VISIT is a european network of ecolabels for the promotion of sustainable tourism. In Europe there are about 40 regional, national and international ecolabels for tourism. Such diversity and lack of common standards has led to limited effectiveness. However the development of Europe towards a single market is a factor encouraging common standards.

In 2001 the Visit leading group, Visit partners and a group of leading ecolabels in Europe started to co-operate and to develop Common Basic Standards for their criteria and verification procedures. These standards enable the identification of those ecolabels which guarantee a high environmental quality of their certified hotels, campsites, beaches or marinas.

The European Ecolabels complying to Visit Standards

	Ö Plus (Switzerland) Sustainable hotels in Switzerland
	Legambiente Turismo (Italy) Eco-friendly accommodation businesses in Italy
	Green Key (Denmark, Estonia, Sweden) From youth hostel to 4 star hotel
	Milieubarometer (The Netherlands) Environmental quality in the Netherlands
	La Clef Verte (France) French ecolabel for campsites
	Green Tourism Business Scheme (Scotland) Around 200 tourism businesses in Scotland
	The Austrian Ecolabel (Austria) About 200 places to stay of all kinds
	Luxembourg Ecolabel (Luxembourg) More than 20 places to stay in town and country
	Blue Flag Symbol of the perfect seaside holiday

Visit is powered by

ECEAT - European Centre for Eco-Agro Tourism
ECOTRANS - European network for Sustainable Tourism Development
NFI- Friends of Nature International
Strattreisen Hannover - Reisepavillon: Markplatz für anderes Reisen
ARPAER - Environmental Protection Agency of Emilia-Romagna