This section provides you with practical information on well-known environmental authorities in different countries, which would help you in learning environment related criteria and improving your own management. Under each institution, we have provided you with website links, organization descriptions, information of geographical level of recognition, justification, and target group in a nutshell.
Webpage: www.umweltzeichen.at/cms/en/tourism/content.html
With the Austrian Ecolabel for Tourism a quality label was created in 1996, by the acquisition of which Austria’s tourist enterprises are offered the opportunity to demonstrate environmentally conscious management and social action also externally. Criteria documents have been developed for various sectors: accommodation, gastronomy, event-catering, community catering, camping, shelter huts, travel offers and green meetings and green events.
Webpage: http://www.authenticbulgaria.org
Description of the tool
The philosophy of "Authentic Bulgaria" is built to support quality and original tourist product based on several core values - professionalism in service and genuine Bulgarian hospitality, impeccable service quality, responsible attitude to the environment and continually striving to improve the working environment.