Congratulations to the latest crop of tourism businesses to show that the South West remains a leader in offering visitors great holidays with a positive impact!
SW businesses made up over a quarter of the businesses recognised from around the UK at the award ceremony held on 9th June at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London.
Three of the five awards in the 'Best Carbon Footprint' categories were won by businesses from the region with Dolbeare Park in SE Cornwall a double-winner.
The Awards were part of Green Tourism Week organised by the Green Tourism Business Scheme to highlight the leading businesses in the scheme, and the benefits that taking a greener approach has on controlling costs and adding appeal.
The winner of the Best Carbon Reduction in a Hotel Chain award went to Ramada Jarvis, which started with their Bristol hotel taking part as an initial pilot.
A full list of the SW businesses recognised. Congratulations to them all:
Best Carbon Footprint:
Guesthouse - Silversprings, Exeter
Holiday Park - Dolbeare Park, nr Saltash
Hotel - Lifton Hall Hotel & Village Inn, nr Launceston
Highly Commended: Tordown B&B Healing Centre (Glastonbury)
Goldstar Award (recognising all-round sustainable performance):
Dolbeare Park
Highly Commended: Beeson Farm Holiday Cottages (nr Kingsbridge), Coombe Farm & Woodlands Trust (nr Tiverton), Mazzard Farm Holiday Cottages (nr Honiton), Rosehill Lodges (Porthtowan), Tordown B&B Healing Centre (Glastonbury)
Congratulations also to Combe House in Devon for their recent success in the 'Best Green Marketing Initiative' category of the 2010/11 Considerate Hotel awards.
Businesses looking to demonstrate their own credentials should apply for the Sustainable Tourism category of the Excellence Awards
For advice on how best to communicate your credentials see this section of our website
Date added: Friday 10th June 2011
Latest updated: Thursday 8th March 2012
