FREIZEIT
Nurenberg, Germany
Official website


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Back Again

Many people have requested me to continue posting on this blog. In deference to their wishes I am back on stream
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