Have travel plans to Sydney?   Then you might fancy staying at the sustainable hotel award-winning Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney.

Now Green Globe certified, the 362-room Australian hotel won the Sustainable Operations category at this year’s Sustainable Hotel Awards.  The 5-star, boutique-style hotel was recognized for its waste, water, and energy management efforts and “green” education and training programs.

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Will you be traveling India?

Then you might fancy staying at The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur in the heart of Rajasthan.  The 87-room hotel, owned and operated by Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, is one of the latest winners of a Sustainable Hotel Award.

The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur won the Sustainable Destinations category for its “exceptional green efforts” including conceptualization, design and construction in complete context and harmony with local traditions and culture and the management of a 20-acre wildlife preserve.

Are you planning a cruise vacation and looking for greener options?  Cruise company Ecoventura is a greener cruising leader recognized for its commitment to sustainable tourism in the Galapagos.

In September, the company was named the winner of a Condé Nast Traveler 15th Annual World Savers Award in the category of Cruise Lines. Recently, Travel + Leisure’s Global Vision Awards named Ecoventura the winner of the 2009 award for Green Cruising, featured online and in the magazine’s November issue.  The annual Global Vision Awards “recognize the latest and best efforts at cultural preservation, environmental conservation, and community building through tourism.”

Ecoventura is a family-owned company based in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with sales offices in Quito and Miami.  This Galapagos cruise company transports 4,000+ passengers annually aboard a fleet of three expedition vessels, 20-passenger motor yachts with 10 double cabins, and a 16-passenger dedicated divelive-aboard. Ecoventura says all its vessels have been retrofitted to meet high environmental standards.

Says Santiago Dunn, Ecoventura president:

“It’s gratifying that today’s opinion makers are seeking out companies like ours that understand it takes an unwavering commitment to sustainable change and purpose instead of blind profit..Ironically, booming tourism in the Galapagos has added to the challenges and problems faced by those looking to restore and protect the island’s native species and ecological balance.”

For more information, check out Ecoventura online.

Image courtesy of Ecoventura