You may come across businesses in our listings with the ‘working towards green tourism’ logo. These businesses are in a programme called Green Start and are starting their journey to become green places to stay or visit.
The Green Start programme is a framework for any tourism business wishing to make an initial commitment to green tourism. It’s designed to provide operators with a springboard to accreditation by one of the VisitBritain validated accreditation schemes. By adopting Green Start, a business is signalling to visitors that it recognises the importance and value of sustainable good practice.