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Environmental management for the Everest region
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zopemaster
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Apr 22, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
environmental damage,
environment,
tourism
The University of Torino/I and the Ev-K2-CNR Committee are currently conducting an international co-operation project called "Everest: A Remedy Against Damage Caused by Tourism" in the Everest region of Nepal. The aim is to develop an environmental management methodology to be able to lessen the negative impact of the 70,000 or so western tourists a year in the sensitive eco-systems of the Everest region.
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St Moritz: the AlpenAkademie and a tourism, energy and agriculture alliance
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 08, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
environmental education (adults),
environmental education,
tourism
The Swiss region of Engadine/St Moritz is focusing on the appeal of educational tourism, with the founding of the AlpenAkademie by the Academia Engiadina. A range of offers including language and computer courses as well as tourism, tour guide and management studies are already in place, and others are in preparation.
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Presentation of an international umbrella brand for leisure & fitness holidays in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Mar 25, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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tourism,
health,
society, culture,
labelling, eco-labels,
marketing
From the end of this year 80 businesses from Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and southern Tyrol are to join forces and carry the new umbrella brand Alpine Wellness International GmbH.
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"Green" holidays in the Alps for Dutch tourists
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zopemaster
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Feb 12, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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tourism,
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning
From this summer several Dutch tour operators, including the TUI subsidiary Holland International and the hiking and cycling holiday specialists SNP, are offering "Green Package Tours" to Switzerland and Austria.
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Colle del Nivolet and Val di Genova, Italy: No more car invasions
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 18, 2003
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning,
tourism,
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries
On Sundays in summer in the past few years the high plateau in the area of Colle del Nivolet was regularly transformed into a giant car park. However as of this summer the plateau can be reached only on foot, by bicycle or by shuttle bus.
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