http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog Sustainable holidays, vacations, business travel and tours for a greener world Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:01:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have finally found something that may be the start of a viable greening process for the cruising industry. The world’s largest cruise group, Carnival Corporation, have identified 140 different ways of saving fuel. While not focusing on actually being green, a side-effect may be fewer emissions at least. The company is looking at such ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/cruising/cruising-greener/ Go see the capital of New Zealand on fish and chip oil! Probably amongst the greenest of transports, the conversion of diesel engines to run on waste oil is gradually gaining momentum. I brought a book on such a thing for my engineer husband to convert his work van and ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/uncategorized/new-zealand-on-fush-%e2%80%98n-chups/ I like this: The Hilton Seattle Airport and the Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport are both using free-range eggs. It is so simple and so effective, it simply caught my attention. The hotels use an estimated 4,000 eggs each day, so that a lot of happier and healthier chooks. Apparently there is a ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/americas/egg-them-on/ The state of South Australia (SA) is phasing out plastic bags and I believe the other Australian states should follow. SA is also the only state in Australia offering cash-back for bottles and cans. In fact, let the world follow. Not that SA is the only place in the world to ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/australianz/south-australia-leads-the-way/ Great to hear about other people’s low-carbon adventures. Kate Andrews left England on a cargo-ship to volunteer in Central America and is now in the Pacific Ocean visiting islands on the way to Australia.  Kate is out to prove that you can choose to travel lightly:  "I’ve done some things that most ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/uncategorized/what-kate-did-next/ Going to Ireland. A new handbook will help visitors to travel a little greener there. Irish writer Catherine Mack calls it Ecoescape. She writes about 50 ecoescapes around the country, including practical details and a ‘Slow Travel Toolkit'.  “I wanted to make a guidebook to share the stories of great people ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/uncategorized/aye-go-green-on-the-green-isle/ Some years ago I rafted the mighty Franklin River, an Australian watercourse that plunges through the pristine wilderness of Tasmania. The only reason I could do this was due to a determined group of protestors and much of the Australian population who, 25 years ago, saved this river from damming.   The 25th anniversary of ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/uncategorized/franklin-rivers-25th-anniversary/ I love New Zealand. It is a strikingly beautiful place, easy to travel around and inhabited by a cheerful bunch of people. The nation is also taking the greening of its industries seriously and one bus tour company has converted its Auckland tour bus to run on waste cooking oil. I love ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/uncategorized/fish-and-chips-fuel-new-zealand-bus/ Microturbine is the latest energy and emission cutting initiative by Marriot Hotels. Their New York Marriott Downtown is a 500-room property that has recently installed two PureComfort systems creating clean technology to provide electricity, cooling and heating on-site. Gene Coutu, regional vice president, Market Operations for Marriott’s Eastern Region said: “Our ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/uncategorized/hotel%e2%80%99s-turbine-technology-new-york/ Let me not be sceptical and point out that, bar Branson’s Virgin, it is not so much climate change that is pushing airlines to decrease emissions but rising fuel prices. Because we can be happy that for whatever reason, there are many positive changes appearing in the world of planes.  Budget carrier Easyjet is ... http://www.phoenixarrien.com/greentravelblog/flying/easyjet-easier-on-emissions/