Let's make your next trip an exotic, unique and eco-responsible experience!

The Blog of the Explor'Actors are articles where we offer you good ideas, information, inspiration (…) about sustainable tourism and ecotourism. The objective is that we may everyone, everywhere travel more responsibly

Vue du siècle les bungalow organisés autour d'une espace commun central et avec un accès direct à l'eau de la Lagune

Our top 6 eco-friendly accommodations around the world

Want to travel differently around the world? In this article, we take you to discover our beautiful planet with a selection of ecological hotels. What do they have in common? Well, they respect, not 1, not 2, but the 8 criteria of eco-responsibility

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

photo portrait de Béatrice Bellini qui sourit

5 questions to Béatrice BELLINI

Béatrice Bellini is a lecturer in management science at the University of Paris Nanterre. She is also the director of the “Positive business” Chair whose objective is to integrate environmental and social issues into the fundamentals of marketing. Sh

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Photo de Fabio Casilli avec une veste rayée allongé sur une rampe d'ascalier parisienne

5 questions to Fabio Casilli

Fabio Casilli is a man with many hats. Indeed, he leads both freelance missions with tourism stakeholders (in this capacity he is also in charge of missions for the IFTM-TOPRESA trade fair), manages the coworking space dedicated to tourism “La Bulle

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Photo portrait de Clarice Lasemillante  sur fond noir vétue d'une marinière noire à rayure blanche

How do the French intend to travel in 2021?

On May 25, I received, during a live on our Instagram account, Clarice Lasemillante from the agency Interface Tourism. I invite you to discover below the transcript of our exchanges and at the end of it the complete video (beginning of the exchanges

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Vieux amiens - quartier saint leu 2

Weekend in Amiens : Programme for 2 days and more

Today it’s me, Anne, the founder of Ethik Hotels, who gives you my travel diary of a weekend in Amiens. Indeed, a few years ago I watched an episode of Echappées Belles on France 5 which talked about this city. Honestly I hesitated to watch it becaus

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Photo de 2 cabanes avec toit en paille depuis le ponton qui amène jusqu'à elles

Explorers' travel diary: The "Out of Time" experience

Another beautiful meeting thanks to social networks! You will say that it's starting to be a lot, I will answer that it's also the magic of social networks. Anyway I had the chance to meet Valentine through her Instagram account Leno_explore and sinc

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

François Huet un micro à la main, un casque sur les oreilles qui pose avec un cadre de tableau autour de lui

5 questions to François Huet

François is the voice behind the Xperientiel podcast, which aims to guide tourism stakeholders to engage in more virtuous activities and approaches. It allows committed actors to express themselves and thus open up a more meaningful tourism for every

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Photo d'une des gorges des baronnies provençales avec au centre une rivière aux eaux turquoises

The Baronnies Provençales : an alternative to the Ardèche gorges

Who has never heard of the gorges of the Ardèche? Not many people when you know that this region attracts between 2.2 and 2.5 million tourists every year. Especially since 53% of them are present during the months of July and August, 70% choose the S

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

serviette bleue et blanche placée à côté d'un chapeau rose tous les deux posés sur une petite valise

Zero waste holidays: let’s take up the challenge together!

Reducing your waste at home, with your well-oiled habits, your favourite bulk shop, your compost always at hand, it has almost become second nature to you. However, when it comes to holidays, all your points of reference disappear. If the richness of

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

belle vue sur une plage entourée de verdures

Farniente on the island of Groix

It’s Héloïse’s turn to tell us about her trip. Héloïse is the first explorer-actress to have shared with us eco-friendly addresses to enrich the site. Thanks to her, we were able to discover 3 nuggets: one in Colombia, one in the Philippines and t

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Florence de allo la planete devant un micro

5 questions to Florence from Allo La Planète

Florence is one of the two voices of the show “Au délà des murs” on the webradio Allo La Planète. I had the chance to work with her on an episode dedicated to responsible accommodation. We also had the opportunity to hear : Héloïse, an actress ex

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Plante qui pousse dans la main d'une personne respectant l'environnement

Sustainable tourism labels: 9 logos to spot

As in many fields, there are many labels on sustainable tourism. It is therefore essential to know them better in order to find your way around. This is why I propose to review and present them to you. However, it is not compulsory to have a label to

