Travelife has announced the appointment of Peter Grandell to the Travelife Board. Grandell’s vast experience within travel and tourism is a welcome addition to the Travelife board. Grandell is Director of Operations for Hotel & Resorts at Thomas Cook including the hotel brands: Sunwing, SunConnect, Sunprime, Smartline and Sentido. A position he has held for the past 3 years.
Nikki White Managing Director of Travelife remarks ‘We are extremely pleased to welcome Peter to our board of directors, his wealth of industry experience and proven commitment to sustainable tourism, will add a new dimension to the Travelife Board’
Grandell ‘s appointment to the Travelife board highlights Thomas Cook’s strong commitment to Travelife, and emphasises the growing importance of Travelife certification globally.
Commenting on his appointment Grandell says: “Travelife is the leading sustainable certification scheme, and a key tool for businesses implementing sustainability initiatives in hotels and accommodation globally, creating a force for change. As Thomas Cook looks at how we can re-focus our sustainability strategy in 2017, I am delighted to be invited to join the Board of Directors and look forward to using this opportunity to reenergise Thomas Cook’s engagement with this vital scheme.”
About Travelife
Travelife is an international certification system present in over 55 countries and promotes sustainability within the tourism industry. With 1500 members and growing, the system is helping hotel and accommodations providers across the world to manage and monitor the social, environmental and economic impacts, as well as communicating their achievements to customers. It is an accessible sustainability system which provides members with a practical and relevant framework to improve their business.
Travelife provides a range of support to ensure its members are prepared for their independent on-site audit. By achieving a Travelife Gold certification, hotels will be featured on the Travelife Collection website which promotes their property to consumers alongside their star rating.
Travelife for Hotel and Accommodations is the preferred certification scheme that works in partnership with tour operators, both in the UK and internationally, that use the system to increase sustainability practices in the industry and communicate achievements to customers by placing the logo in their marketing.
For more information about the Travelife for Hotels and Accommodations please visit: www.travelife.org or www.travelifecollection.com
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