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Standby Rate’s Blog – keeping in touchArchive for October 4, 2007
When browsing for the latest travel news I couldn’t help but notice a strong recurring theme popping up everywhere. It’s the GREEN theme.
With the rapid depletion of the world, it is important to keep our travels as eco-friendly as possible. Leave nothing but footprints…
But what else can we do while travelling?
After finding an extensive article on MSNBC by Sarah Schlichter, I decided to dot down the important green savers for your next holiday.
Several tips for an ecological holiday include
- Short showers
- Turning off electrical power when not in use including rooms
- Reuse your towels instead of changing them everyday
- Use your own toiletries – keeping the pre-packaged ones untouched and unnecessarily thrown out
- Make yourself familiar with hotel recycling programs including the basics such as plastics separate from paper
- Show your appreciation to the hotel if you believed they were taking practical measures to preserve the Earth
- Encourage management to think about going green if they aren’t already
While on the road…
- Off-setting your carbon consumptions such as planting a tree in each city or town you visit
- Take the train instead of plane wherever you can
- With renting cars, choose the smallest that will most comfortably suite your travels – say no to Free upgrades, they often have higher fuel consumptions
- Rent hybrids
- Public transport – it’s been repeated many times because it’s true!
- Walk, Bike, Rollerblade – stay fit, healthy and enviro-friendly
Let’s see if we can do our bit for the world on our next travels.
Also remember to check out our latest rates and specials at http://www.standbyrates.com.au for cheap, last-minute accommodation to live a little and save a lot!
Going into Standby…
Angela Nguyen
Distribution Parnterships
Labour Day Special
Hi Everyone!
Yes, another Thursday. For most of us, we are counting down until Labour Day graces us with a welcome Monday sleep-in.
While everyone who has booked on StandbyRates for the long weekend is heading off for a well deserved rest, I decided to research the history of Labour Day and why it is we celebrate it.
Going far back into the 19th Century, Labour Day is a celebration of what is known as the Australian Labour Movement. Ever wondered where all our worker’s rights and unions originated from?
Starting from the first settlements where prisoners and foreign labourers were under slavery conditions, the movement started to take form when the abolition of slavery in Great Britain echoed onto the Australia soil.
All throughout the 19th Century different movements were formed to lower working hours and increase wages. Some of these unions included the craft union and the Stonemasons Society.
1890 marked the era of The Great Strikes. The craft union become organised and help four historic strikes; 1890 Maritime strike, 1891 Shearers strike, 1982 Broken Hill Miners and the 1884 Shearers strike. These strikes were unsuccessful as the consequence resulted in police violence against the protesters. Finally the idea came to mind that if parliament was not going to listen, then they were going to take matters in parliament. Hence through manhood suffrage, they created the Australian Labour Party.
Since then the Labour Party has established itself as one of the major political parties of Australia and a day of when workers stood up for their beliefs was held and thus Labour Day is celebrated in the first week of October.
Let us all celebrate this event by taking a whole day off at work to remind ourselves that we don’t have to work the exhaustive hours that our ancestors had once done!
In the spirit of the long-weekend I have released another promotional code for any new users who would like to sign-up to our FREE membership at http://www.standbyrates.com.au/.
The code is: strikers
The code is only valid until Labour Day so pop along and join up for an instant 5% discount off the listed prices on our site.
Happy Labour Day and remember to live a little, save a lot!
Going into Standby…
Angela Nguyen
Distribution Partnerships
