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Ready to get green certified?!

(Or Re-Certified?!)

Below please see the 2 Basic Levels of Participation for most all tourism operating businesses — Hotels, B&B’s, restaurants, conference centers, wineries, breweries, museums, sports & music venues, amusement parks, campgrounds, tour companies, spas, attractions of any kind, and even bus and shuttle services, etc.

*Further below, you’ll find applications for: (1) Green festivals, events and meetings (2) Green suppliers & vendors; and (3) Supporting organizations and businesses that want to support the Virginia Green partners.

If you just need to RE-CERTIFY, just fill out the corresponding RE-CERTICATION Form (listed below also) and follow the “step-by-step” instructions below. If you have any trouble re-certifying, please contact us at [email protected]

There are 2 basic levels of participation:

Commitment Level Certification

  • Cursory level of recognition is meant for operators that have just started their environmental program efforts.
  • Application is very brief and only requires that basic commitments to sustainable practices are in place, such as recycling and energy & water conservation.
  • Operators are only supposed to stay at the commitment level for one 2-year cycle.
Commitment Level Application HERE

Full Travel Certification

  • Application is a comprehensive level of green practices.
  • Requires that a number of several sustainable practices are fully implemented in areas such as recycling & waste reduction, energy & water conservation, environmental leadership and green meetings and events.
  • Requires submittal of a few pictures
  • Encourages reporting of summary data related to wastes, energy and water, etc. 

Full Certification Fact Sheet

Full Certification Application HERE

Virginia Green Travel Certification
Step-By-Step

  1. Download either the Commitment Level or Fully-Certified Application.
  2. Register your business with the Virginia Green Travel Business Directory and pay registration fee.
    • Hit the Register button to create a log-in and create your Virginia Green Travel Business Profile
    • Fill out the appropriate Virginia Green Travel Application or Recertification Form (below) and attach it from your registration account.
    • Pay your registration processing fee and submit.
  3. The VGTA will review and/or approve your Virginia Green Travel Certification within 2-3 days.
    • You will receive email confirmation and a link to website where you can download a pdf-certificate and other program / logo graphics.
    • Your certification will be announced on social media and in our newsletter.

Additional Applications & Re-Certification Forms

  • Green festivals, events and meetings
  • Green suppliers & vendors
  • Supporting organizations and businesses that want to support the Virginia Green partners.
  • Re-certification forms:
    • Commitment Level
    • Fully-Certified Level

Join the Virginia Green
Travel Alliance

The Virginia Green Travel Alliance works to support, promote, and continuously educate the certified partners as they seek to continuously improve their environmental programs.

Join the Virginia Green Travel Alliance
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