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Headquarters:
Vancouver, Canada
Year Founded:
2008
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What We Say:
A terrific resource for finding green hotels and resorts around the world. This site is aesthetically pleasing and highly useful for finding the most eco-friendly place to stay in a given vacation destination. Vacation properties are succinctly but thoroughly described, each with a basic price quote and an email link at the end for direct contact with a particular hotel that catches a site visitor's eye. While those headed to North American or European destinations won't find any coverage on Best-Ecolodges.com, there are excellent pages devoted to vacation spots in South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.
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Philosophy
"Our goal is to create awareness among our fellow travelers about genuine sustainable lodging."
Eco-Attributes
Best Eco Lodges require member vacation properties to "be energy efficient; protect the environment - its flora, fauna and landscape; conserve natural resources; support, respect and benefit local culture and economy."
Just Useful
The "Links" page accessed through the link menu on the upper far-right of the homepage contains a wealth of information on eco-tourism and responsible travel. The "About Us" page thoroughly explains Best Eco Lodges' criteria for choosing vacation properties to include in its listings.
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Pros
Great site design, informative descriptions of hotels and resorts.Stringent criteria for accepting member hotels and resorts.
Cons
No toll-free phone line, only email contact. No North American or European destinations. No video or interactive site features.