Leo's Land Leonardo DiCaprio has bought a 104-acre island in the Caribbean off the coast of Belize and plans to turn it into an environmentally friendly resort, Agence France-Presse reported.
18 Also coming to Grand Cayman, on West Bay, is Lighthouse Point (345-946-5658; www.lighthouse-point-cayman.com), another environmentally friendly resort that hopes to generate 17,000 watts of its own power daily.
A business plan submitted later to the government by the Zhongkun Group said "the location fitted perfectly with our strategic plans for developing environmentally friendly eco resorts in remote locations".
The scorecard recommends "that you choose a more environmentally friendly ski destination at this time" than a resort with less than a B. Among the resorts that received a failing grade were four in Colorado -- Vail Mountain, Keystone, Breckenridge and Beaver Creek -- that are owned by the same company, Vail Mountain Resorts.
Fairmont and Hertz adopt environmentally friendly practices, while Expedia, with Terrapass, shows how airlines, resorts and travel agents are helping travelers assuage their greenhouse guilt by donating to nonprofit eco-causes.
While not an eco-lodge in the strictest sense of the word, the family-owned-and-run resort is as close to a five-star, environmentally friendly idyll as it is possible to find on the island.
Environmentally friendly tourism is also a huge new trend, but what exactly is an eco-resort?
While Baccarat is being labeled a luxury resort brand, the "1" brand is described as luxury that is environmentally friendly.
Located where the Clearwater Beach Hotel used to sit back dating back from the 1930s, the resort boasts 700-feet of pristine gulf coast white sand and an environmentally friendly attitude.
Kayakers are environmentally friendly.
