Sunday, December 11, 2011

OK the resort’s green, but is it good?

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:32 — Anonymous Open up a tourism brochure and chances
are they'll be there. "Eco," "green," "sustainable,"
"environmentally friendly": the growing litany of buzzwords that
punctuate the path of righteous holidaymakers. "Tips for green traveling"
are offered by lodges now deemed Mother Nature-compliant enough to carry the
prefix "eco." Other establishments speak about organic this and that. But
with all this emphasis on sustainability, aren't resorts and hotels in
danger of neglecting what most of us go on holiday for -- good old-fashioned
fun? Any resort that declares itself to be "employing grassroots
practices" certainly sounds like you're opting into more of a muddy
field-based, Woodstock experience than one of pampered R&R.read more

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