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TBY to partner with palliative care
movement:
Palliative Care is now the most visible social movements in Kerala thanks to
the efforts of Pain and Palliative Care Society in Calicut. From a one-room
clinic by the anaesthesia department in Calicut Medical College
in 1993, palliative care has grown organically into a movement that
has more than 8000 volunteers in action at any point of time mainly in the
Malabar region of Kerala.
While
entering the main campus of Institute of Palliative Medicine, there is a
green patch known as
“Smritivanam“,
a wood dedicated to the memory of dear ones.
This was nitiated by Forest Protection Staff
Association, the trade union of forest protection staff six years ago.
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'Smritivanam':
in memory of dear ones
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Recent rrecognitions for TBY:
* Top ten green breaks: British Airways Highlife 2010
* Among 50 social
entrepreneurs in India - Outlook business Magazine 2009
*The Week ( 15 Healthy things to do in 2009)
*Footprint Handbook 2009 amongst the "5 very best sustainable Tourism
initiatives in India”
*Irish Times “5 eco trips for 2009”
*Rough Guides 'Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World" by Richard
Hammond and Jeremy Smith, published August 2nd 2009
* Featured in DNA India
Sunday Magazine:
Giving is cool"
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Eric Martin/Le Figaro
Magazine/Camera Press
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Top
ten green breaks:
High life, the premium lifestyle magazine focusing
on travel and fashion for all British Airways passengers
have
showcased The Blue Yonder Rajasthan holidays amongst the top ten green
breaks.
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Disaster prevention in
tourism: perspectives on climate justice -
Edited by Caesar
D'Mello, Jonathan McKeown and Sabine Minninger
“In May 2007, BBC world was making a programme called Climate Watch
where they were collecting information on the impact of global warming on
local population and destinations in different parts of the world, including
India. They got in touch with us and told us they wanted to document the
impact of global warming on the river Nila (Bharatapuzha) in central
Kerala. The river had by then started gaining international attention
following our campaign to highlight this unique river valley civilization
being destroyed through human greed.
We showed them a river now almost like a desert, a vulnerable coastline
where rising sea levels have increased salinity in what were once fresh
water sources."
Excerpts from the chapter
contributed by us.
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29 Jan 2010
Time 3-5 pm
Responsible Tourism Workshop
Oragnised by ITB Berlin in partnership with
ICRT India (International Centre for Responsible Tourism - India)
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The Blue Yonder at SATTE 2010:
The Blue Yonder is exhibiting with Karnataka Tourism at 2010 edition of
SATTE New Delhi from 29-30th Jan. This will be an opportunity
for trade partners to know more about our new product range. For
appointments, please contact
Sandeep Sinha
We are once again partnering ITB Berlin to
promote Responsible tourism at SATTE. 2009 SATTE saw excellent turnout at
the Responsible tourism networking. This year we are working with Tour
Operators for Tigers (TOFT) and ICRT India to organise various responsible
tourism workshops and networking events.
29 Jan 2010
Responsible Tourism networking
organised by The Blue Yonder and TOFT (Travel Operators for Tigers). The
evening will also witness the launch of TOFT awards.
Time 5-6 pm
Venue: Conference Hall, Hall 18, Pragati Maidan.
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