In an article by Heleigh Bostwick for ENN she outlines the changing nature of Eco-tourism and how the hotel industry is addressing this.

With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel and hospitality industry. These days however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn’t necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is definitely an option. more..

Eco-Hotels fall into a number of categories

• hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically significant habitats
• “green” hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and conserve water
• sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or obtain part or all of their power from renewable energy
• hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests participating in trail clearing
• hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests.

So the next time that you are looking for a holiday, check out what your hotel is doing for the environment.