Eco Tourism

The beaches of the Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach areas offer breathtaking beauty and water related fun! At low tide, the beach is up to 500 feet wide. It's easy to see why our beaches are considered among the best in the world. Whether your day at the beach is to relax and read a book; cast a line into the surf; build sand castles with the children; or cruise along the shoreline with the top down, Volusia County beaches can accommodate your desired experience. The St. John's River has defined life in West Volusia County for hundreds of years. Today, ECHO tourists are drawn to the river's shores to appreciate the area's vast collection of indigenous flora and fauna. As you cruise the river, you will see its banks are dotted with exotic waterfowl and sunning alligators. See our list of ECHO providers for a guide to cruises on the St. Johns. The 603 acres of DeLeon Springs State Recreation Area offer a variety of activities. There is excellent swimming in the spring, which remains at 72 degrees year round. There is a ramped entrance to the spring pool. Swimming is not allowed in the spring run but anglers will find an abundance of bass and pan fish. At the park boat launch you can rent a boat or launch your own. A Florida freshwater fishing license is required for persons 16 years of age or older. Picnic facilities, a nature trail and a hiking trail are located in the park. The Sugar Mill Restaurant lets visitors cook their own pancakes on tabletop grills and is a favorite for tourists and locals. Corner Ponce de Leon Blvd. and Burts Park Road; P. O. Box 1338, De Leon Springs, FL 32130; (386) 985-4212. more... This spring is much more than a scenic area for canoeing and swimming; it plays a vital role in the survival of one of Florida's most beleaguered residents -- the manatee. Visitors can learn more about this endangered animal through ranger interpretive programs. A chair accessible observation platform provides a view of the endangered mammals that gather at the spring during the cooler months of the year. From November through March, the manatees leave the colder waters of the St. Johns River for the safety and comfort of the 72-degree spring. Camping, cabins, canoeing, fishing, boating, picnicking, swimming, scuba diving, and nature trails are available. 2100 West French Avenue, Orange City, (386) 775-3663. more... A State of Florida Major Cultural Institution, the museum features changing exhibitions and permanent collections of paintings from the 18th-20th centuries; American fine and decorative arts from 1640-1920; European paintings, Oriental art, African art, Cuban fine art; Pre-Columbian art and Florida Native American material. Film, video, concert and lecture programs are offered. The Museum also includes the Windows in the Forest Environmental Center and Planetarium. Hours are from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and from noon-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. 1040 Museum Blvd., Daytona Beach; (386) 255-

Founded in April 1999, Yunnan Tourism Information Network Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise registered in the Kunming High & New Tech Development Zone. The company has always been engaged in offering complete solution for information orientation of travel trade and providing tourist services. Its major businesses include tourist E-commerce, tourist information service, tourist E-affairs,management over travel trade, and on-line tourism publicity and promotion. As the only cooperative unit designated by Yunnan Provincial Tourism Administration in constructing the “Yunnan Provincial Tourism Information Center”, Yunnan Tourism Information Network Co., Ltd. is engaged in building and managing the largest tourist gateway server station of Yunnan --- “Yunnan Tourism Website” (http://www.yunnantourism.com). At present, the company is publicizing tourism of Yunnan and offering tourist services to the whole world in Chinese (both in simplified and traditional form), English, Japanese, French, and German. Since its establishment, the company has been developing rapidly. It has collected a large number of high quality professional talents engaged in tourist management, internet technologies, public information platform, software development, system integration, marketing, and tourist guides of multi-languages. *What we do I Yunnan Tourism E-commerce 1. Tourism E-commercial trading platform (Yunnan Tourism Website) 2. Construction of server stations in different languages 3. Network marketing II Information orientation of travel trade 1. Yunnan Tourism Information Website 2. E-government system of travel trade 3. E-commerce solution for travel trade 4. Tourism destination marketing system 5. Tourist E-settlement Center III Yunnan Tourism E-commerce (International) Travel Agency 1. Chinese-ASEAN destination tourism 2. Theme tourism 3. Conference and exhibition *What we have done Achievements of the Company Construction of server stations: 1. Nominated by CNNIC to be the “Excellent Tourism Server Station of China” 2. Entitled the “Excellent Tourist Server Station of Yunnan” by Yunnan Information Office and Computer Commerce. 3. The only official server station designated by Yunnan Tourist Bureau 4. The only construction cooperative unit with the Yunnan Tourism Channel under the website “Sina”. 5. The present monthly visiting volume has exceeded 800,000 times and the figure is steadily increasing. 6. It is linked with over 2,000 server stations in the whole world and ranks first in over 20 top world famous searching engines such as Google and YAHOO. Development and innovative study of network platform: 1. Yunnan Tourism E-commerce Network --- the project under the “Medium and Small-sized Enterprise Innovation Fund” sponsored by the Provincial Science and Technology Department in November, 2000. 2. Development and study of Yunnan Digital Tourism Information System --- the “Scientific-and-Technological-Problem-Tackling Project” sponsored by the Provincial Science and Technology Department in December, 2002. 3. Yunnan Destination Marketing System (DMS) --- the project under the “Model Engineering of Enterprises’ Information Orientation” sponsored by Yunnan Planning Committee in September, 2003

