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TripAdvisor Extends GreenLeaders into Australia, New Zealand

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA—In conjunction with Earth Day, TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, announced that it has extended its successful TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program into Australia and New Zealand.

Developed in consultation with the United Nations Environment Programme, Ecotourism Australia and EarthCheck, the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program helps travelers around the world plan and book greener trips by highlighting hotels and B&Bs engaging in environmentally-friendly practices.
 
More than 8,000 properties in 67 countries, including 170 in Australia and New Zealand, have been awarded the TripAdvisor GreenLeader status, making it the largest green hotels program in the world. Properties participating in the program range from small, independent establishments to multinational brands.

Four Tiers of Designation

Travelers can look out for the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders badge on a property’s listing page and click to see its green practices in place from linen and towel reuse, recycling and composting to solar panels, electric car charging stations and green roofing. Properties are tiered between Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum awards. The more green practices a property has, the higher the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders level it can achieve.
 
After their stay, travelers are able to include their comments on the property’s environmental practices as part of their review. Close to 100,000 comments on properties have been received so far.

According to a TripBarometer survey by TripAdvisor, 71 percent of global travelers place importance on properties implementing eco-friendly practices, and 77 percent of global hoteliers indicate they currently have green practices in place.

“More and more travelers around the world are placing importance on properties that implement eco-friendly practices,” said Ryan Dillon, Manager of Responsible Travel at TripAdvisor GreenLeaders. “With TripAdvisor GreenLeaders, we are pleased to help TripAdvisor’s 315 million travelers a month who use TripAdvisor by highlighting accommodations engaging in environmentally friendly practices.”

Accor is Active Participant

“For over two decades, Accor has been committed to developing strong ecological and social standards,” said Arnaud Herrmann, Accor Vice President Sustainable Development. “A number of our properties have been awarded Platinum status in the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program for the green practices we continue to develop and invest in. From the launch of our PLANET 21 program which offers our clients sustainable products and services, Accor is dedicated to continually introducing environmentally friendly practices efficiencies and TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program helps us to highlight our achievements to eco-travelers around the globe.”

“The ‘greening’ of Pounamu was a clear and conscious effort to support eco-friendly products to benefit the bottom line, the environment and our planet Earth,” said Rosie Graystone at Pounamu Apartments, Queenstown. “Throughout this process, TripAdvisor has become a trusted business partner. It has been a positive reinforcement in our switch to ‘green’ with its GreenLeaders program and helped us to highlight our green practices to eco-conscious consumers. Pounamu Apartments continually strives to find new ways for unique and innovative strategies to achieve a positive ecological impact and be an example of good for both our guests and the community overall.”

More information about the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program can be found by clicking here.

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