Introduction

Written in collaboration with Dr. Anna Spenceley, former Chair of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group, former Board Member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Third-party certifications represent the highest standard in terms of recognising an accommodation’s efforts towards operating more sustainably. Certification reflects your dedication – and a credible badge of excellence your guests can trust.

The process of becoming certified involves working with a certification body, who will collaborate with you to make sure you meet their established sustainability standards. When you’ve officially met these standards, your property will receive a certificate.

On our platform, we showcase properties that have achieved independent third-party certification by adding a clear label and the ability to filter by certified properties, so they can be easily spotted by guests looking to reduce their negative impact when travelling.