Are you interested in taking it to the next level? Our partner, Sustainable Travel Inc., has informed us of quite a few resources and events in the green tourism industry. Check them out! (Warning: You may have to travel to these events!)

March 17-19, 2009: International Symposium on the Sustainable Development of Tourism, in Quebec, Canada. Intended both for the public and private sectors, the Symposium will offer workshops and presentations on major issues related to the sustainable development of tourism.

March 23-24, 2009: The Green Travel Summit is the first fully dedicated forum focused on exploring green travel strategies and their impact on business travel and corporate meetings. Join thought leaders, industry peers and progressive travel service providers who will converge under one roof to share information on the risks and rewards of building a sustainable travel and meetings strategy. To be held at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport, California.

March 27-29, 2009: International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Maejo University is organizing its first International Conference on Sustainable Tourism Management with the theme “Management of Sustainable Tourism in the Next Decade: Prospects and Challenges”.

March 28-April 3, 2009: ICRT is offering a one week course on Responsible Tourism in Destination Management in Gambia.

April 1-4, 2009: Tourist Experiences: Meanings, Motivations & Behaviors to be held at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. The conference will focus on three broad themes within the context of tourist experiences, namely: the social and anthropological meaning or significance of tourism (individual to societal); tourist demand and motivation; and the analysis of tourist behaviors.

April 4-7, 2009: Traditions and Transformations: Tourism, Heritage and Cultural Change in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA), Amman, Jordan. The aims of this major international and multi-disciplinary conference are to critically explore the major issues facing the MENA region with regard to the development of tourism and its relationships with heritage and culture. For details, please visit the conference website.

April 5-7, 2009:Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) Education Conference, Washington, D.C. - Register at current low rates today! Information is online for all ACTE events.

May 2009: Western States Tourism Policy Council Conference. Gateways Today: Balancing Conservation and Community in an age of Diversity, Change and Challenge. Conference originally scheduled for December 2-4, 2008 has been postponed until May, 2009, dates TBA.

May 1- 8, 2009: Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Learn about the latest renewable energy technology and how it is being put into practice on local and nationwide scales on the Nature Isle of the World. If you have something eco you would like to display and want to participate actively in the event, please contact the eco-lodge for more information.

May 15-16, 2009: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) will be holding its forthcoming Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Florianopolis, Brazil. For more information, please contact Regine Doloy via email or call +44 20 7481 8007.

May 19-22, 2009: The Third International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations will be held in Belmopan, Belize. For more information regarding the conference visit http://icrtbelize.org.

July 1-3, 2009: Environmental Sustainability, Poverty Reduction and Empowering Communities Conference, in Gaborone, Botswana. The Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) Africa, University of Botswana, and the International Geographical Union’s (IGU) Commission of Tourism, Leisure and Global Change will be hosting the ATLAS Africa conference. For more information, click here, to register for the conference email ATLAS.

August 17-19, 2009:Tourism Queensland and Gold Coast Tourism are staging the seventh National Conference on Tourism Futures at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa, the Gold Coast.The 2009 conference theme is ‘Redefining the Future’ and will examine the ‘over the horizon’ trends and opportunities that are reshaping the future of Australian tourism.

October 25-27, 2009: Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) Global Education Conference, Prague - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Information is online for all ACTE events.

November 1-3, 2009: The International Ecotourism Society's annual bi-national conference focusing on greening the tourism industry in the US and Canada, Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference, will be held in Portland, Oregon in 2009.