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'500 new ways to see the world' (Clean Breaks 2010):
Rajasthan trip featured...
'500 new ways to see the world' (Clean Breaks 2010):
Kerala trip featured...
"8 Great Trips that give back" (Condenast Traveler 2009)
'50 Social entrepreneurs' (Outlook Business magazine 2009)
"10 Incredible Eco Travel Destinations" (Green Living 2009)
"The top ten green breaks" (British Airways 2009):
Richard Hammond, co-author of Rough Guides' Clean Breaks, chooses ten unique eco-friendly experiences.
Green India: A river sustains a civilization (Travel Video.TV 05 June 2008) The Blue Yonder was set up as a travel company based out of Bangalore...
To save a dying river.......(Outlook India 21 April 2008): Using tourism responsibly, attempts are being made to revive the dying river Nila in Kerala...
Sustainable Tourism Destination Show case Travel Mole 15 Jan 2008: The Blue Yonder
Steering a tricky course (Guardian Unlimited 12 Jan 2008):
As rapid development threatens to dent Kerala's reputation as an eco haven, Kevin Rushby meets the greens fighting to preserve the traditional way of life.
Guardian Unlimited travel : The Best Cultural breaks Jan 11 2008 "Audio slideshow: Kevin Rushby goes in search of Kerala's unheard music, played by India's lowest castes"
ECOCLUB interviews Gopinath Parayil Oct 2007 :"Small scale tourism projects in consultation with local communities should be the mainstay in development" Read more here 2007 Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Awards Sept 2007: "Spreading the wealth" - "to serve and protect ", "Honourable mention Tour Operator". Read more here
TravelMole.TV 18 May 2007 :"Defining Responsibility - The Blue Yonder experience in Kerala" Global Ecotourism Conference, Oslo, Norway 2007. Watch the video here (TBY interview is towards end of the video)
BBC World Climate Watch 28 April 2007 Global warming and the impacts on River Nila. Read more
Times UK 11 November 2006 2006 First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards: The Blue Yonder wins award for Poverty Reduction at the World Travel Market, London. Read more
TTG Asia 03 November 2006 Responsible Tourism Initiatives in Kerala Read more
Business Standard Oct 05, 2006 The Blue Yonder partners with Stark World in publishing comprehensive book on Kerala. Read more Business Line (Life Magazine)Saturday, Oct 13, 2006
"Bond with the river" . Apart from reviving a dying river, this effort aims at boosting "responsible tourism". Read more
Business Line Saturday, Sep 12, 2006
"Evaluation system to assess hotels on tourism norms". The Blue Yonder plans networking scheme More...
Business Line Saturday, Sep 09, 2006
'Long-term tourism strategy vital for sustainable development'
July 2006 edition of Kerala Tourism Magazine online
Tourism turns green: Thanks to The Blue Yonder
June 2006 5th Anniversary Issue of the Outlook Traveller Magazine
5 Best River Journeys of India
The Hindu Metro Plus Bangalore Edition on 10 August 2005
Rafting across a heaving river Deccan Herald Sunday Magazine on The Blue Yonder on 23 January 2005
A river comes alive
And a river called Nila runs through it
The Hindu Metro Plus Bangalore Edition on 26 February 2005
Oh! What a fall
The Hindu Metro Plus Bangalore Edition on 15 March 2005
Encounters of the wild kind
The India Today Travel Plus August 2005 issue: page 44
AND QUIETLY FLOWS THE NILA News Bytes for you: Official website of Kerala Tourism Department: Issue 147, Nov 1 2005
Nila Foundation: To regain the lost glory of River Nila | 
