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Green Hotel Certification, Green Globe International Partner to Certify Caribbean Resorts | | Thursday, 27/11/2008 | | by Joe Pike | Green Hotel Certification and Green Globe International recently announced that they entered into an initial partnership to provide dual certification for hotels and resorts in the Caribbean as well as the U.S., Central and South America and Europe. This partnership offers the enormous advantage for properties to undergo just one certification or re-certification process in order to reach both certification labels. |
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The Dominican Republic Seeks to Protect Whales | | Thursday, 14/08/2008 | A proposal to protect whales has been made to the Dominican Republic’s senate, it has been reported. According to Dominican Today, the Executive Branch is seeking ratification of an agreement to promote protection, stating that the Caribbean country is one of the few places in the world used by whales as a mating area. |
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Dominican Republic Recovers Beaches | | Monday, 14/07/2008 | Tourism authorities in the Dominican Republic are carrying out a project to recover the country’s beaches to guarantee excellent conditions for the development of tourism. |
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Dominican Republic Recovers Beaches | | Monday, 14/07/2008 | Tourism authorities in the Dominican Republic are carrying out a project to recover the country’s beaches to guarantee excellent conditions for the development of tourism. |
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Green Globe International Announces Sustainability for the Caribbean Region | | Monday, 26/05/2008 | Caribbean has more Green Globe Certified tourism operators than any other region
Green Globe International, Inc., which owns the Green Globe brand, the premier international brand for sustainable travel, tourism and related businesses, announced successful meetings with travel and tourism leaders representing eight Caribbean nations at the 10th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism at the Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa (by Sandals), which is a Green Globe Certified hotel. |
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Caribbean Urged to Adopt New Sustainable Tourism Strategies | | Thursday, 01/05/2008 | Caribbean countries must adopt aggressive new strategies to achieve sustainable management and protection of their marine product, according to a noted regional biologist. Otherwise, the region risks losing precious natural resources, says James Azueta, one of the region’s foremost experts in the field. |
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Bonaire Grabs Major Sustainable Tourism Award | | Thursday, 01/05/2008 | Bonaire today announces that it is the recipient of the prestigious Islands Magazine/Caribbean Tourism Organization 2008 Sustainable Tourism Award. The Island was awarded the honor in recognition of their longstanding commitment and leadership role in marine conservation and for their proactive measures in protecting the marine environment. |
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More Support for Sustainable Tourism Needed, UNWTO Says | | Monday, 28/04/2008 | Tourism offers the only sustainable development opportunity to many developing and least developed countries. Consequently, UNWTO advocates the reinforcement of this sector’s role in assistance programs and projects by mainstreaming tourism into general policies. This is the message delivered by UNWTO at the XII United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), that ended April 25 in Accra, Ghana. |
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Argentina Promotes Birdwatching as Form of Tourism | | Thursday, 13/03/2008 | An estimated 500 ornithologists from Argentina are to meet in San Martin de los Andes, Neuquen, next March 5 to seek ways of promoting bird-watching as a form of tourism. Argentina is scheduled to host a world birdwatchers conference in September. |
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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman | Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe. |
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009 | | by Sharon Chambers | Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago. |
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents | | by Gay Nagle Myers | The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business. |
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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico | This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture. |
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down | A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush. |
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