Tourism2030 - March 2011-12-05T18:10:27Z tag:root.destinet.eu,2011-12-05:/demo-design/News/2008/3 http://root.destinet.eu/demo-design/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gif ECOTRANS Tourism2030 Tourism and MDG 3 tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-02-28:/demo-design/News/2008/3/new946823 2012-02-28T16:26:41Z miruna badescu admin AN ON-LINE RESOURCE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AS A TOOL TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN. Global Ecotourism Conference 14-16th of May 2007 in Oslo tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-02-28:/demo-design/News/2008/3/new417889 2012-02-28T16:26:41Z miruna badescu admin First environmental benchmarks for hotels and camping sites in Europe! tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-02-28:/demo-design/News/2008/3/new757157 2012-02-28T16:26:41Z miruna badescu Herbert Hamele For the first time, international figures of more than 450 accommodation businesses in tourism in 15 European countries have been presented at the Reisepavillon in Hanover. These figures have been calculated within the framework of the European projects “TourBench” and “SUTOUR” supported by the LIFE programme of the European Commission and the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt. What is the energy and water consumption of 2-5 star hotels and camping sites in Europe? What is the waste production per day? What are the costs for energy, water and waste per night? How much is the difference “best businesses” consume less than others? What new international instruments of environmental management are available for tourism businesses? The brochure “Environmental initiatives by European tourism businesses: Instruments, indicators and practical examples” with the presented results and further hints and links are available as download at www.tourbench.info and http://sutour.ier.uni-stuttgart.de travel with the "plus" awarded! tag:root.destinet.eu,2012-02-28:/demo-design/News/2008/3/new180651 2012-02-28T16:26:41Z miruna badescu Karl Reiner 8 travel agenies in Vienna started a new initiative to support and to market sustainable travel packages: "Reise mit dem Plus" (travel with the plus. On 15th of March travel with the plus was awarded the eco price 2007 of the City of Vienna. Read the press release (german)