Whilst not specifically about leisure and tourism food miles i.e. the distance the food you cook/eat has travelled has a significant impact on your carbon footprint. We are trying to do our little bit and have taken on an allotment to produce our own seasonal vegetables and fruits.
Planted to date:
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Rocket
Beetroot
Onions
Spring onions
Raspberries
Tayberries
Blackcurrants
Rhubarb
We will see how things [...]
A new market segment is emerging (it has been emerging for a number of years) the ‘eco-conscious traveller’ which has seen a growth in leisure and tourism businesses promoting their ‘eco-credientials’.
Some key characteristics of this segment (needs to be developed - please email me with suggestions):
Considerable spending power.
Activly seek out ‘eco-friendly’ leisure activities.
Do you [...]
An interesting post on how the Super Bowl is trying to become more green and meet the changing needs of their customers and I imagine sponsors. They note “The “Carbon Neutral” initiative supports the planting of hundreds of tree seedling to offset the greenhouse gas emissions produced by Super Bowl events. This project, [...]
Lisbon 10th – 12th May 2007
At the Global Travel and Tourism Summit one of the sessions is entitled ‘A Re-Think on the Brink’ which looks at the environmental impact, including tourists’ ‘carbon footprint’.
Visitors can read comments from Dr Chris Luebkeman, Global Foresight & Innovation, Arup Group; Andrew C Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car [...]
