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Members of the Belize Eco-Tourism Association
By Lan Sluder, Editor and Publisher of Belize First magazine.
For those interested in trying to protect the fragile ecology and culture of
Belize -- and all of us should be -- here is a list of the members of the
Belize Eco-Tourism Association.
As BEA members, at a minimum these companies are supposed to
subscribe to a code of ethics. They agree to:
╥1. Present an invitation to all guests to be environmentally and
culturally responsible.
2. Eliminate plastic disposables such as cups and styrofoam box lunch
containers.
3. Avoid disturbing wildlife and flora.╙
Membership in the BEA does not in itself assure that these hotels and
other companies are green. Indeed, at Belize First we know of at least
two or three of these companies which have had charges of ecological or
cultural irresponsibility lodged against them. Other hotels and operators
try to be ecologically responsible, but for whatever reason are not
members here.
However, by and large these BEA members are doing what they can to
support sustainable tourism in Belize. They are to be commended and
supported.
Jim Bevis of Slate Creek Reserve is the current president. Bart Mickler of
Maya Mountain Lodge is vice president.
Projects supported by the BEA include:
* a green code of ethics for hotels and operators
* a pamphlet for tourists to Belize which will outline their role in
responsible tourism
* lobbying government through the British Tourism Association for new
laws for a greener Belize
* research into alternative products and encouraging use of greener items
* publishing and distributing a BEA newsletter
* providing an endorsement of eco-operators to authors of guidebooks to
Belize and to travel writers.
Members as of August 1994, followed by district or town (if in Belize):
Blast Tours, Belize City
Radisson Fort George Hotel, Belize City
Colton House Inn, Belize City
Services Belize, Belize City
Tubroos Tree Adventures, Belize
Spanish Bay Resort, Belize
Backadeer Inn, Belize
Chan Chich Lodge, Belize
Bill Hasso, Belize
Banana Bank Ranch, Belmopan
Martin Meadows, Belmopan
Belize Communications & Security, Belmopan
CariSearch, Caye Caulker
Caye Caulker Water Taxi Association, Caye Caulker
Sea-ing is Belizing, Caye Caulker
Maya Ranch Guesthouse, Cayo
Ek╒ Tun, Cayo
Easy Rider, Cayo
Crystal Paradise, Cayo
David Cryer, Cayo
Maya Mountain Lodge, Cayo
Herman Velasquez, Cayo
Piache Hotel, Cayo
Maya Mountain Tours, Cayo
Snooty Fox, Cayo
Panti Mayan Medicine Trail, Cayo
Duplooy╒s Resort, Cayo
San Ignacio Hotel, Cayo
Windy Hill, Cayo
Slate Creek Reserve, Cayo
Hidden Valley Inn, Cayo
Blancaneaux Lodge, Cayo
Chaa Creek, Cayo
Westwinds, Ltd., Corozal
Pelican Beach, Danriga
Lamanai Outpost Lodge, Orange Walk
Jungle River Tours, Orange Walk
Glovers Atoll Resort, Placencia
Serenity Resort, Placencia
Nautical Inn, Placencia
Rum Point Inn, Placencia
Ramon╒s Village Resort, San Pedro
San Pedro Sun Newspaper, San Pedro
Captain Morgan╒s Retreat, San Pedro
Caribbean Villas, San Pedro
Dem Dats Doin, Toledo
Magnum Belize, USA
Belize Adventure Tours, USA
Note that new members are added regularly.
ABOUT BELIZE FIRST: Belize First is an ad-free, independent quarterly
magazine on travel and life in Belize and elsewhere on the Caribbean Coast
of Central America and Mexico. Information on it is available by
contacting Lan Sluder by e-mail (Lan Sluder on AOL, 74763,2254 on
CompuServe or 74763.2254@compuserve.com via the Internet), or by fax
to 704-667-1717, or by snail-mail to 280 Beaverdam Road, Candler, NC
28715.