Virginia Green

Supporting Sustainable Tourism

Ready to get green 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.

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. Fill out the application and send / attach it to VirginiaGre[email protected].
  3. 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
    • Pay your registration processing fee and join the Virginia Green Travel Alliance.
  4. The VGTA will complete your Virginia Green Travel Certification within 2-3 days
    • You will receive email confirmation, a pdf-certificate, and other program / logo graphics.
    • Your certification will be announced on social media and in our newsletter.

Additional Applications