Beyond Green Travel with Costas Christ Green Dictionary: Navigating the Eco-Lexicon Jungle

For the green-minded traveler, it’s easy to get lost in the jungle of new terms. Ecotourism, geotourism, voluntourism, sustainable tourism—more names keep popping up all the time, threatening to confuse even the most savvy globetrotter. By focusing on the well-established terms listed below, you can understand what really matters in the global movement to make travel an opportunity for protecting the Earth’s cultural and natural heritage.

– Ecotourism
– Sustainable Tourism
– Geotourism
– Voluntourism
– Agrotourism
– Responsible Travel
– Greenwashing

Read the definitions of these green travel terms >>

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