Green tourism sets ‘big hairy audacious’ million tonne co2 goal
Jon Proctor Technical Director of Green Tourism announcing ambitious Green Tourism carbon goals
Million tonne carbon saving target announced plus Goldstar tourism businesses awarded at green convention.
200 delegates saw this year’s Green Tourism get-together at the Palace Hotel Manchester break new ground at many levels including massive emissions savings and pilot Green Tourism projects in Zimbabwe and in Italy.
To help tourism businesses reduce costs and manage their carbon emissions, Jon Proctor, Green Tourism’s Technical Director, announced an ambitious – in his words "Big Hairy Audicious Million Tonne of CO2 goal".
Green Tourism members will be helped to achieve a total of a million tonnes of carbon savings each year from 2015 – this could mean up to an astonishing UK£200 million of energy savings – apart from the benefits in terms of pollution and global warming.
Green Tourism will shortly unveil a carbon calculator to help in this aim.
Felicia K Munjaidi and Sophia Zirebwa of Zimbabwe Tourism with Andrea Nicholas of Green Tourism and Les Solley Best Western Kings Manor Hotel, Edinburgh
Green Tourism also announced an arrangement with Zimbabwe to run a pilot scheme in the African country to audit and certify 50 hotels initially.
A Memorandum of Understanding has also been agreed to run a similar pilot project in the Emilio Romagna province of Italy.
For the first time a certified Green Tourism Canada business has featured in the Goldstar awards.
The highlight of the event was the unveiling of the green star awards for simply superb green tourism businesses as follows
Best Activity Centre / Provider
Blancathra Field Studies centre, Kewswick, Cumbria
Surf South West, Croyde, Devon
Best B&B / Guest House
The Rumblie, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire
Best Campus Accommodation
Storm Jameson Court – East & West, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Best Conference / Events Venue
CREATE Environment Centre, Bristol, Avon
Best Holiday Park / Camping site
Dolbeare Park, Saltash, Cornwall
Best Hostel
New Ing Lodge, Shap, Cumbria
Best Hotel
City Hotel, Derry, Londonderry
Best Inn / Pub
The Miners Arms, Alston, Cumbria
Best Museum
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire
Best Nature Reserve
RSPB Loch leven, Kinross, Perthshire
Best Self-Catering
Hoe Grange Holidays, Matlock, Derbyshire
Merlin Farm Eco Cottages, Newquay, Cornwall
Best Tour Operator
C-N-DO Scotland Ltd, Stirling, Stirlingshire
Best Visitor Attractions
Sealife Glass Bottom Boat, Gairloch, Ross-shire
Best Green Tourism Canada
Bluewater Adventures
People’s Choice
Bryn Bella Guest House, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy
‘Extra sausage Award’
Alistair Handyside
Valere Tjolle
See how to become an accessible, healthy, wealthy destination HERE
Valere
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
CCS Insight: eSIMs ready to take the travel world by storm
Germany new European Entry/Exit System limited to a single airport on October 12, 2025
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Air Mauritius reduces frequencies to Europe and Asia for the holiday season