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Media Release 5 May 2010: Mossel Bay Tourism Mossel Bay Council, Local Businesses Team Up To Improve Security at The Point Mossel Bay’s Municipality, Mossel Bay Tourism, and the owners of The Point Hotel and the Point Village Hotel have teamed up to finance a pilot project that will improve security in The Point area ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the 5-week-long, nation-wide winter school holiday that will coincide with the tournament. “The Point is one of our most important tourism destinations, but it’s become something of a hang-out for vagrants and beggars,” said Mossel Bay Tourism’s Marcia Holm

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Mossel Bay Council, Local Businesses Team Up To Improve Security at The Point

We just got that research from http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/21/environment-cleanest-countries-business-iceland-cleanest-countries_slide.html?partner=yahoofr – Yale and Columbia ranked countries’ environmental performance based on a number of metrics, including water and air quality, habitat protection and the impact of the environment on the health of the population. European countries make up more than half of the top 30, while the U.S

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The cleanest countries in the World ..

The Merenid Dynasty of Morocco came into power in 1248 by defeating the Almohad Dynasty in the city of Marrakech. Rabat was declared the new capital city of Morocco, and architectural development and the growth of art in the country was encouraged by the Merenid Dynasty. They ruled over Morocco until 1415, and some of their structures are still visible today as reminders of their part in history

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Historical Attraction of the Merenid Tombs

Costa Rica is a small country in Central America, with 6% of all the species of flora and fauna on the planet. This country has been the leader of conservation and ecotourism, with the ambition that all hotels would become eco hotels, green hotels in Costa Rica and would implement sustainability practices. Costa Rica has demonstrated its innovation and leadership in sustainability

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ecotourism in Costa Rica

More companies, specially green Hotels, are becoming earth friendly and are starting to use sustainable products. For example the wooden hotel cards that are made by some companies called the Sustainable Cards, Guest Acess International and Cadmus

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Green Hotel Key Card

The VESTAS awards in Europe (Vision-Destinet European Sustainable Tourism Awards) have kicked off through a social media campaign on both FACEBOOK and LINKEDIN This aiming at creating more awareness on European sustainable tourism initiatives. 44 countries are eligible to participate: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium , Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland , France , FYR Macedonia, Germany , Georgia, Greece , Guernsey, Iceland , Ireland , Israel, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania , Malta, Moldova, Netherlands , Northern Ireland, Norway , Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey, Ukraine and Wales You can participate at the following sites: Awards will be given to : Most Responsible Destination (villages, towns, cities and county-level NUTS III-V) Most Sustainable Tour Package Most Sustainable Carrier (air, rail, ship) Most Responsible Accommodation

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ESTAS Award for responsible travel in Europe launched on Facebook and Linkedin !

  Our Winter Special for 2010 is valid from May to September 2010 . Our rates is per unit per night and not per person. Nothing in this life is for free, but if you stay for a certain amount of days with us, it all depends, you can stay for FREE for 4 nights, free of charge!!!!!!!! Stay 3 – 6 nights and receive 1 night FREE Stay 7 – 13 nights and receive 2 nights FREE Stay 14 + nights and receive 4 nights FREE www.pointvillage.co.za

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Point Village Self-Catering Accommodation

  Cannot afford to visit Mossel Bay? Guess again and have a look at our great Winter Specials for the School Holidays…   Bed and Breakfast: R 275.00 per person sharing per night                                               R375 for single person per room www.wheretostay.co.za/outeniquaoncb-b

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Outeniqua on C (B&B)

Media Release.

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Competition-standard Bowling Green opens at Mossel Bay’s Eight Bells Mountain Inn.

