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Where To Go Next for Friday, December 21
12-22-2007
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Friday-Monday, December 21-January 1, 2007 |
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Lose the eco-guilt You're at 30,000 feet cruising overseas on a Virgin Atlantic flight to Europe. With a friendly smile, the cabin attendant asks, "Coffee, tea, carbon offset?" Huh? Yeah, carbon offset - doing something positive to offset the negative carbon footprint you create. Like cycling or using public transport instead of your own car, insulating your home, turning your heating down or using energy efficient light bulbs.
So Virgin's new scheme is to encourage passengers to offset their share of CO2 emissions generated by the plane taking them across the ocean. Of course they can't reduce the carbon being dumped into the atmosphere by the plane's jets, but they can offset their share of its effects by supporting projects that have immediate positive impact on the environment. Virgin calls the program their Gold Standard Offset Scheme. They've calculated exactly how much carbon is produced for each of its flights and then calculated how much this would equal for each passenger, using a complicated formula that takes into account the different weights of equipment and seats in each class of travel, and also the amount of cargo on each route. (So Upper Class passengers pay more than Premium Economy or regular Economy passengers because Upper Class seats and in-flight entertainment monitors are significantly heavier. Nicely democratic don't you think?) Endorsed by 49 non-governmental organizations worldwide including many environmental groups, Gold Standard credits are independently validated, adhere to best practice methodology and only support renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies. Virgin Atlantic is the only airline to commit to Gold Standard projects because it believes that this is the only offset standard that guarantees a positive additional impact on local communities and the environment. ...More Recent Articles |
Today is Where To Go Next's last edition in 2007. Publication of the newsletter will resume on January 2, 2008. The staff of Where To Go Next wishes you a safe , healthy and happy holiday season.
Tap your toes and groove to the beat during the 15th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival, and then call the all-inclusive Mango Bay Barbados (www.mangobaybarbados.com) 'home' as you unwind after a busy day of "all that jazz." ...More
Hotel Fouquet's Barrière, Paris' newest 5-star hotel, continues to lure visitors to its gourmet restaurant, Le Diane, with exceptional food and service. This holiday season, pastry chef Jean-Luc Labat has introduced the Macaron millefeuille tradition Fouquet's - a seductive combination of crunchy macaroons sprinkled with nougat praline and filled with a delicate bourbon vanilla cream and a soft salted butter caramel center. ...More
Stepping through Outrigger Reef on the Beach's brand-new lobby is a bit like strolling through an art museum. Recently unveiled as part of the hotel's extensive makeover, the graciously appointed lobby houses an impressive collection of museum-quality artifacts and original works by island masters, plus a comfortable sitting area where guests are free to browse books and great literary works of Hawaii. ...More
One stroll along London's exclusive High Street is all one needs to appreciate the quality and exclusivity of the Royal Arcade aboard Cunard's newest ocean liner, Queen Victoria. Moving seamlessly from one fashionable space to another, the Royal Arcade unfolds as a series of seven luxurious shopping boutiques, each showcasing the most celebrated names in British luxury, including Harrods, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton. ...More
At its fifth annual Readers Choice Awards gala, the editors of Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the travel industry, named Cunard Line's flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2 the world's "Best Luxury Cruise Ship." Presented at a black-tie dinner at New York City's Pierre Hotel on December 13, 2007, the award reflects the educated opinions of Travel Weekly's 40,000 readers, comprising industry executives, travel agents and wholesalers. ...More
Geared to travelers interested in exploring the culture and history of China, Pacific Delight Tours' 14-day, fully-escorted "Historic Cities & Yangtze River" Imperial Experience package includes many of the major highlights of any trip to this 5,000-year-old country combined with five-star accommodations, exclusive tours, a 26-guest maximum, special meals and guaranteed departures, at prices ranging from $2,938 to $3,438 per person, double. ...More
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