Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation to Offer Free Sustainable Travel Workshops
ECO 411: The Buzz on Oklahoma's Sustainable Travel Program 
 
Oklahoma's sustainable travel program, ECO - Encouraging Conservation in Oklahoma - will be hosting a series of free workshops across the state. ECO's mission is to promote, educate and encourage sustainable travel in Oklahoma. The workshops will focus on certification, education and marketing options available to the tourism industry through ECO.
           
"Now more than ever, travelers are looking for green options and the ECO program meets that need," said Hardy Watkins, executive director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. "These workshops will allow our tourism industry to learn how to engage in the ECO program through certification, marketing opportunities and educational components."
 
The workshop, ECO 411: The Buzz on Oklahoma's Sustainable Travel Program, will provide information on the certification ECO offers for the tourism industry. Participants will also gain insight into the marketing components offered through the ECO program, plus additional education about sustainable travel and the efforts going on in the participants' community. The timing of this program is relevant as recent studies showed that 51 percent of travelers will continue to make green travel choices even during an economic downturn.  Read more or register.