Check out this video found on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQiDufdir_M
It is an interesting exchange between western Tourists and local citizens.
Makes you think!
10 February 2012
08 February 2012
Linking Tourism and Conservation survey
Paraphrased from the website:
Linking Tourism and Conservation survey
A new UNEP/GRID-Arendal Linking Tourism and Conservation survey is available. This survey is aimed at collecting information on existing global Sustainable Tourism initiatives that support protected areas.
Click to take the survey now!
With this survey we hope to identify, learn from and replicate positive examples where tourism supports the creation, management, and development of protected areas. This is a global UNEP/GRID-Arendal project that supports the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD; www.cbd.int).
The main goals of the survey are to:
Capture global cases of Linking Tourism and Conservation
Identify communication tools that efficiently convey how tourism supports protected areas
Highlight functioning models and produce incentives for replication
This initiative supports the overarching aim of protecting global biodiversity and enabling future generations to experience healthy ecosystems and the beauty of nature.
Your participation in completing this survey will contribute to these efforts and is greatly appreciated. Please forward this information to relevant contacts. Follow the weblink to the Linking Tourism and Conservation
The Linking Tourism and Conservation initiative is a recognised project of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism (GPST).
The survey was developed by UNEP/GRID-Arendal as part of a partnership with the European Commission project entitled FAST-LAIN - Further Action on Sustainable Tourism.
Linking Tourism and Conservation survey
A new UNEP/GRID-Arendal Linking Tourism and Conservation survey is available. This survey is aimed at collecting information on existing global Sustainable Tourism initiatives that support protected areas.
Click to take the survey now!
With this survey we hope to identify, learn from and replicate positive examples where tourism supports the creation, management, and development of protected areas. This is a global UNEP/GRID-Arendal project that supports the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD; www.cbd.int).
The main goals of the survey are to:
Capture global cases of Linking Tourism and Conservation
Identify communication tools that efficiently convey how tourism supports protected areas
Highlight functioning models and produce incentives for replication
This initiative supports the overarching aim of protecting global biodiversity and enabling future generations to experience healthy ecosystems and the beauty of nature.
Your participation in completing this survey will contribute to these efforts and is greatly appreciated. Please forward this information to relevant contacts. Follow the weblink to the Linking Tourism and Conservation
The Linking Tourism and Conservation initiative is a recognised project of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism (GPST).
The survey was developed by UNEP/GRID-Arendal as part of a partnership with the European Commission project entitled FAST-LAIN - Further Action on Sustainable Tourism.
03 February 2012
Nothin' on TV this weekend?
Since there is nothing to watch this weekend, I figured I'd catch a Bowl game.
Yes, it is the Puppy Bowl VIII
Catch all the action!
Yes, it is the Puppy Bowl VIII
Catch all the action!
02 February 2012
Ban Plastic Bags!
I carry a few cloth bags in our vehicles so I will always have them available when I go grocery shopping. But I also take the bags into other stores. If I am getting just one item, I just say, save the oil and refuse the plastic bag.
I now have picked up some larger sturdy bags since the cloth bags given out at conferences tend to be small and only carry a modest amount of groceries.
Ban the Plastic Bag!
I now have picked up some larger sturdy bags since the cloth bags given out at conferences tend to be small and only carry a modest amount of groceries.
Ban the Plastic Bag!
29 January 2012
Are $US 99 airfares gone?
The Feds are now requiring airlines to post the final and complete price for airfares. Gone, supposedly, are the teaser fares that may jump 200% after taxes and fees are added.
Economy airlines are complaining citing that no other industry has to post taxes on purchases. Spirit Airlines even created a website to garner some support.
So as an example, I looked at Spirit to book a flight from Boston, MA (BOS) to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
FLIGHT $580.00
TAXES & FEES $131.31
APHIS User Fee $5.00
CR - National Tourism Fee $15.00
CR-Common Area User Fee $7.69
CR-Security Fee $2.74
Immigration User Fee $7.00
Passenger Facility Fee $13.50
Passenger Usage Fee $33.98
September 11th Security Fee $7.50
US Customs Fee $5.50
US-International Departure Tax $33.40
TOTAL $711.31
Next I searched the same dates on Hipmunk.com and found this:
The best price found would be on Continental and a total price of $US 660.00.
Granted, I didn't check prices before the feds made retailers quote total price, and we all know that air fares change frequently during the day, but I am in favor of honest pricing. Also, schedules, airlines reputation, frequent flyer accounts and such all contribute to the consumer's decision, so let's see how this plays out.
Economy airlines are complaining citing that no other industry has to post taxes on purchases. Spirit Airlines even created a website to garner some support.
So as an example, I looked at Spirit to book a flight from Boston, MA (BOS) to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
FLIGHT $580.00
TAXES & FEES $131.31
APHIS User Fee $5.00
CR - National Tourism Fee $15.00
CR-Common Area User Fee $7.69
CR-Security Fee $2.74
Immigration User Fee $7.00
Passenger Facility Fee $13.50
Passenger Usage Fee $33.98
September 11th Security Fee $7.50
US Customs Fee $5.50
US-International Departure Tax $33.40
TOTAL $711.31
Next I searched the same dates on Hipmunk.com and found this:
The best price found would be on Continental and a total price of $US 660.00.
Granted, I didn't check prices before the feds made retailers quote total price, and we all know that air fares change frequently during the day, but I am in favor of honest pricing. Also, schedules, airlines reputation, frequent flyer accounts and such all contribute to the consumer's decision, so let's see how this plays out.
27 January 2012
Anticipation Phase of the Recreation Experience
Yep, as I said yesterday in class, as soon as I come home from one trip and I am thinking about the next. I re-read Chilkoot Pass, the Most Famous Trail in the North over the break. Where I can virtually live the experience of that famous trail.
I like reading those kinds of books. Think about your "Anticipation Phase or Stage" on a leisure experience.
I like reading those kinds of books. Think about your "Anticipation Phase or Stage" on a leisure experience.
22 January 2012
Recreation Geography and zusammenhang
This course deals with the human in a recreational environment. Three themes will be introduced: recreation Activity, People participating in recreation and the park Resource. A series of readings and lab assignments will be utilized in the course.
Sounds like fun?
check this out.
Sounds like fun?
check this out.
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