Think Globally! Keep the Spirit of Earth Day Alive with Responsible Travel

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Think Globally! Keep the Spirit of Earth Day Alive with Responsible Travel

VERMONT, BURLINGTON, Apr. 30 -/E-Wire/-- Are you ready to make a difference to local people while enjoying the adventure of a lifetime? The International Ecotourism Society, in conjunction with its members, is now offering the largest Benefit Trip Auction ever on Yahoo.com, allowing you to travel the world while saving some money.

TIES' members are the premier ecotourism providers in the world and have donated exceptional lodging and activity packages to the ecotourism benefit auction. One hundred percent of the proceeds from these stimulating, eco- friendly adventure tours will assist local people to improve their quality of life, while also educating the traveler about how to make responsible travel decisions.

Bidding for the latest benefit auction ends May 4th. Hurry and bid on these exclusive trips by visiting http://www.ecotourism.org/auction :

Highlands to islands

Discover the archipelago of Fiji on a 5-day adventure that includes kayaking turquoise seas, rafting jungle rivers, and hiking into rainforest highlands. (Donated by Rivers Fiji and O.A.R.S.)

Take a guided wildlife and cultural journey into the homeland of the aboriginal Kitasoo/Xaixais peoples in British Columbia. This 5-day trip includes visits to temperate forests and ancient villages. (Donated by Klemtu Tourism)

Hike the Cordillera Blanca

Hike through the spectacular Cordillera Blanca mountains in Peru. This 7-day trek passes beneath dozens of iced peaks, high tropical flora and fauna, archaeological remains and traditional Andean villages. (Donated by Cordillera Blanca Adventures)

Polynesia's best kept secret

Spend three days hiking, biking and camping in the Eua Rainforest National Park, the first national park in Polynesia. Enjoy parrots, beautiful beaches, old- growth rainforest, hidden caves and massive cliffs. (Donated by eco-Tonga)

Traditional yak trek

During this 7-day expedition, you will use traditional transportation to journey into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, a beautiful wilderness area within the Khentii Mountains of Mongolia. (Donated by Nomadic Journeys)

Catch Caribbean breezes

Searching for some real relaxation? Spend five days basking in the Dominican Republic on this two-person trip. Enjoy fishing villages, balnearios (streaming clear and cool water cascading from mountainside to beach), tropical birds, exotic animals and the unspoiled sea. (Donated by Barahona Coralsol Resort)

The Pearl of the Indian Ocean

Two people will spend two weeks on a nature retreat in Sri Lanka. From the sacred mountain of Sri Pada, down awesome waterfalls, through the lush Sinharaja tropical rainforest, past a green sea of paddy fields into a jungle of fish and coral, experience nature at its most wondrous. (Donated by Ranweli Holiday Village)

Mediterranean Beaches

Enjoy the best of Mediterranean landscape on this 7-day escape to Greece for two people. Explore the private beaches and shores, visit the traditional villages and hometown of Aristoteles and pamper yourself. (Donated by P.A.P. Corp) To bid on these trips visit: www.ecotourism.org/auction .

Winning bidder also receives one Ecotourist membership ( www.ecotourism.org/ecotourist ), which gives the member discounts to other tour operators for future trips and a subscription to the Ecotourism Observer ( www.ecotourism.org/observer ) e-magazine.

Change the way you travel, change the world.

Since 1990, TIES has been providing travelers with the resources they need to travel responsibly. It currently has 1500 members in more than 100 countries. The organization's membership includes academics, conservation professionals, tour operators, governments and ecotourists. To learn more about TIES and ecotourism visit: www.ecotourism.org

The International Ecotourism Society

Jeremy Garrett, The International Ecotourism Society, [REDACTED-EMAIL], tel: 802/651-9818

http://www.ecotourism.org

http://www.ecotourism.org/auction

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