Originally published March 2 2005
Many hotels, cruises, and trips are now catering to the vegetarian market
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
From inns and bed & breakfasts along the East Coast to spas in the South, to travel agents that will send you anywhere in the world, there are new options for vegetarians when they travel. By catering to vegetarians, these businesses are helping travelers who simply want to relax, rather than worry about what they are eating.
Donna Zeigfinger (with her husband) is a vegan travel agent.
The three rooms run $150 to $230 per night and include a vegan breakfast and afternoon treats, such as vegan brownies.
The Sweet Onion Inn (Route 100, Hancock, Vt., 800-897-6490, www.sweetonioninn.com) and its sister property the Sweet Thyme Inn (Route 92/28, Green Bank, W.Va., 304-456-5535) offer lodging with vegan and vegetarian meals, respectively.
Rates for Sweet Onion: $135 per night for two, including breakfast and dinner.
Rates for Sweet Thyme: $60-$100 per night double; meals extra.
Rates from about $60 per couple include breakfast; other meal plans available as well.
For a list of other vegetarian lodgings, check Vegetarian Vacation's Web site, www.vegetarian-vacations.com/usbandb.html,or VegetarianUSA.com, www.vegetarianusa.com.
The Regency House Natural Health Spa, near Fort Lauderdale.
Fla., stresses fitness and healthy (meat-less) eating; a five-day package ($799 per person double until April 23), for one, includes room, three vegetarian meals daily, vegetarian cooking demos, etc.
WanderbirdCruises (866-SEA-BIRD, www.wanderbirdcruises.com) is a 90-foot Dutch fishing vessel that sails along the Maine and Canadian coastline.
The three-day Wye Valley trip on July 1, for example, starts at $453 per person for camping and veggie meals.
Green Earth Travel, of Cabin John, specializes in vegetarian vacations.
Vegan owner Donna Zeigfinger can also supply a list of meat-free restaurants in various destinations (free for clients who book with her agency; otherwise $10 per city).
On the International Ecotourism Society's Web site (www.ecotourism.org), click on Travel Choice to find travel operators worldwide who specialize in environmentally aware trips and organic and/or vegetarian cuisine.
The Specialty Travel Index has a vegetarian tours category, such as a retreat in Hawaii.
Cost: $350 per person double, for lodging, three meals a day and tours.
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