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

photo portrait Nicolas Bellard dans le cuisine du restaurant avec une casquette typiquement parisienne sur la tête

5 questions to Nicolas Bellard

When I started Ethik Hotels, I also discovered Instagram. Thanks to the magic of hashtags, I came across the account of the restaurant La Table de Colette. I immediately fell in love with the eco-responsible approach of Josselin Marie and his team. I

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Vacances dépaysantes en France - étang du parc oriental de Maulévrier avec au centre un petit sont rouge d'inspiration japonaise

Exotic vacations in France: embark on a world tour

As the health crisis seems to fade, countries have increasingly reopened their borders and travelers are ready to explore new horizons. But the years have passed and tourism habits have changed. YouGov Global Travel Profiles surveyed 17,000 people ac

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Photographie portrait Jean François Rial dans un escalier en plongé

5 questions to Jean-François Rial

Voyageurs du Monde made me dream when I imagined myself working in tourism when I was younger. My level of English always brought me back to reality. Nevertheless, I have always kept this beautiful company in mind. So when I launched this “5 question

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Ruine en pierre envahit par les herbes, la nature reprend ses droits

Explorers’ travel diary: A romantic weekend in the Cévennes

Fanny has been faithful to Ethik Hotels since the beginning and has already shared with us some eco-friendly addresses to enrich our database. Like me, she has a passion for travelling. She launched her activity as a Travel Planner at the end of the

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

le fameux train d'harry potter à vapeur rouge sur l'aqueduc

Where to go by train in Europe?

Travel by train is more than a journey, it is an adventure in itself. A moment that is an integral part of the journey. It’s an opportunity to let yourself be carried away, to enjoy the landscape. We have neglected it for a few years, but today Marie

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Route en Catalogne entourée de montagnes et bordée d'un cours d'eau

Road trip in Spain over 2 weeks: 3 ideas off the beaten track

Far from the hustle and bustle of Barcelona, the crowded beaches of the Costa Brava and the concrete coasts of Andalusia, discover Spain differently. With these 3 road trip ideas in Spain over 2 weeks, explore the most beautiful villages of the Spani

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Selfie des bestjobers sur une plage au couché de soleil

5 questions to Bestjobers

Who doesn’t know the Bestjobers? They had the chance to occupy the Best Job in the World in 2013 in Australia. Upon their return to France they decided to continue living their dream of travel and photography. They became content creators and travel

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Bernnard valero en costume cravate derrière un pupitre en pleine intervention publique

5 questions to Bernard Valero

I met Bernard Valéro on LinkedIn following an article on the revival of the Mediterranean tourism sector offers the opportunity to commit to sustainable tourism. You know me, so I took the opportunity to contact him to share the existence of Ethik Ho

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Ingrid et Flo dans des chiliennes avec des rayrues horizontales bleu et blanches à l'ombre des arbres

Explor’actors Travel Diary: Argentina, where we discovered eco responsible travel

Thanks to Ingrid, Spanish from Barcelona, and Floflo, French from Nantes (the most beautiful city in the world!), we go to discover Argentina. Thank you to them for having accepted to be the first to take part in this new exercise of the Explor’ac

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Ecological hotels in France: Our top 14

We are talking more and more about sustainable and responsible tourism. However, once you’ve said that, you still need to know where to practice it! If you are reading these words, one good thing already knows: you have come to exactly the right plac

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

sport écologique - homme de dos avec un coupe vent jaune courant sur un pont de signe au dessus des arbres

Practicing an ecological sport is also possible on vacation

Whether you're a weekend warrior or an experienced athlete, the vacations are the ideal time to devote more time to sports. However, going on vacation in an eco-responsible way does not mean putting all our efforts aside for this moment of relaxation

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné

Une main horizontale qui supporte une bulle avec un avion et une valise

Is it necessary to take out travel insurance?

Going on vacation is mostly an enchanting prospect. However, organizing a responsible vacation does not protect you unfortunately no more than other travelers from the many hazards that can come and obscure that can come and obscure this long-awa

juin 23, 2022

Anne Chéné