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The Green Tourism programme recognises the commitment of tourism businesses that are actively working to become more sustainable, with awards in bronze, silver or gold certification.

Visit Belfast and Belfast City Council have been working in partnership with Green Tourism to promote the industry-recognised scheme across the city, to promote Belfast as a leader in sustainable tourism and help to support tourism businesses achieve sustainable growth.

Vicky Green, Associate Director of Andras House said: “Sustainability is part of our company culture and it is a priority for our guests as they seek to reduce their environmental footprint. Our general managers have embraced the opportunity to work alongside Green Tourism and Visit Belfast to achieve this major accolade.”

The Andras Hotels portfolio includes the Crowne Plaza at Shaws Bridge Belfast, Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre, Hampton by Hilton Belfast City and two Ibis Hotels in the city. The inclusion of the 1,000 bedrooms of Andras Hotels to the Green Tourism programme means that half of Belfast’s hotel bedrooms  are now accredited.

Jac Callan, Sustainability and Impact Manager at

“More and more of our visitors and clients are putting green and environmental values at the heart of their decision making process, so it’s crucial we meet their expectations if we want to attract new and repeat business to Belfast. Demonstrating the city has a growing portfolio of tourism businesses achieving a world-renowned accreditation for environmentally friendly and ethical practices makes business sense and helps the city remain attractive in highly competitive market place.

“We are delighted that Andras Hotel group have successfully gained Green Tourism accreditation; and with a thousand hotel rooms, we now have over 50% of the city’s tourism bed room stock now green certified.

“We would like to congratulate Andras Hotel or their achievement and crucially underlines the tourism sector’s key role in supporting the wider city-vision of transitioning to an inclusive, zero-emissions and climate resilient economy within a generation.” 

Green Tourism has provided guidance to Andras Hotels on reducing energy use, saving water, efficient & eco-friendly waste disposal, ethical buying, staying local & seasonal, minimising food miles, promoting biodiversity and adopting a smart, sustainable outlook from top to bottom.

Vicky Green concluded “This certification is the start of the process. We have ambitious goals for the future and we look forward to working with our partners as we continue on our green journey”

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