By following some, or all of the following suggestions you can leave your guilt behind and become a responsible tourist: 1. Ask questions. If you’re arranging your trip through a tour operator, call them or send them an email asking about their responsible or ecotourism policy before booking. Not only will it help you find the...
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  According to the International Ecotourism Society (TIES), ecotourism is “Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people." Essentially this means three things: Environment First, ecotourism should minimize the impact on nature, meaning that as a tourist you should be leaving it in no worse condition than when you...
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  ‘Norsk Økoturisme’ is the official Norwegian ecotourism certification. The programme is run by the Norwegian Tourist Board, which is responsible for promoting Norway as a tourist destination. The Norwegian ecotourism certification programme imposes very strict requirements on those operators that are certified, including requirements such as complete non-reliance on motorized vehicles. You can read...
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On this site we will present information about the responsible tourism destinations in Norway, and eventually in Scandinavia. Our evaluation of these places are based primarily on the principles of the International Ecotourism Society, which in essence comes down to a commitment by the operators to take care of the surrounding environment, both community and nature,...
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We're in the process of moving our website from the previous site, GreenTourist.no, to this one, BlueSkiesGuide.com. If everything goes according to plan, this site will be up and running by March 2010 – Check back for updates. In the meantime, you can contact us on info@blueskiesguide,com if you have any questions, comments or...
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