How to be a part of the Tourism Slow the North of Galicia

Criteria of tourism slow

To form part of the Tourism Slow the North of Galicia, it is essential to meet the following mandatory criteria:

Commitment to environmental Sustainability

  • Environmental management:
    1. Use of renewable energies.
    2. Recycling
      1. of Management of paper and ink.
      2. Reduction of plastic one-time use only.
    3. The consumption and the energy efficiency.
      1. The use of low-energy light bulbs.
      2. Appliances low energy consumption.
      3. Control of the lighting.
      4. Automatic switch off of the lighting.
      5. The system of collecting rain water.
      6. The Control of irrigation.
      7. Devices, water-saving (reduction of flow, odorless, low power consumption).
      8. The reuse of greywater.
      9. The laundry service.
  • The sustainable practices of the
    1. Diets natural.
    2. The use of innocuous products (paints, varnishes, etc).
    3. The use of biodegradable cleaning products.
    4. Measures to prevent the introduction of invasive alien species in the green areas.
      1. The measures of reduction of food waste.

Support the local community

  • Local staff of

  • the Companies that provide local

  • foodstuffs primary local

  • Promotion of the art, the architecture, or cultural heritage local

  • Offer services leisure, with elements of the environmental education

  • of the Products or experiences based on the elements of local identity (cultural, ethnographic, items, etc)

  • Supports, participates in or promotes actions for the care and development of the local population.

Tourism aware and responsible of

  • Information about tourist attractions, local experiences, restaurants, crafts, etc

  • information and management options that are more environmentally friendly transport (round, train, bus, etc)

  • Information about the recycling and sustainability of personal

  • Information on the responsible behaviour with the environment (recycling, and sustainability) for the people hosted

And, given that it is a network of accommodation, the belonging to the network involve also agree to participate and get involved in the project.