Celebrate Earth Day with little things that make a difference

It is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the travel industry’s websites are falling all over each other to tell you what they are doing to be green and how we can all travel greener. But really, it is little things — like carrying reusable water bottles or hanging up towels after you use them that can help make difference.  Turn off the lights and TV when you leave your hotel room.  Use public transportation if possible.

There are a lot of good lessons to teach the kids today:  Here are just a few travel industry websites worth visiting:

• http://www.cheapflights.com/promos/travel-eco-nomics
• http://www.greenguard.org/index.aspx 
• http://travelgreenisrael.com/