Seeing that the world is getting more advanced with its technology and how people approach their lives, a number of these people demand a different kind of lifestyle that removes them from the stresses brought upon modern technology and lean more towards the green side of the world. Green projects are always uphold by every nation but only a few of them are ever listed as one of the best eco-friendly destinations. It is such a delight that Austria has made it into the list and is also one of the highly visited places for eco-tourism. Consumption on waste and energy is carefully watched over and villages offer organic products for the vegan conscious visitors.
- An eco-friendly vacation in Austria should at least be spent in one of the Naturidyll Hotels, which is a group of twenty eight hotels that are located in South Tyrol and Austria which specialize with sustainable tourism. They respect nature that is surrounding them, very attentive to how they consume energy and are very supportive with regional businesses. The hotels offer naturally made biological products, which are all produced locally. Farmers living near the area are the sources for the quality produce of these hotels such as bread, wine, fruit, vegetables and meat.
- Why bother bringing or renting a car when you can make use of the public transport offered by the country? The Austrian Federal Railways provide inexpensive trip ideas that deals with all major destinations all over the country. If you wish to travel by boat across the Danube River, the DDSG Blue Danube provides daily trip to Bratislava and Budapest, special dedicated rides to the Passau and pleasant day trips to Hainburg and Durnstein which includes a visit to Schlosshof and the Donauauen National Park.
- Hotels with the label eco-hotel ensures their guests to experience an environmental friendly vacations. These hotels focuses on minimizing the consumption of materials, water and electricity, especially with managing the waste. The restaurants, on the other hand offer organic food for their guests.
- Located in Vorarlyberg is listed in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve known to the locals as Grosses Walsertal. Visitors find balance between the needs of nature and man in which both coexist living together without compromising nature itself and man is able to live with the limited resources provided to them.
The fact that the country of Austria is one of the best destinations for sustainable tourism holds true to its word.