Most travellers don’t need to look hard for an excuse to head to Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Long known as one of the world’s most eco-friendly cities, it is now also one of the most easily accessible for responsible travellers, thanks to the convenient transportation services of Portland’s ecoShuttle. As the local partner of Green Path Transfers, the first global 100%-carbon-offset transfer service, ecoShuttle offers affordable airport and intercity transfers aboard a comfortable and sleek fleet of all-biodiesel vehicles.
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WHL Consulting Announced as Finalist in Innovation Leadership Awards
On Monday 6 August, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) announced the 16 finalists (five individuals and 11 organisations) of the 2010 TIES Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Awards. The WHL Group is pleased to learn that one of its subsidiary companies, WHL Consulting, has been selected as a 2010 Innovation Award finalist for creation of the Tourism Development Bank.
Read More >>WHL Group Supports the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference
The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) is North America’s largest and only conference focusing on sustainability in the tourism industry. Scheduled for 8-10 September 2010, it is fittingly being held in Portland, Oregon, a leading U.S. city that has been consistently rated ‘the most sustainable city’ in the country. The WHL Group is proud to join the industry leaders and sustainability pioneers as one of the conference’s supporting organisations.
