Issue 01
October 2019
THE
SUSTAINABLE traveller T H E
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F O R S U S T A I N A B L E T R A V E L N E W S A N D E X P E R I E N C E S
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5 WAYS TO EASE INTO #SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
SWIMMING WITH MANTA RAYS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CONSERVATION
REASONS TO VISIT COSTA RICA
DURING THE GREEN SEASON
HOTEL REVIEWS CAYUGA COLLECTION AND MORE...
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TO CHANGE OUR WAYS, WE NEED TO START WITH CHANGING OUR DAILY HABITS
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editor's
letter
To say I'm EXCITED is an understatement!! Welcome officially to the digital magazine on all things sustainable travel, The Sustainable Traveller™ This is your hub for sustainable travel, news and updates, where you can learn all about the awesome things the travel and tourism industry is doing to make a positive difference to our planet, wildlife, people and culture. And importantly how you can travel as sustainably as possible. This magazine is for you. The biggest problem we have right now is the confusion and stigma about what is sustainable travel? Will it cost more? What do I have to do and what does it mean? And I've spent the last few years asking those very questions from the travel industry and I can tell you it's truely inspiring what they are doing for you, people and nature around them. These insider travel stories need to be shared and I'll be bringing you the latest updates and news straight from the source. So join me as we head down the path of sustainable travel together. For Planet, People, Wildlife and Nature. Mother Nature Thanks You
Dayana Brooke dayana@thesustainabletraveller.com
A special Thank You goes to my first readers for their amazing feedback to help get this and future editions going. Thank You Indiana, Havana, Sonia Jones, Patricio Alwyn, Nicholas Wright and Emma House xx
Issue 01
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October 2019
contents page 5 - 6 Welcome letter + 3 tips for sustainable travel page 8 HOTEL REVIEWS
Heckfield Place, UK The Lodge at Blue Sky, America Ocio Territorial, Chile
page 11 HOW TO MAKE YOUR NEXT TRIP AWAY SUSTAINABLE page 13 - 14 TRAVEL OFFERS AND NEWS
Intrepid Tours Kokomo Private Island Fiji Inkaterra Macchu Picchu Peru
page 17 FEATURE STORY SWIMMING WITH MANTA RAYS How conservation is playing an important role
page 25 ECO TRAVL GUIDE - COSTA RICA page 29 - Learn about Cayuga Collection in Central America
SUBSCRIBE Receive your monthly edition of The Sustainable Traveller direct to your inbox to be viewed on any mobile device. You will also receive exclusive offers just for our readers. Subscriptions are $5.50 per month with 50c from each issue donated towards a charity or conservation linked to the Feature Story. www.thesustainabletraveller.com/magazine Our cover image is by Photo by Sebastian Pena Lambarri on Unsplash All other images supplied by the travel companies they are referred to.
Copyright The Sustainable Traveller™ Eco Travel Company, 2019. All rights reserved. All content and images have been supplied and referenced to the company or photographer to the best of our ability. Our content can be shared but must be referenced back to The Sustainable Traveller™ or #thesustainabletraveller. All efforts have been made to ensure content is accurate, The Sustainable Traveller shall not have any liability for errors or omissions. Prices accurate at time of publishing. This is a monthly magazine and produced as a digital copy only to save on paper, trees, ink, distribution, logistics and minimise our impact on the environment. Mother Nature Thanks You.