Identify 3 Good Practice Examples related to the Criteria on the Atlas of Excellence
Echo de la Terre
French tour operator committed to sustainable tourism
Vila Vita Parc
Accommodation provider which promotes some nature tourism activities and received diverse awards.
- Awarded by Best Resort Hotel 2010;
- Awarded by TUI Umwelt Champion 2010 (http://destinet.eu/who-who/market-solutions/certificates/awards/tui-umwelt-champion)
- Awarded by Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence 2011.
- Member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
- And it was the first hotel in Portugal receiving de Quality Certification ISO 9000-2000 and ISO 14001 (http://destinet.eu/who-who/market-solutions/certificates/fol442810/iso-14000-global).
Responsible Travel
Is an on-line travel agent launched in 2001 for travellers who want more real and authentic holidays that also benefit the environment and local people.
Echo de la Terre
French tour operator committed to sustainable tourism
This TO has an excellent sustainable supply chain management. According to the GSTC criterias (B3), it means that the organization gives priority to local and fair trade suppliers, whenever they are available and of sufficient quality. The organization regularly audits its sources of supply of goods and services
"Vision du Monde a donc souhaité travailler avec des porteurs de projets locaux soucieux de développer un tourisme qui profite réellement aux populations locales."
They work in 4 differents continents now.
According to the social dimension, they respect the GSTC's criteria B9 that says that their activity does not adversely affect local access to livelihoods: they go further because they try to improve the living conditions of the community making them participate in the travel organization. They also fund a project that benefits the whole community.
They made their own chart, which means their management is well organized.
In the marketplace Atlas, they are associated with ecotourism. Even if they don't focus on that on their website, we can suppose that they care about their purchasing policies, their energy consumption, water use and water waste, or their significant greenhouse gas emission etc.