Welcome to Chhattisgarh - a young state but an ancient land, referred to in ancient texts as “Dakshin Kosala”. Our thickly-forested tribal-dominated state came into being in November 2000, as India’s 26th state, carved out of India’s (then) largest state of Madhya Pradesh. Rich in mineral resources, we are also blessed with India’s densest forests. 44% of our state is under forest cover. One-third of our state population is tribal, and their traditional artefacts made of bell metal castings (dokra) make wonderful additions to your living or work space. Tribal medicine pre-dates Ayurveda, India’s ancient healing science, and combined with the 90+ species of medicinal plants in our forests, could well be the next big thing in natural cures. As one of India’s richest bio-diversity habitats, we are also committed to becoming a hub for bio-diesel.

Help Tourism is an organization working to bridge tourism with conservation in the East and North East India. Established in 1991, we have been able to identify and promote destinations based on ecotourism guidelines. We have pioneered sustainable development of communities through eco-tourism, preservation of culture and nature. All tours mentioned in our site offer one of the best of experiences to the traveler. The effort has been to enrich traveling with lasting memories. We have a number of package tours that can be conducted in groups or tailor made. One can avail of any of the tours mentioned here. If you have any specific query please contact us.

It has been more than a decade that HELP TOURISM has been in operation. It has been a period in which HELP TOURISM has pioneered sustainable development of communities through eco-tourism, preservation of culture and of course nature. This has led us at HELP TOURISM to believe that consistent development of communities and preservation of ethnic cultures can be achieved through a meaningful exercise. Eco-tourism is one, but there are other avenues as well. India is a large country where every destination has its own unique charm. The effort is to preserve this charm to share with others. Putting our minds together and exchanging ideas with other like-minded people have led us to form an association that can perhaps lead this silent revolution to take shape. This has taken shape in the form of Association for Conservation and Tourism - in short ACT - which is an NGO. To begin with, numerous workshops, meetings, medical camps in remote areas have been held in villages primarily in the eastern region. Essential items for use in communities have been involved in various proceeding for a sustainable development. Nature study and conservation awareness programs have been co-ordinated. Local folk cultures and handicrafts have been highlighted educating visitors. Introduction of eco-tourism has been a major break through in achieving these goals. These activities have been patronized, supported and appreciated by numerous organizations, individual tourists. Proceeds from regular operations have been ploughed back into development of communities, especially in promoting economic sustenance of different communities. All its activities are non-profit in nature and have led us to believe firmly now that the road to success lies in joining hands to for a better tomorrow. The effort is to create one large family of people who believe in the cause of preservation of nature and culture in their kaleidoscopic form. This is an invitation for you to join this revolution by ACTing now or perhaps never. Mail us to know more. The major aim and objectives of ACT are as follows:- 1) Help Community Development through tourism. 2) Help to conserve local nature, culture and preserve ethnic art forms. 3) Help to conserve of Historical and heritage values. 4) Help to promote eco-tourism through awareness programs, discourses, training, fairs, festivals, exhibitions, workshops etc. 5) Co-ordinate with organizations and other NGOs to work towards conservation and tourism. 6) Help organize research, treks and expeditions in the Himalayas and elsewhere in the country. 7) To collect, classify, compile and publish information relating to various aspects of tourism and conservation and arranging training and workshop for vocational, educational sustainable development programmes.

