N.C. GREEN TRAVEL: GETTING READY FOR GREEN IN THE YEAR AHEAD

Although the travel and tourism industry is changing how it understands sustainability in tourism, many industry experts continue to predict it will be a hot trend in 2011. The National Restaurant Association, for example, has predicted local and sustainable foods will be a top trend in 2011 among the hottest menu trends.

TripAdvisor’s 2011 Travel Trends Forecast has reported that 47 percent of travelers expect to make travel decisions with green in mind, and 20 percent of travelers are planning on traveling greener in the upcoming year than they have in the past. 

According to Jerry Yudelson, a green building expert, there will see growing interest in green building, with a shift in focus from greening new building to existing buildings.  Pike Research predicts that this growth in green building will be fueled by both rising regulatory pressure and increased options of financing green building projects.

For more information on what’s to come in 2011 on the subject of sustainable tourism, contact Tom Rhodes; for more information on sustainable tourism, contact Alex Naar at (252) 737-1346.

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