Travel

The Seychelles: prioritising the environment over tourism

The Seychelles puts the environment ahead of economics when it comes to tourism. Mass tourism is discouraged because it will damage the islands' delicate eco systems

New marine reserve for Galapagos Islands

The reserve, announced at COP26 in Glasgow, will create half of a proposed corridor called for by scientists that could connect protected areas of the Galapagos Marine Reserve with Costa Rica’s Cocos Island. And if that marine reserve is completed it would create a safe migration route for migratory endangered marine species such as hammerhead and whale sharks, and leatherback and green sea turtles.

A Tuscan farmhouse: Follonico's rustic elegance

Boutique hotel glamour is all very well but rural rusticity done well is equally entrancing. Follonico is a Tuscan farmhouse that has been very lovingly restored by owners Fabio Firli and his Dutch wife Suzanne Simons. They've designed it to offer peace and tranquility to guests who want comfort and beauty but not opulence.

Green tourism

Best for nature-positive tourism:  Wildlife Act in South Africa includes a tour operator recruiting wildlife eco-tourists, together with a non-profit and Fair Trade-registered trust which specialises in the safe capture, transportation and reintroduction of endangered species into new areas. Up to 500 conservation volunteers a year get far more than the typical eco-tourism experience by playing an active role in conservation.

Green family days out in Scotland

Green travel

Sustainable tourism is considered by some to be an oxymoron, but it's unrealistic to think people are going stay put for their lives. Green Pearls strive to help people travel without depleting causing environmental havoc by seeking out hotels that meet its green requirements. Check it out.

Tenerife's GF Hotels achieves environmental excellence

It's not eco to fly there so go by solar-powered boat if possible...But once you get to Tenerife you can feel virtuous in a Grupo Fedola (GF) Hotel, since the company has achieved a certificate that guarantees its hotels function in accordance with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.

Visit Italy's Trentino region and be an eco traveller

eco tourism, Italy is a good country if you head to Trentino. E-bike tours, hiking, plastic free ski resorts, plenty of forests and strict sustainability standards

Cattedrale Vegetale

Designed to be a place of peace and contemplation, the completed Lodi Cattedrale Vegetale is well worth visiting. Made from 108 wood pillars and 108 oak trees, the structure is presently 18m high, 72m long and 22m wide, though as the trees grow the height will increase.

Tom Raffield at Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa

Tom Raffield has become one of Cornwall's most illustrious contemporary designers and his pieces can now be enjoyed by visitors to Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa. The Bay Bar overlooking the sea has been refurbished and the hotel's creative director Gayle Nettleton developed a design that uses lots of natural wood combined with wooden furniture and lighting by Raffield.

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