Is your Hotel serious about sustainable tourism?

-Do you have a written policy regarding the environment and local people?

- Describe the single contribution to conservation or local people that you are most
proud of.

- How do you measure your contribution to conservation and local communities?

- How many local people do you employ, what % is this of the total, and are any in management positions?

- What have you specifically done to help protect the environment and support conservation, and which local charities or initiatives do you work with?

- What % of produce and services are sourced from within 25km of your hotel?

- How do you treat waste water (marine ecosystems and other wildlife is being destroyed by pumping effluent out to sea), and how do you heat their building (i.e solar)?

- What information and advice is provided to tourists on local cultures and customs?

- Do you employ guides from the local community (local guides not only provide unmatched insights into local cultures, but are also aware of areas/behaviour that might cause offence among local people)?

- Do you have any ideas on how you might get customers involved with local people and conservation in a worthwhile and rewarding way for customers and the destination.

 Finally, observe your staff's attitude towards sustainability & the environment. A policy might exist but change only happens with the right attitude.

Remember no-one is perfect but we should all do our best to be responsible and promote sustainability!

SUPPORT OUR CAUSE USE #SGT11 ON TWITTER!

 A FEW WORDS ABOUT US

We are a new online travel service, with offices in London, England and Athens, Greece. We promote quality and sustainable forms of tourism in Greece.

Our focus is to bring independent travellers in touch with the unique Mykonian culture and its authentic people, in destinations that are both on and off the beaten track, helping them relax and spend quality time with friends and family.

Our travellers are able to explore, share knowledge and gain experiences by visiting exciting destinations offered by our network of carefully chosen partners.

Our mission is to help explore inform, share, gain and above all show that there is more to sustainable and quality tourism !

OUR CAUSE :

SUPPORT GREEK TOURISM 2011 USE #SGT11 ON TWITTER

We are launching our new twitter campaign to Support Greek Tourism in 2011.

If you are a Twitter fan, then please use #SGT11 to express your support for sustainable Greek Tourism in 2011. You can share with us positive experiences, tips, advice or suggestions for destinations that you have visited and want to share with others. Our philosophy is to explore, inform, share and gain!

Greek tourism is the main drive of the Greek economy and many people and businesses are depending on tourism to survive. Exploremykonos, is promoting sustainable, quality forms of tourism in Greece.

Use #SGT11 to support one of the most beautiful destinations on the planet!
Become a member with http://twubs.com/sgt11 and tweet with us!

PARTNERS

HOW DO WE CHOOSE OUR PARTNERS?

We are looking for partners that share our passion and are willing to join our efforts. 

Guidelines and procedures for quality responsible Tourism
•    A procedure for responding to travellers complaints & feedback on sustainable travel practices

ENVIROMENT
•    Efforts  to reduce waste and save energy (reduce-reuse-recycle).
•    Evidence that travellers are provided with suggestions how to reduce water use in their destinations.
•    Evidence that travellers are provided with relevant suggestions to minimise damage to the environment, wildlife and marine ecosystems.     

COMMUNITY
•    Evidence that the partner promotes visits to appropriate local projects with direct or indirect environmental benefits. 
•    Evidence that travellers are provided with suggestions of ways to minimise negative impacts on local cultures
•    Evidence that the partner provides suggestions for destination visits to appropriate local social projects with direct or indirect benefits to the host community. 
•    Evidence that the partner employs local people wherever possible under fair employment practices.
•    Evidence of ethical management and leadership.
•    Evidence that the partner makes use of local produce, manufacturers and other services.
•    Evidence that travellers are provided with suggestions of local services that provide local community benefits (e.g. restaurants, guides, shops, craft markets)                                      

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