In times when climatic disasters repeatedly remind us about the fragile natura of our environment, tourism will inevitably be affected. Safeguarding our natural resourcesi and treading more lightly en our natural environment is now an urgent necessity and this applies equally to short breaks. Using carefully selected examples -some that will whisk you to the four corners of the earth, others excellent ecological hotels closer to home- this book demonstrates that ecology and world-class wellbeing are not an irreconcilable contradiction.