Category: Certification

Fair Trade Tourism to sell Seychelles sustainably certified hotels

The move makes the islands the third destination outside South Africa to have properties incorporated into the scheme

Marriott now requiring suppliers to assess ‘Chemical Footprints’

Marriott has signed up to the Chemical Footprint Project, whose assessment tool aims to provide a common metric for measuring chemical use and management.

NH achieves world first with BREEAM Outstanding rating

NH Ribera del Manzanares' environmental management has been rated as 'Outstanding' by BREEAM, the first hotel in the world to achieve this rating

EarthCheck increases connections with small island destinations

EarthCheck has signed an agreement with H Factory, a specialist in hotel services and management for tourism in the Indian Ocean & South Africa.

Is sustainable travel finally going to become mainstream?

When TripAdvisor started rating its hotels for their environmental credentials, it seemed clear the public’s attitude to travelling ‘green’ was shifting. Are we getting to a tipping point where ‘travel’ and ‘sustainable’ are becoming concepts that naturally go hand in hand?

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