Green Travel: The World's Best Eco-Lodges & Earth-Friendly Hotels (Special-Interest Titles) [Paperback]

Fodor's (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2008 | Series: Special-Interest Titles

Green Travel is the must-have guide to eco-lodges & green hotels around the world. Featuring 100 clean, green accommodations that are not only environmentally friendly, but work to support local communities as well, Choosing Eco-Travel celebrates the growing availability of green travel experiences. It also tackles some the more difficult issues that ethical travelers’ face--- questions about poverty, the politics of boycotting certain destinations, and the environmental impact of travel.

Divided into six chapters (North America & the Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, Africa & the Middle East, Asia and Australasia), the book includes:

·100 independent reviews of green accommodations that have a minimum impact on the environment and benefit the local community in measurable ways.

·A full description of the green credentials of each hotel and lodge

·A range of choices from around the world: budget beds to luxury accommodations, solar-powered yurt camps to eco-chic city hotels.

·First-hand accounts of green travel experiences on each continent — from bear-watching in Alaska to wine and cheese trails in Britain

·Ethical travel dilemmas that tap into the key issues facing the responsible traveler


·Practical information about the greenest ways to get to your destination, social and environmental ratings for each listing, the best time to visit, and room rates.

·Clear locator maps and full-color images throughout

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Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's (April 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400007534
• ISBN-13: 978-1400007530
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #604,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilled to Have This Book, April 30, 2008

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Norma Lehmeierhartie (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Travel: The World's Best Eco-Lodges & Earth-Friendly Hotels (Special-Interest Titles) (Paperback)

How smart is this book? For anyone who cares about the environment, the impact of travelers on communities and their own health--this is the travel book to have.

I have left places that stunk from the use of chemicals for cleaning or where the outgassing from carpets, wallpaper and the like literally made me sick.

These accommodations list how they are eco-friendly. Additionally, many of them just sound like awesome places to stay--yurts and other unusual choices.

This book will help guide you to the best environmentally friendly hotels and lodges.

By the author of the award winning book, Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet