Green Tourism Award for Loch Ossian
The Green Business Tourism Scheme (GTBS) has announced its Best
Performers for 2007. GTBS is one of VisitScotland’s quality award
schemes providing advice and assessments on environmental
performance to tourism businesses in Scotland. Following a carbon
assessment project undertaken by GTBS on behalf of the Scottish
Government a number of Green Tourism businesses have been
identified as the best performers of last year. This is based on
their energy performance, their green grading and their efforts as
green ambassadors for sustainable tourism.
The four Best Performers, all from the accommodation sector,
were announced by Philip Riddle, Chief Executive,
VisitScotland.
The Best Performers of 2007 are:
Loch
Ossian Youth Hostel, Fort William
Evergreen B&B, Loch Ness
The Glenartney, Arran
Blue Reef Cottages, Harris
Keith Legge, Chief Executive of the SYHA, said, “We are very
proud that Loch Ossian Youth Hostel has been named as one of the
top performers in the Green Tourism Business Scheme. This is one of
the world’s leading eco-hostels, and is run in a way that
safeguards the outstanding environment of Rannoch Moor. While Loch
Ossian Youth Hostel leads the way, all of our hostels are
accredited under the Green Tourism Business Scheme, and
environmental awareness is at the heart of all our hostel
operations. We have hostels in some of the most stunning locations
in Scotland, and we are very aware of the need to protect the
natural environment in which we operate.”
