"Eco-tourism"

Eco-tourism is a strategy for economic growth and promotes the welfare of the people while preserving of the environment. The countries that are already on the way to eco-tourism includes: Gabon (Africa), Greece, Puerto Rico, Portugal, and Belize. United States are also "starting to embrace the trend." They are promoting hotels and tour operators to reduce their environmental impact. This includes replacing bulbs for energy-saving light bulbs and asking travelers to reuse towels in hotels. 58.5 million U.S. travelers agree to pay more for the travel companies to preserve the environment and 61 percent of the travelers would like to pay 5 or 10 percent more to use those travel companies.


http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/01/22/travel/22ecotourism.html?st=cse&sq=eco&scp=1