Imagine lying in your hotel bed and gazing at an original Pablo Picasso painting. Or maybe you’re standing in front of a medicine cabinet by Damien Hirst — why not take a moment to reflect on the struggle against death? Or perhaps you are spending…

Within the Green Pearls® network, we have observed two developments. First, more and more hotels are intentionally offering less meat, or even eliminating it from their menus entirely. On the other hand, many of our hosts highly value wild game. They consider it a regional…

The term “Slow Food” may conjure images of long hours spent cooking and enjoying leisurely meals. However, Carlo Petrini, the founder of the global movement, had something else in mind. “We founded Slow Food with the goal of preserving our extraordinary culinary heritage.” We discussed…

“Farm-to-table” often sounds like a fixed concept. In reality, however, its implementation varies from one establishment to another. Three core principles remain the same, though: direct connections between the farm and the kitchen, a seasonal menu, and traceable ingredients from the farm or field with…

Do you bring your own shampoo bar when you travel? Zero-waste icon Bea Johnson stopped doing that a long time ago. In an interview with the Green Travel Blog, she explains that some things have already changed for the better in the quest to reduce…