Best Practices Category

• Vancouver Island Adventure Companies Receive First Green Tourism Canada Certification

  Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

  Maple Leaf Adventures, Strathcona Park Lodge and Destiny River Adventures have received the first sustainable tourism certifications from the country’s rigorous new certification body, Green Tourism Canada.  Based on a well-respected international program, the certifications illustrate Island business’ dedication not just to creating spectacular holidays, but also to looking after our natural world. All three [...]

  
  

• Highland Pacific Golf Recognized for Environmental Excellence

  Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

  Highland Pacific Golf has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Highland Pacific Golf is the 10th course in British Columbia and the 935th in the world to receive the honour. 

  
  

• Canada Media Marketplace 2010 Wins IMEX AWARD for Small to Medium Meetings

  Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

  June 2011 The Canada Media Marketplace team is very happy to let you know that the 2010 event held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco was awarded the IMEX Green Meeting Award for Small to Medium Meetings at their recent annual conference in Frankfurt, Germany. 

  
  

• The Beach Club Resort Wins Above & Beyond Award at the annual Canadian Society of Association Executives ACE Awards

  Thursday, March 31st, 2011

  Release March 15/2011 The Beach Club Resort, the highest rated Green Key (5 Green Keys) and Canada Select (41/2 Stars) luxury resort hotel in the Oceanside area, is the proud recipient of the Above & Beyond Award at the annual Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) Ace Awards. The Above & Beyond Award reflects The [...]

  
  

• Tigh-Na-Mara Awarded 4 Green Key Rating

  Thursday, March 18th, 2010

  Parksville, BC – Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre in Parksville, British Columbia, has been recognized on the national stage from the Hotel Association of Canada, becoming one of only 84 hotels in British Columbia to receive the prestigious “4 Green Key” Rating.

  
  

• Learn About Green Travellers

  Friday, February 26th, 2010

  As always, sound business practices mean backing up decisions with solid research. When looking to green up your business or to marketing the unique environmental initiatives you’ve already taken the same theory holds true. Unfortunately, at this stage with the whole green / eco-tourism thing still being relatively new (at least new to mainstream) it [...]

  
  

• Paperless Office – Reality or Myth

  Monday, December 21st, 2009

  Remember hearing about the paperless office revolution. It was said to happen in the 80′s, and again in the 90′s. Now it almost seems people have given up on the idea. The crazy thing is, the technology to make it happen is here and is affordable, more so than ever. So then, let’s get down [...]

  
  

• Reducing Business Travel

  Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

  It has often be said that this global economic downturn will bring about significant changes in business, in how we do business. It is also well known that a recession is great time to make changes to your business. So together this means that there is both the opportunity and the need for change. Where [...]