GREEN TRAVEL

What is GREEN Travel?

• Protecting the natural and cultural environment of places you vist.
• Conserving plants, wildlife and natural resources.
• Respecting local cultures and ways of life.
• Contributing positvely to local communities.
• Preserving the future for others!

Why Go GREEN?

• It's more important than ever to minimize travel impact on the earth's natural and cultural treasures.
• The potential negative effects of tourism are both local and global.
• Oceanfront hotels contribute to beach erosion.
• Rising numbers of visitors threaten the fragile ecosystems.
• Carbon Dioxide emissions from planes are a growing contributor to global warming.

Taking the GREEN approach to travel is easy!

• Offsetting the carbon emissions from your air travel - direct flights, take the train.
• Choosing a Green Hotel
  
  Is the hotel staffed by local employees?
  Recycling programs - aluminum, plastic, paper, gray water, composting?
  Do guests have option to reuse towels and sheets instead of replacing each day?
  What programs do the hotels have to reduce consumption? Examples: energy-efficient lighting, low-flow toilets and showers, and alternate energy sources like solar and wind power.
• Rent a hybrid car or rent the the smallest vehicle. Decline free upgrades.
• Resonsible Site Seeing - Use Environmentally Friendly Tour,Cruise and Other Travel Vendors

USE A GREEN MEMBER TRAVEL MANAGMENET COMPANY - GLOBETROTTER

For further information about green travel, please contact:

Globetrotter Green Travel
1 800 322 7032 or 301-570-0800
or fax 301-570-5670
Email: greentravel@globetrottermgmt.com