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Green Travel committee conducts initial meeting The recently created Maryland Green Travel Advisory Committee met for the first time, Oct. 6, at the Baltimore office of the Maryland Department of the Environment (DOE). Maryland Green Travel – an extension of Gov. Martin O'Malley's Smart, Green and Growing plan – is designed to recognize and promote environmentally-friendly practices in the state's tourism industry. It was developed by the Maryland Office of Tourism, Maryland Tourism Council and the DOE. The program will be launched at the state's Travel and Tourism Summit in Ocean City, Nov. 4-6. Formed as a voluntary, self-certification program, Maryland Green Travel will provide guidance and resources for tourism-related businesses to evaluate their operations and take specific actions toward environmental sustainability. The Maryland Tourism Office is preparing a Green Travel micro-site on VisitMaryland.org. The National Park Service has planned a series of public workshops this month where it will present alternative concepts for the future of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail – America's first water-based national historic trail. These proposals are based on public discussions held last fall regarding issues of trail use, interpretation and education. Three of the workshops will be in Maryland: Oct. 14 at the Annapolis Maritime Museum; Oct. 21 at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels; and Oct. 22 at the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. They run from 6 to 8 p.m. The Captain John Smith trail stretches approximately 3,000 miles up and down the Chesapeake Bay and along the Bay's tributaries in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. These routes trace Smith's exploration of the Bay between 1607 and 1609, following the establishment of Jamestown in 1607 – the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
Anne Arundel County shows off attractions to tourism's 'front line' Recently, it was the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau's turn to show off its slice of Maryland. The seven Welcome Center supervisors traveled through Anne Arundel County during their annual fall FAM, Sept. 27-29. As part of a Four Rivers Heritage Area tour, the group visited Historic London Town and Gardens, a 23-acre museum and park known for its history, archaeology and horticulture. London Town was established in 1683 as a tobacco port and a significant connection point in the Colonial trans-Atlantic trade network. Galesville Heritage Museum and Herrington on the Bay were other stops on the tour. They also participated in an Annapolis Ghost Tour and an Annapolis Harbor cruise. At the U.S. Naval Academy, they went to the Academy's museum at Preble Hall and the Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel. Tap into overseas market with CRUSA's 'Pay to Play' In 2008, foreign travelers spent $1.3 billion during their visits to Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. – a 21 percent increase from 2007. You can get a share of this market when you partner with Capital Region USA (CRUSA) and the Maryland Tourism Office. Sponsor a FAM tour, promote your product on CRUSA's new web site or get your brochures in front of consumers at overseas travel shows. Learn more about CRUSA's "Pay to Play Opportunities" for 2010. Experience state parks with DNR's Park Passport Three arts groups celebrate 30 years and counting Where were you in 1979? These three arts organizations were just emerging. Today, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Imagination Stage in Bethesda and Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel are each celebrating 30-year anniversaries. They are well known in their communities and beyond as both presenters of arts programming and as places to go to connect with the arts on an individual level. 
Sailboat Show celebrates milestone anniversary
Restaurant Association stages regional tradeshow
New Fairfield Inn opens in Western Maryland
Other conference speakers include Anirban Basu, chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm in Baltimore; Peter Shankman, CEO of the Geek Factory; Bruce Turkel, author of Building Brand Value; and Dan Rodricks, host of Midday on WYPR radio and a Baltimore Sun columnist. Winners of the Maryland Tourism Awards will be announced by Gov. O'Malley. Award categories recognize the industry's successes in creating jobs and boosting its economic impact. The Maryland Tourism Council also present its annual awards at the conference, which salute professional achievements – including "Tourism Person of the Year" – and marketing excellence.
Experience the life of a locktender at C&O Canal BOPA presents month-long schedule of free arts events
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