GREEN
THOUGHTS
COMPILED
BY SALLY GILHOOLEY
Conde
Nast’s Green List and Forbes Traveler are both good
places to start when researching your eco-friendly vacation
destination.
The
large hotel chain, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, is both
luxurious and eco-friendly. All 44 of its facilities conserve
water and energy and recycle waste. Their front-desk computers
are all powered by wind energy from the purchase of renewable
energy credits. – Fairmont.com
For
each trip booked online at their travel agency, Better
World Club, the company donates $1 to environmental causes.
Vouchers to offset greenhouse gas emissions from air travel
can be easily purchased from them and are automatically
included when booking through its agents. – Betterworldclub.com
Manaca
EcoTravel selects the best eco-lodges and tours worldwide – rating
food, education, community and protection of fragile areas.
Surf their database for eco-vacations. –Manaca.com
Ozo
Cars in New York City chauffeurs customers in hybrid vehicles
providing a luxury ride without compromising our planet.
Wireless Internet access is in every vehicle. –Ozocar.com
If
you’re feeling flush, you may want to vacation aboard
your own Green Jet Yacht that is causing more than a little
green-with-envyness. She is a 187 foot mega sail yacht
that runs on wind and hydrogen. Luxury interiors and amenities
support every whim on this planet friendly boat whose sails
light up the night. In green, of course. –www.ecofriend.org
Conservation
is key at Lindblad Expeditions. Destinations include the
Galapagos and the Antarctic and many guides are geologists
and oceanographers. Cuisine supports local agriculture. –Expeditions.com
The
Papoose Creek Lodge in Montana, a luxury fly-fishing destination,
plants ten trees for every guest who visits them.
If
vacationing in your own backyard, consider sustainable
outdoor furnishings. Sites to shop include: Ecofurniture;
EPS Plastic Lumber; Gaiam; Reforest Teak and Maku Furnishings.
