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The Green Tourism Phenomenon

Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) encourages tourism in an environmentally friendly way. It has over 700 members and they include hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfasts, self-catering and visitor attractions. Depending on the level of energy efficiency these members have achieved each is awarded a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.

This makes sure that the kind of business they are operating, does not impact the environment in a harmful way. They do this in a variety of ways. These can range from encouraging the tourists to take walks in the wildlife or hiring cycling services for tourists to move around the town.

So you will find the whole range of services that any HoReCa industry offers. Everything from heating and lighting to food, information and transportation – all is there. And not in any less compromised way.

The need for green tourism was felt when the tourist became conscious of their decisions to travel to countries which were not taking care of the environment. This increased awareness in the global issues like climatic changes, destruction to wildlife, carbon emissions, and waste management was good for green tourism. So to rise up to this opportunity the concept of greener tourism was developed.

To be environmentally sustainable you need to have a strategy that is based on long term commitment. This is done to have a better coordination with all the stakeholders that form this industry. Often individual efforts fall short to provide a sustainable development.

This strategy is multi-fold. We start by assessing the existing environmental health. This gives us a holistic view of the kind of green management that is required. We outline the support structures that would be needed in the future for this policy’s implementation.

Second, we build a green vision. This serves as a guiding principle. Different scenarios in which different decisions would have trade-offs with different environmental impacts are viewed.

Last but not the least there should be full commitment to the realisation of this vision. For this involvement from all the major stakeholders i.e. the government, the civil society and the private sector should be there. Only by setting up a framework that us shared by all these stakeholders can a call for such a transformation can truly take place.

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Exciting Adventure Holidays To Vietnam

Vietnam is a small country that very few people know anything about. Everyone remembers the war, but other than that, few facts are known. Things are changing, and Vietnam is becoming a chosen vacation spot for many travelers. Here are some things you can see and do on your adventure holidays to Vietnam.

A popular sport in this country is kite surfing and the favored spot to do it is a town known as Mui Ne. The winds are just right, there isn’t much rainfall, there is a fabulous beach, wonderful places to stay and a wide variety of things to do at night. If you don’t know how to kite surf, they offer classes to anyone willing to learn.

A fast, fun packed adventure holiday is the cultural tour. There is so much to see and do that you will need to fly between the special points of interest. You will enjoy a trip down the Saigon River on a speedboat and a sunset cruise in Hoi An. The highlight will be a visit to Cu Chi to see the amazing tunnel system the communist guerrillas used during the Vietnam War.

If you want to see what Vietnam is really like, take an 18 day adventure that will have you bicycling through cities, cruising and paddling in the bay and spending the night on a boat. Overnight camping and hiking in the Bach Ma National Park is another highlight of this tour. After riding a boat down the Mekong River, you will have the opportunity to see the Mekong Delta area on bicycle.

The best tour of all for those who enjoy the best of a country is the Luxury Tour. You will have the opportunity to tour Saigon and the country area to the north of the city, before flying south. Once in the southern part of Vietnam, you will be staying on the peninsula or an off coast island in a luxury resort for a week.

Vietnam has all kinds of things for visitors to see and do. You can take a tour that is already planned or you can plan your own adventure holiday that includes those special places you always wanted to see. These adventure holidays to Vietnam are guaranteed to be a vacation you will never forget.

Jose Mauricio Maurette is the Director of Quest World Travel Ltd and a specialist in organizing Dubai, Cuba, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Holidays. For more information visit www.questworldtravel.com

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