The association has been active since 1993 and has recently produced a unique guidebook to urban environmental travel titled The Other Guide to Toronto . These were just two questions that launched an online conversation over the past two months. We direct travelers and residents to the greener side of Toronto through our web site and products.
Environmental travel is only one aspect of ecotourism.
It becomes similar to the debate over ecotourism vs. sustainable tourism. Urban green tourism is ecotourism in the city that also encourages environmental travel. Yes, conservation is an active component of ecotourism because knowledge sharing and education are all multiplier effects of conservation. If one person can travel to an area and then tell someone else how they could have a lesser impact, then they are taking part in conservation. We certainly encourage people to engage in ecotourism in the city that has a conservation component.