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Majestic Hôtel-Spa - Champs-Élysées
Majestic Hôtel-Spa - Champs-Élysées

Paris's new Villa & Hotel Majestic.

Kitchen - Countertop
Kitchen - Countertop

This kitchen by Jennifer Gilmer won an NKBA Award for Small Kitchen - Best of Class.

Safari - Aberdare Range
Safari - Aberdare Range

Africa Adventure Consultants offsets 100 percent of each of its trips through the purchase of carbon credits.

Indulgences- Travel

The good life in travel

Indulgences- Travel MAY/JUNE 2010

Carbon-Neutral Safaris

Africa Adventure Consultants books customized safaris with a conscience, maintaining an eco-friendly footprint and supporting local communities in the countries it visits. The company offsets 100 percent of each of its trips through the purchase of carbon credits and makes a $25 donation on behalf of each guest to a variety of conservation and humanitarian organizations. Offerings include a deluxe tour in Kenya (where a group gets face time with a pair of lions, above). www.adventuresinafrica.com

Paris Escape
The new Villa & Hotel Majestic in Paris’s 16th arrondissement brings a contemporary interpretation of French luxury to the City of Lights. The property boasts 27 villa accommodations equipped with kitchenettes, 25 bedrooms and suites plus a 4,800-square-foot wellness center complete with spa and indoor pool. Rates from $675. www.majestic-hotel.com

Green Getaway
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia—a LEED-registered accommodation—introduces an eco-friendly ethos to a historic landmark in Rittenhouse Square. Architects from Gensler and hotel designer Dayna Lee of Powerstrip Studio have refurbished a 1929 Art Deco building—once home to the city’s AIA chapter—
utilizing the principles of sustainable design. High on style, the Palomar also gets top marks for energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction and improved indoor environmental quality. Rates from $199. www.hotelpalomar-philadelphia.com

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