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Sustainable Tourism Innovations Awards - Nominate or Apply Before August 2
As a relatively new field, ecotourism tends to attract entrepreneurs and innovators so you’ll have to be at the top of your game to win the International Ecotourism Society’s annual Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Award. Good luck! See details below. Media Contacts: The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) Ayako Ezaki, Director of Communications 202.503.5066 x14 media@ecotourism.org For Immediate Release: Innovation... »
Bodhi Tree Foundation’s Goal of Sustainable Tourism
Over the past year, two new foundations focused on sustainable tourism have been formed. While in theory, this is great news for those of us who promote and believe in responsible, sustainable, socially-conscious, whatever you want to call it-tourism, there is also cause for slight concern. The Bodhi Tree Foundation was founded by Jena Gardner,... »
Mindful Tourist Book Review: The Lost Girls
The book “The Lost Girls” came out yesterday, the same day we finished our advance copy of the 539-page opus. As a reader (and full disclosure, sometimes contributor) of their longstanding blog, we had been looking forward to reading this book detailing three women’s travel together around the globe. It’s a great story – who among... »
Someecards: A Decent Way to Pass an Hour
Last year we were introduced to someecards (thanks, Shannon!), a snarky alternative to cheesy, typical e-cards, and since then, we’ve had a good time picking out deliberately ambiguous (is she being serious? is she mad or just being funny?) cards to our loved ones. Here are some goodies related to the upcoming summer travel season: Fun, right? Just wait until... »
Mindful Tourist Book Review: The Geography of Bliss
Eric Weiner’s The Geography of Bliss is exactly the book we would write if we were half as good a writer as he is. See? We just ended a sentence with a preposition. Oh, that’s not a preposition? See? We’re hopeless. Billed as “one grump’s search for the happiest places in the world,” Weiner regales... »
An Inventive Way for YOU (yes, you with the funny shaped head) to Help Provide H20 to Haitian Children
We wrote about the Haiti earthquake and the Chile earthquake and since then have been interested to see the innovative ways people are helping these still-struggling countries. Here’s yet another and in our humble opinion this one takes the big ole lemon cheesecake. Nourish is a company that sells baby and toddler bottled spring water... »
What is a Trip of a Lifetime? If Yours Includes a 10-day Adventure in the Galapagos Islands, Check This Out
“Trip of a Lifetime” – what does this phrase mean to you? We’ve never given it much thought but only because we hope and plan to travel so much to many unique and fun places that we hope all our travels would be considered a trip of a lifetime. Does it mean: Your one chance to... »
New and Improved Host Our Coast 2010
We told you about the Host Our Coast inaugural year last year. Remember? Well, DLITE is back and betta than eva! This year, Host Our Coast is offering $15,000 to one lucky winner to travel around the Delmarva peninsula (that’s Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia to you non-mid-atlantickers out there), for three months, blogging, vlogging,... »
Shop With Us!
The Mindful Tourist is pleased to announce our affiliation with two online vendors that we think our readers will especially like. First, we now have an Amazon store and have handpicked books, movies, clothing, camping and traveling gear, and other fun stuff for your shopping pleasure. Of course, we encourage you to shop mindfully... »
Can Tourism Play a Part in Saving the Environment?
We have been reading Mike Tidwell’s Bayou Farewell over the last couple of weeks. Published in 2003, it’s Mike’s journey through Louisiana Cajun country, getting to know the many different groups of people, immersing himself in the Cajun/Southern/French/Vietnamese/Houma Indian/etc. cultures he finds there. It’s a fascinating inside look at the people, the land, but... »
