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Certification of 1.100 Companies 24 Countries

With new services and collaborations TUV Rheinland expands its engagement as the independent evaluation service for quality and safety in the travel industry. Already 1.100 Hotels and tourism businesses 24 Countries have been certified by TUV Rheinland according to international quality standards, or specifically on the tourism world, tailored lists of criteria. 2010 stands for the neutral tourism experts on sustainability: TUV Rheinland is an international future as an independent certification body of the Green Globe standards for sustainability in tourism accreditation. “Green Globe offers an ideal complement our. The standard defines sustainability comprehensively with nearly 250 Criteria from the fields of environment- and Conservation and Climate Protection, Social standards and social responsibility”, as tourism expert Olaf Seiche by TUV Rheinland. A pilot project in Germany has concluded with the certification of the Congress Palace in Kassel. Green Globe is supported among others by the World Tourism Organization, WTO. So far, according to the international standard already 1.000 Certified companies worldwide.

The most significant growth market for the services of TUV Rheinland in tourism, in addition to Asia Western Europe currently. Thus, in future the full range of TUV Rheinland – in addition to established markets like Spain and Portugal, with several hundred certified hotels – well-known travel destinations in France, Italy and the Netherlands offered. Services include testing of 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels, Wellness Hotels, Medical Spa Facilities, Tour, Ski resorts and cruise ships. The range of TÜV Rheinland for example, includes Mystery Checks, the introduction and improvement of quality management, service quality, environmental management and environmental protection, food safety or security score. Also new is the measurement and optimization of energy consumption by TUV Rheinland, especially in hotel operations – with the aim, to increase efficiency and reduce costs, without any loss in comfort for guests are. An example: Already, the lower the temperature by one degree Celsius brings savings 6 Percent of heating energy.

Overall, tourism businesses will benefit in the implementation of projects of the broad and long international experience, The experts and auditors from TÜV Rheinland bring. “Customers can rely on our worldwide network of qualified tourism professionals, as well as experts from technical fields”, so Cuttlefish.

TUV Rheinland ITB Berlin 2010: 10. until 14. März 2009 daily 10.00 until 18.00 Clock, Hall 10.1, Status 120.

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