Green Options » green start http://greenoptions.com/tag/green-start Posts tagged 'green start' Mon, 05 May 2008 19:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Life Goggles: Green Hotel Rating System Launched in Great Britain http://sustainablog.org/2008/05/05/life-goggles-green-hotel-rating-system-launched-in-great-britain/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/05/05/life-goggles-green-hotel-rating-system-launched-in-great-britain/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 19:07:08 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://sustainablog.org/2008/05/05/life-goggles-green-hotel-rating-system-launched-in-great-britain/ oldwaverly.jpgEditor’s note: Got a trip to the UK coming up? If so, Life Goggles notes that it will soon be easier to find eco-friendly accommodations, as the British Tourism Board has launched a new program for certifying “green” hotels. This post was originally published on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

VisitBritain, Britain’s National Tourist Board has launched a new program to help accommodation providers and visitor attractions in England take the first steps toward becoming sustainable businesses.

The Green Start project aims to encourage a “rapid, widespread and significant increase in the adoption of sustainable tourism principles” by offering a validated sustainable accreditation scheme.

Jason Freezer, VisitBritain’s sustainable tourism project manager, said: “VisitBritain is committed to encouraging sustainable businesses. However, nearly two-thirds tell us they need more guidance on developing their business in that way.”

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