East of England Tourism - Sustainable Tourism East

East of England Tourism attracting new leisure and business visitors to the region.

Introduction

In this section, you can find out how your rural business can benefit from Sustainable Tourism East.

Through Sustainable Tourism East rural businesses in the East of England can access
practical support including training courses, green business advisory visits and marketing opportunities to help them develop a more sustainable approach. These opportunities are available free of charge or at special rates.

The vision is to make the East of England the region of choice for the responsible visitor. This will be achieved by the cumulative effect of the project:

Changing business attitudes to the sustainable tourism agenda.
Improving the experience of visitors.
Increasing spending in rural areas and the consumption of local produce.

Sustainable Tourism East is a three-year project supported under the Rural Development Programme for England by the East of England Development Agency, Defra and the EU, and delivered by East of England Tourism. The project will run until March 2013.

Training Opportunities A programme of training opportunities in rural areas at discounted rates.	Green Business Advisory Visits Get practical advice on improving the sustainability of your business.	Distinctive Area Awareness Seminars How businesses in distinctive areas can benefit from their unique surroundings to attract customers.
Local Information Guides Rural area guides encourage visitors to explore and support the local economy.	Eat East Get more out of your entry on visiteastofengland.com/eateast with an enhanced description and images.	Contact Us Full details on how to contact East of England Tourism.
EET Business support delivered by East of England Tourism.	EU The European Union Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas.	EEDA East of England Development Agency.
Defra Defra is the Managing Authority for RDPE.	East of England - Space for Ideas

Full details on how to contact East of England Tourism.