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Looking for eco-friendly activities, transport, accommodation and organic food in Ireland? We discover the Emerald Isle’s many shades of green.

Ecotourism may be a recent travel concept, but it has a long history in Ireland where small-scale, sustainable, culturally sensitive and nature-based eco-escapes have evolved naturally around the country’s wild landscape.

Ireland’s natural beauty has always been its biggest attraction, with misty green mountains, a lush interior and wild craggy coastlines attracting everyone from serious climbers, cyclists and surfers to gentle ramblers, history buffs and wildlife spotters. And even now that tourism is a multi-million Euro industry, locals and tourists alike are fighting to keep Ireland true to its green roots.

For those coming from the UK, the temptation is to hop on one of Ireland’s famous low-cost airlines. But it’s surprisingly easy - and much more fun - to keep your feet on the ground.

Environmentally sound places to stay are commonplace in Ireland: a fact less surprising when you consider that many areas didn’t even have electricity until the 1970s and a traditional ethos still prevails. To witness people living simple, low-impact existence, take a trip to Tory Island, Clare Island, Rathlin or the Aran Islands. Alternatively, there are plenty of places to sleep that combine modern comforts with a clear conscience. posted by b01m

UNO has announced today that it will ask to the world professionals of tourism to help the tourist sector in Kenya, struck hard by three months of politico-ethnic crisis.

They will organize (in Berlin) contacts and actions of communication (…) in order to start again the confidence of the large actors of world tourism.

Berlin welcomes on March 5 one of the most important tourism show in the world, which joins together tourist agencies and tour operators from 180 countries and attracts tens of thousands of visitors.

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Croatia is distinguished more and more as a destination. Its cultural heritage and history and the authorized investments these last years make of Croatia a true four star destination. The islands of Hvar, Braè and Makarska Rivièra deserve more than all this distinction.
During the annual World Travels Awards, also called the Oscars of tourism, Croatian cities like Opatija and Skradinski Buk had already got an award last year. This year, these prices returned to Primosten and Biograd. World Travel Awards are very prised because the jury selects each year two cities among 26.000 entering in consideration for the final victory. The cities are judged according to aesthetic criteria, their environment, their traditions and their infrastructures.

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India is one of the tourist destinations knowing one of the fastest growths in the world. Moreover, its average growth, for the ten next years, is estimated on a worldwide scale to 9 percent. India aspires to accomodate in 2010 10 million visitors per year. This is why it invests fully in tourism. The airports of Delhi and Mumbai will be renovated and will experience an important development, accommodating new terminals (inauguration envisaged in 2009). Yet in 2008, the new airports of Bangalore and Hyderabad will open their doors. In all, a variable sum between 15 and 17 billion dollars will be invested in the air transport between 2005 and 2010. In the same way, the hotel capacity will increase considerably. Thus, the number of hotel rooms in Delhi will increase by 300 percent during the next 5 years. By the year 2011, India will count in all 30.000 new beds.

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