What Is Green Tourism

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Green Tourism in the Lake District

Taking your holiday in the UK is the first step. A carbon emissions produced when not flying to a destination is very low and even lower should a form of public transport be taken. The facts are quite astonishing. For example travelling by train from London to Windermere will restrict your CO2 emissions to just 0.07 tonnes. Compare this with 2 return flights from Manchester to Malaga and your CO2 emissions will increase to 1.12 tonnes.

The Virgin West Coast Mainline is perfect for visiting Windermere. Whilst in Windermere there are endless activities and a huge number of Windermere hotels to stay in. The West Coast Mainline stops at Oxenholme – The Lake District station where a direct connection to Windermere can be found. Many environmentally conscious hotels in Windermere will collect a guest from the station to encourage this greener method of travelling.

The Lake District is seeing an increase in its tourism related businesses taking a more serious look at their energy consumption and resulting carbon footprint. The larger Windermere hotels and leisure complexes obviously have the most to do due to many having heated swimming pools, saunas, and Jacuzzis but the smaller hotels in the Lake District can still do a lot for the environment. There is help in the form of CBEN, the Cumbria Business Environment Network and supporting tourism partnerships. CBEN provide an awards system in grades of bronze, silver and gold. They send out an environmental consultant who assesses what the environmental practices are at present and then they develop an Environment Management System (EMS). This is then adhered to and shows the commitment that business has to the environment. These awards are especially good for tourism related businesses in the Lake District as a high number of visitors to the Lake District want to conserve its beauty and take green tourism seriously.

A national accreditation for business environmental practices is the ISO14001. The ISO14001 proves a company’s environmental credentials which in this day and age enhances the corporate image and actually saves the company or organisation money by reducing energy consumption. This requires far more investigation and costs more to achieve but for the larger Lake District hotels, it is a very worthwhile procedure.

About the Author

Woodlands boutique hotel in Windermere provides luxury Windermere hotels accommodation at the heart of the Lake District, UK. One of the best hotels in the Lake District.

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what is green tourism
what is green tourism
what is green tourism