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Every year it attracts the Germans abroad. To travel to exotic, warm, and unknown countries is exciting and relaxing experience at the same time. But for all positive side effects of the desire to travel there, especially for the negative effects of climate. The increased travel volumes - especially in the holiday months - provides increased CO2 emissions and thus contributes to climate change.

The tour operator is aware Gratistours.com this: why has Gratistours.com developed the "Classroom Climate" initiative. In collaboration with the Gold Standard Foundation is both short-and long-term positive effect on the climate will unfold.

For this was on the one hand created a guide that will help travelers in everyday life by respecting basic things, to pay the CO2 as low as possible to keep. Among the most important points in this guide:

• Tips for the Kitchen
• Tips for Living
• Tips for washing
• Tips for airing
• Tips for saving light
• Tips for traveling
• Tips for working

In it we learn then that there is more energy efficient cooking use a lid so the steam does not escape precious that you can now wash at lower temperatures and much, much more.

The Gold Standard Foundation - as a partner of Free Tours - is an organization that characterizes the climate protection projects which bring in the population in developing countries, a major benefit. Will be supported, the dissemination of solar systems and Biokraftwerken to reduce the environmental impact in these countries long term.

The gold standard is an international foundation based in Switzerland. He was originally from the WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) launched today and he is supported by over 40 environmental and development organizations. Until now, among other projects in Honduras, South Africa and India, developed with the help of the gold standard.

Furthermore, were free tours in conjunction with the gold standard, numerous tips for energy-efficient and environmentally sound management of natural resources situated within hotels , which are divided into the following areas:

• Saving energy in the foyer
• Saving energy in halls / corridors
• Energy saving in the hotel rooms
• Saving energy in the bathroom
• Energy savings in financial management
• Saving energy in the laundry
• Saving energy in the kitchen
• Energy saving outdoor
• Energy conservation, water management
• Environment-friendly shopping
• Energy saving in energy supply
• Renewable Energy
• Saving energy on air conditioning
• Combined Heat and Power
• For more information

All in all, presents numerous tips. Here are the tips to their large number and no insider knowledge dar. There are little helpful suggestions that anybody with a little thought could also think of themselves. But, unfortunately, is still in daily handled carelessly with our energy reserves. Therefore I can only recommend that everyone questioned in everyday life, whether the particular activity consumes environmental resources or charged and whether any changes to the environment would have a positive effect.

All those who want the action of gratistours.com and gold standard can support, easy the next time you book a holiday online with free tours, donate. Until 30 September 2007 doubled the Gratistours.com each donation. Does this project are, as they have in South Africa (Kuyasa) and New Zealand have been realized (Te Apiti).