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Useful Links and Contact Addresses
Cumbria
Tourist Board
North
West Tourist Board
The
Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership
The
English Tourism Council
The
Tourism Society
Green
Globe 21 - Global environmental affiliate benchmarking,
certification and improvement system for Sustainable
Travel and Tourism
The
Green Tourism Business Scheme - although aimed specifically
at the Scottish Tourism Industry the site provides excellent
advice on improving environmental performance backed
up by detailed case studies
Tourism
Concern - raises awareness of tourism's impact with
the general public, with government decision-makers
and within the tourist industry itself
Business
Link for Cumbria
Hospitality
Training Foundation is the hospitality industry's
National Training Organisation. The site provides a
range of searchable databases covering training courses,
industry qualifications such as NVQs / SVQs. You can
also find out more about industry initiatives such as
Modern Apprenticeships and Investors in People at a
local and national level.
Cumbria
Jobs Online - developed by The Cumbria Tourist Board
this site provides information on job opportunities
within the Cumbrian tourism industry
Employtourism
- assist the tourism industry in maximising employment
opportunities for disabled people
Travel
Cumbria - a pilot project aimed at integrating public
transport and tourist information
Advice for making tourism businesses more environmentally
responsible is also available in the form of a FREE
Green Audit Kit from:
Research & Development Department
North West Tourist Board
Swan House
Swan Meadow Road
Wigan Pier
Wigan
WN3 5BB
(back to
sustainable tourism)
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