The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts recently conducted a survey of 6,000 tourists in eight countries on the issue of sustainability. Here are the study’s six key findings: !!! Tourists have a very consistent idea about sustainability: They consider ecological, social, and economic dimensions to be relevant for sustainable travel. Factors relating to [...]

Transat has launched Green Commute, its responsible transportation program that encourages employees to adopt means of transport other than single-occupant driving for their daily commute. Transat’s Toronto employees can now sign on for the program, which offers a range of incentives to encourage travel by public transit, carpooling, cycling or walking. The company’s COO, Nelson [...]

SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts has donated more than $1,000,000 to local charities across the country as a part of its annual Friends in Need program. Running during the December 2010 holiday period, the Friends in Need promotion offered travellers discounted room rates at over 20 hotels across Canada managed by SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts. For [...]

Keeping with its commitment to environmental protection and sustainability, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will participate for the fourth consecutive year in Earth Hour, a global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness about climate change. On Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. local time, all of Fairmont’s 64 world-class hotels [...]

Ecoventura has teamed up with Pack for a Purpose, a charitable organization whose mission encourages travellers to save room in their travel luggage for five pounds of school or medical supplies that can make a difference to communities they’re visiting. What a traveller is recommended to bring is determined in advance with the tour operator. [...]