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Labelling environmentally compatible tourism
products - The German Standard for
Sustainable Tourism
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Viabono stands for

• more quality
• more recreation
• more holiday
• more fun
• more nature
• more adventure
• more health

. . . Through environmentally friendly
tourism-services
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Benefits for Viabono Partners

• Environmental performance check
• Enhanced economic efficiency
• Licence to use the Viabono brand
• Presentation of his establishment on the Internet
• Starter Kit and advertising material
• Quality assurance
• More guests

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Benefit for Viabono Partners

• Gets more guests because he is member of a
  powerful marketing group
• Benefits from his environmental protection
  efforts and by working himself through the
  Viabono catalogue of environmental criteria
  gets a reliable check of his own environmental
  performance and how to prove it
• Saves money because optimising technical
  processes in his operation (i.e. water
  consumption, energy consumption) means reducing
  operation costs

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Benefit for the travelling customer

• Easy access to quality service and products
• The guarantee to buy a reliable product because
  Viabono partners are environmentally friendly and
  are subjected to careful screening
• A comprehensive picture of sustainable tourism
  offers all over Germany
• Thorough and active product quality and
  customers complaints management

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Licence-fee
In general, according to number of beds
Basic fee
Variable fee
Payable every 3 years
Calculated monthly according to guest contacts
through Viabono-Internet Portal
DeHoGa members - 20
certified enterprises by DeHoGa none
can get licence without further requirements
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Subject Areas

• Waste,
• Energy,
• Water,
• Noise,
• Mobility,
• Nature Landscape,

• Architecture/Settlements,
• Information,
• Well-being of guests,
• Use of local goods and services
• Environmental management

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Viabono Criteria, Energy and Climate
07 Do you temporarily reduce temperatures in
guest rooms? 08 Are you saving energy by
insulation? 09 Do you use heat recovery devices?
If so, where? 10 How do you save energy
elsewhere?
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Viabono Criteria, Energy and Climate
11 Where do you use energy saving light
bulbs? 12 Which other technical devices do you
use to reduce energy consumption for
lighting? 13 Do you produce your own
regenerative energy or do you buy energy from
regenerative sources? 14 Do you use automotive
vehicles with environmentally friendly propulsion
systems?
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10 How do you save energy elsewhere?

• Prefer towels made from recycled paper textile
  towels, instead of electric handdryers.
• Buying household equipment (such as washing
  machines, dishwasher, etc) labelled Efficiency
  Class A and B.
• Avoid electric appliances with stand-by mode.
• Co-generation heating/power.
• Reduce energy consumption in minibars (automatic
  deicing, etc.).
• one score per item

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Documentation to be submitted upon application
Energy and Climate

• Bill, purchase of energy saving light bulbs last
  six months
• Latest control report on heating boiler by
  chimney sweeper
• Last years electric power consumption bill

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Quality Assurance

• Applicants to Viabono have to buy a licence.
• This contract provides for severe sanctions in
  case of violation
• Applicants have to meet stringent environmental
  criteria and have to submit written proof for the
  accuracy of their statements
• Guests are encouraged to give feedback about
  their assessment of the service
• No on-site inspection
• The application is carefully checked.
• Random checks are made during the licensing
  period without prior notice

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