Green Tourism
The Kent Breakfast
Visit Kent, Produced in kent and TSE are jointly working on the development of a Kent Breakfast initiative. The aim of the project is to enable B&B's and other accommodation providers to reliably source quality breakfast ingredients that are locally reared/grown. The initiative will give tourism businesses a marketing advantage and visitors a quality experience. Accommodation providers meeting the scheme's criteria will be able to use the Breakfast logo and will be given additional publicity on the Visit Kent website.
Spend a day with local food producers and see at first hand where the food comes from and how it's produced. Lunch and refreshments included for only £10.
There are two trips to choose from. View the intineraries for East Kent and West Kent.
Please note places are for accommodation providers.
Call 01622 696936 or email celebratingkent@kent.gov.uk to enquire and reserve/book your place.
Green Tourism Business Scheme
Since 1997, the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) has accumulated over 1400 members, making it the largest Green Tourism Scheme in the World. Businesses that join are assessed by qualified graders on certain criteria, including energy and water efficiency, waste management, and biodiversity. Currently, members consist of tourist attractions, accommodation providers, coporate offices and more.
If the businesses meet the required standards, they will gain either a Bronze, SIlver or Gold award.
Visit the Green Tourism Business Scheme website for more information.
South East Development Agency are Offering 500 Grants
Through Business Link, The South East Development Agency is offering 500 energy grants to businesses including those in the tourism industry. The grant provides up to £500 to help businesses to implement small changes that will result in reduced energy costs and smaller carbon footprint.
View the July 2009 Energy Newsletter.
View the Energy Grant 500 Factsheet.
Green Start
Green Start aims to provide tourism businesses make their first steps to becoming sustainable and environmentally friendly. These first steps enable businesses to prepare for full accreditation with scheme prodviders such as the GTBS.
To find out if Green Start would be beneficial to your company, visit their website.
Sustainable Tourism for Dummies
For more help and advice of how to make your business 'greener', view the Sustainable Tourism for Dummies Guide.
This Guide is free for all tourism companies in order to encourage sustainable tourism.
Click on the image to download the Guide.
Useful Green Contacts
View more sustainable contacts here.
They include:
- National sources of help and advice
- Local help and advice - Green Partnerships
- Green tourism and days out
- Exchange / recycling neworks
- Green volunteering charities in Kent
- Recycling
- Sustainable transport
- Kentish produce
- Green accommodation
- Green online discussion forums
- Best practise in other regions
For help with adapting to the effects of climate change use this online resource.
To read a case study on Green Tourism Click Here. For Training on Green Tourism go to Visit South East England.