Comments on: The Correct Definition: Green Travel http://www.jussihuotari.com/2009/04/22/the-correct-definition-green-travel/ Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eco Travel Arrives at TripSay : The Green Dove http://www.jussihuotari.com/2009/04/22/the-correct-definition-green-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Eco Travel Arrives at TripSay : The Green Dove Fri, 15 May 2009 19:53:42 +0000 http://www.jussihuotari.com/?p=106#comment-57 [...] JUSSI HUOTARI: This is a very good question. At TripSay we think most definitions of eco-travel focus way too much on technology and arbitrary calculations, such as carbon footprints. We think eco-travel is traveling to see the natural wonders of the world. For example: you travel to the Great Barrier Reef to experience the clean waters, colorful corals, and a myriad of different fishes. The locals make their living out of the reef and it is in their best interest to maintain the reef vivid and lively to keep travelers coming back and telling their friends about the amazing underwater sceneries. An ecotraveler goes to places, where nature is not a resource but a value as such. In doing so, she enables the locals to make their living out of the nature in sustainable way. I wrote about this in my personal blog. [...] [...] JUSSI HUOTARI: This is a very good question. At TripSay we think most definitions of eco-travel focus way too much on technology and arbitrary calculations, such as carbon footprints. We think eco-travel is traveling to see the natural wonders of the world. For example: you travel to the Great Barrier Reef to experience the clean waters, colorful corals, and a myriad of different fishes. The locals make their living out of the reef and it is in their best interest to maintain the reef vivid and lively to keep travelers coming back and telling their friends about the amazing underwater sceneries. An ecotraveler goes to places, where nature is not a resource but a value as such. In doing so, she enables the locals to make their living out of the nature in sustainable way. I wrote about this in my personal blog. [...]

]]> By: Jussi Huotari http://www.jussihuotari.com/2009/04/22/the-correct-definition-green-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Jussi Huotari Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:37:41 +0000 http://www.jussihuotari.com/?p=106#comment-55 Thanks Ilkka! This post was actually inspired by your tweet about ecotravel in Finland (http://twitter.com/ilkkakauppinen/status/1565534864). I didn't want to settle with the most common definition for ecotravel that makes people think about technology (e.g. hybrid cars, hotel's mattress materials) or rating systems (e.g. LEED). These are all nice and fine but... If travel can make people appreciate clean environment, the impact is much more prominant than any hotel's "our doorknobs are made of recycled glass" gimmicks. :P Thanks Ilkka! This post was actually inspired by your tweet about ecotravel in Finland (http://twitter.com/ilkkakauppinen/status/1565534864).

I didn’t want to settle with the most common definition for ecotravel that makes people think about technology (e.g. hybrid cars, hotel’s mattress materials) or rating systems (e.g. LEED). These are all nice and fine but…

If travel can make people appreciate clean environment, the impact is much more prominant than any hotel’s “our doorknobs are made of recycled glass” gimmicks. :P

]]> By: Ilkka Kauppinen http://www.jussihuotari.com/2009/04/22/the-correct-definition-green-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Ilkka Kauppinen Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:24:49 +0000 http://www.jussihuotari.com/?p=106#comment-52 Great article Jussi! I hope authorities and companies in Finland would understand this! Great article Jussi! I hope authorities and companies in Finland would understand this!

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