All our favorite trips have the same thing in common:  We return home with the sense that something foreign has now become familiar.  Staying at Ka’ana Boutique Resort , with its focus on sustainability and cultural authenticity, helped me feel this way about the entire country of Belize . Set in the jungly Cayo District near the scruffy, bustling town of San Ignacio, Ka’ana is the first luxury spa resort in Western Belize

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A Belizean Sense of Place (Visiting Blogger to Belize Documents Her Stay at Ka’ana)

A big highlight and memorable moment for me was hanging out in the kitchen of Ka’ana Boutique Resort with the personable, talented and passionate Chef Sean Kuylen (pronounced kwee-ln), born and raised in Belize.  With the bubbly enthusiasm of a little boy, he was bouncing around the compact space wanting to show me the ingredients he was using, tell me about his ideas for future dishes and have me taste a bit of this and and that.

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Not Just Rice and Beans (Visiting Blogger to Belize Shares a Highlight of Her Trip)

Since October 2009, Lowcost Southwest Company launched their « sustainable tourism » plan and did develop a green plane . The american press has been indeed impressed by the objective of this company which is willing to reduce the weight of their plane while using eco friendly materials like 100% recyclable and completely carbon neutral new lifejacket, seats and carpets and generate in the mean time 20 000 US dollars each, using . A good news for responsible traveller staying in eco hotel s or green hotels who seks to find an « Green Air Company »

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A "green" airline company

Taliouine is located in Morocco’s Souss Region, and there are hundreds of visitors to this unique village each year. It is a picturesque destination that offers tourists breathtaking landscapes and quaint attractions such as the Kasbah, and is filled with friendly locals waiting to share their hospitality and knowledge with visitors. In general, Taliouine is not a very big or busy destination, but what it lacks in modern amenities, it makes up for with character and memorable natural attractions.

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Taliouine Village

The Sheraton Sand Key Resort has recently partnered with Clean the World (CTW), a non-profit, charitable organization, who is making a difference in the world by recycling, reducing waste, providing jobs… For exemple, what happens to the unused bits of soap and shampoo at hotels, eco hotels, green hotels after the clients departure

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Partnership with Clean the World Program

Some interesting take on Sustainability and the Olympics. The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) is aiming at achieving a carbon neutral direct footprint. Helping them in this path are many resorts in Canada , as for instance the Four Seasons Resort Whistler.

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Olympics and Sustainable Tourism

Rios Tropicales is an eco-adventure company which operates in Costa Rica. Their primary goal is to ensure that the rivers and natural resources of Costa Rica are preserved for future generations, and they promote this both through educating guests as well as educating the local community, encouraging the développement of eco Hotels in Costa Rica. In 1994, they have created the Fundacion Rios Tropicales (FRT), a non-profit environmental organization, in order to assist the preservation, protection and restoration of the rivers, streams and watersheds of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica, a local compagny planting seeds of awarness since 1985

Within the bustling city of Marrakech there are a few areas where visitors can find tranquility and beauty. But it is rare to find a location that is as historic as it is breathtaking as the splendor of the Agdal Gardens. Strolling through these fragrant gardens with a rich heritage and unmatched beauty, transports visitors into a world of natural wonder and peacefulness.

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Agdal Gardens in Marrakech

Oldest dwelling in Great Brak River-the original Wolwedans farmhouse-built in 1852. P.O.Box 379 Great Brak River 6525 5 Amy Searle Street Tel: +2744-620 3626 Fax: +2744-620 3626 Cell: +2783 204 7830 E-mail: coralierh@gmail.com

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Coralie`s B&B

A new chain of eco hotels is coming in Canada : ALT hotels. These chic, trandy and affordable hotels are featuring: – Geothermal heating and cooling in every room – Heat recovery from air exhaust to preheat cold exterior air – Geothermal energy to condition the fresh air intake – Domestic hot water heating from air conditionning heat rejection of the building – Heat recovery from water used in commercial washers.

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new style of eco hotels in Canada

Point Village Hotel forms part of the historic Point Village at The Point in Mossel Bay At the Point Village Hotel we offer luxury accommodation in 16 en-suite rooms each with own kitchenette and 7 self-catering suites each with two en-suite bedrooms and fully equipped kitchens. The atmosphere is chic yesterday that blends with modern today in a relaxed holiday feeling @ Point Village Hotel. All rooms have sea views and balconies from which to enjoy the sights.

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