Welcome to Blackpool! Britain's most popular holiday destination. rnrnrnIt's a town full of firsts: taller, faster rollercoasters, bigger clubs, even the biggest mirror ball in the world plus world-class shows, cosmopolitan restaurants, vibrant nightlife, an active sports scene and breathtakingly beautiful scenery on Blackpool's doorstep. rnrnTo really get away from it all, try a leisurely stroll through leafy Stanley Park, Blackpool's award-winning horticultural and wildlife treasure. Spot the cute, inquisitive squirrels, take in the showpiece Italian Gardens or hire a boat and float away lazy summer afternoons beside the swans on Stanley Park's boating lake. rnrnGolfers will also find an extensive course at the park, there's crown green bowling, walks at the nearby nature reserve Marton Mere, and a host of family attractions at this popular yet peaceful retreat. rnrnClose by is the resort's multipurpose sports centre in Stanley Park and the small but perfectly formed Model Village and Gardens. This marvel in miniature even comes complete with Blackpool trams! rnrnThe real life versions trundle along twelve miles of Promenade. They're as much a tourist attraction as a vital public transport system carrying more than 120,000 people on a busy summer's day. So hop on for the ride of your life...there's so much to see. If you prefer to walk, then marvel at the musical high-tide organ which joins the ever-growing range of giant sculptures and eye-catching artworks on New South Promenade. rnrnYou'll also find the world's largest dance hall mirror ball, measuring 20 feet across, on this section of the Promenade running from Blackpool's southern boundary at Starr Gate up towards the northern entrance of Blackpool Pleasure Beach. rnrnTravelling along the Promenade, at the heart of Blackpool's famous Golden Mile is the Sea Life Centre, home to more than 40 fascinating displays allowing close encounters with marvels of marine life and 2005 sees some deadly additions to the display with the UK's only collection of poisonous sea snakes. rnrnNearby is one of Blackpool's oldest attractions, Louis Tussaud's Waxworks, inviting you to meet the famous and the infamous in its many galleries. There are stars of stage and screen, soccer heroes in their own hall of fame and villains galore in the basement chamber of horrors where even the sign above the entrance is dripping in blood. rnrnThen there's Coral Island, with its pirate town facade: the Terror Train awaits along with the Parrot Flyer monorail in this undercover family entertainment centre. rnrnAnd down at the Sandcastle they're having a permanent heat wave! White knuckle water chutes, swirling slides and the giant Typhoon Lagoon wave pool combine to offer a full day of family fun amid a 'tropical climate' complete with palm trees. This tropical haven now features the fantastic “Caribbean Storm Treehouse”. This multi level interactive water play area includes the Whirlwind, Great White Whipper, Treetops triple family water chute and the Hydrostorm which every few minutes tips 600 gallons of water onto bathers below. In addition there are over 35 other fun interactive features including water cannons, magic jets and water blasters. rnrnBut of course you can't see and do everything in a day, which is why Blackpool offers a wealth of accommodation for everyone - from four star luxury to homely B&Bs, plus flats, apartments and caravans - to suit all budgets. In Blackpool you can enjoy the ultimate 'short break' by the sea. rnrnA holiday in Blackpool will leave you feeling refreshed, relaxed and recharged - even if you're on the go 25 hours a day! Perhaps it's the resort's infectious zest for life. Or maybe it's just that, uniquely, whatever your routine Blackpool can offer a perfect break from it. rnrnSo slow it down, or paint the town, the choice is yours! We're sure you'll leave Blackpool with a care-free spirit and memories to treasure.