Travelocity Offers Eco-Friendly Options in U.K.

Travelocity has formed a relationship with the Green Tourism Business Scheme and flagged hundreds of hotels in the United Kingdom with its green leaf tag. To date, Travelocity has flagged more than 1,700 hotels site-wide with the eco-friendly leaf and the company works with an elite group of certification programs.

To have its hotels included in the Green Hotel Directory, a certification program must have a checklist that closely aligns with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s criteria. The criteria was developed by a global coalition comprised of UN bodies, research and academic institutions, social and environmental NGOs, certification programs, and it offers a comprehensive picture of what it means to be sustainable.

The new relationship with the Green Tourism Business Scheme has allowed the company to flag hundreds of eco-friendly hotels in the United Kingdom. The Green Tourism Business Scheme is the national sustainable tourism certification scheme for the U.K. And it is the only certification program validated by Visit Britain, through the International Centre for Responsible Tourism (ICRT).