We are proud to spotlight Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, a small ranch located in the beautiful interior of British Columbia surrounded by mountains and rolling hills for miles in any direction. They were recently re-assessed with GreenStep’s Sustainable Tourism criteria, achieving Sustainable Tourism GOLD Certified. Echo Valley is committed to becoming a more sustainable …
We are proud to welcome one of our newest members to the Sustainable Tourism community, Elmhirst’s Resort. Located a short distance from Toronto, the resort has found creative and practical solutions to make their business more sustainable, including ‘sustainability kits’ for guests, a composting program and a biomass heating system. Read on to learn about …
Our sustainable tourism community has not been immune to the impacts of the pandemic, but how some of our members have rallied is truly awe-inspiring and humbling. What has perhaps been most encouraging of all is to witness how individuals and communities have come together to support one another through these difficult times – true …
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We recently welcomed Prestige Hotels & Resorts to the Sustainable Tourism family! With them, came all 15 of their properties, sprinkled throughout mainland British Columbia and on Vancouver Island. As you’ll read below, each Prestige property is uniquely different, but with 15 of them, there are lots of opportunities to align overarching sustainability goals and …
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We recently caught up with Olivia Nowek, Sales & Marketing Manager for Planet Bee Honey Farm, to learn more about what sustainability practices they have in place that sets them apart in the buzzing world of honey and honeybees. It is practically un-bee-lievable! Planet Bee Honey Farm is proudly Silver-level certified with Sustainable Tourism and …
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Eagle Wing Tours, based in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island, is an ecotourism company offering whale-watching and wildlife tours. They also engage in citizen science efforts and educational programming in the Salish Sea, along Canada’s Pacific Coast. Recently, they became Sustainable Tourism’s first-ever Platinum-certified member, for their sustainability efforts. Read on to learn more about …
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We recently asked Tour Salt Spring, a guided tour company based on Salt Spring Island in the Gulf Islands of BC’s Pacific Coast and Sustainable Tourism certified Gold member, to share what they have been doing this last year to progress sustainability within their company. What we heard back from Jason, the owner, was too …
In these uncertain times, it is important (now more than ever) to be building up independently-owned and operated businesses. We feel lucky that as a network, our Sustainable Tourism community includes nothing but these kinds of businesses, small, medium, and large! We asked Campbell River Whale Watching and Adventure Tours, located on the coast of …
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Whitewater Ski Resort: home of the best powder mountain in the Kootenay’s and now…a Sustainable Tourism certified member! Located in Nelson, British Columbia, Whitewater Ski Resort is world-renowned for their access to some of BC’s most epic winters (and their incredibly delicious glory bowls courtesy of Whitewater Cooks!). Recently, they joined the Sustainable Tourism family …
We asked Rolf and Kathrin von Andrian, owners of Myra Canyon Ranch, located above the historic Kettle Valley Railway Trail in Kelowna, BC , to share what they have been doing over the past year to promote sustainability in their business. Read on to find out more about how they are reducing the plastic footprint …