Tourism2030 - Good Practice Czech Republic

Centrum Veronica Hostětín

2018-09-03T13:56:15Z

Good Practice Innovation Sheet

Items	Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)	Centrum Veronica Hostětín
	Centrum is part of Ecological institut Veronica

Key Figures	Surface	Inhabitants	Tourism arrivals	Tourism nights
	354m²	N/A	No data	No data
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action	Main purpose of this facility is to show practical examples of implemented model projects and the results of their monitoring that the relationship to nature, local resources and traditions, together with considerate management, can protect the environment and the global climate, economically stabilize the countryside and solve unemployment even in relatively remote areas.
Issues and challenge	Place is in remote area; implementation of traditional ways of management; use of local products and materials.
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)	Cooperation with local farmers, support of traditional ways of farming and traditions, support of local economy by building accommodation premises for tourists, using of biomass for heating; creation of website to inform public.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits	25 beds in 2- to 4-bed rooms with private bathroom with eco-friendly service. Furnished with FSC-certified wood furniture, maximum use of environmentally friendly products and natural materials. Home made Food with preference for Local Products, Organic Food and Fair Trade Products. Certified as an "environmental friendly service".
Recognitions (e.g. awards)	Czech environmental friendly services label
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned	Traditional ways of farming are atractive for tourists.
Challenges met	Use mainly of local products; getting tourists even to the remote area.
Critical success factors	Good realtionship with neigbours; know-how; team who aims for success.
6. MORE
web-references, documents	https://hostetin.veronica.cz/

Středisko ekologické výchovy SEVER - NGO

2018-09-03T14:04:42Z

Good Practice Innovation Sheet

Items	Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)	Středisko ekologické výchovy SEVER - NGO


Key Figures	Surface	Inhabitants	Tourism arrivals	Tourism nights
	300m²	N/A	No data	No data
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action	This NGO provides accomodation in eco-friendly enviroment and educational programme about nature for children, adults, teachers, students etc.
Issues and challenge	NGO wanted to recieve ECO-LABEL and czech label environmental friendly services.
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)	Low consumption of water and energy, recycling; use of environmental friendly substances; providing information about nature protection to the tourists; linen and towels change just one or twice a week; trained staff; automatic systems for regulation of heat and light.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits	Educational programmes; website; cooperation with schools; atractive environmnent for tourist from abroad; recycling bins
Recognitions (e.g. awards)	ECO-LABEL; czech environemental friendly service; label Pavučina (spider web) - label for organizations with programmes in ecological environment
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned	Even a small amout of money and people can accomplish big things.
Challenges met	Getting ECO-LABEL for turism accomodation
Critical success factors	Reliable team who was not afraid to work overtime.
6. MORE
web-references, documents	http://sever.ekologickavychova.cz/

good practice examples - descriptions

2017-12-12T15:29:49Z

The House of Bohemian Switzerland

2018-09-03T14:03:50Z

Good Practice Innovation Sheet

Items	Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)	České Švýcarsko o. p. s. (NGO) was founded by National park České Švýcarsko office
	Dům Českého Švýcarska (The House of Bohemian Switzerland) - it is base for NGO České Švýcarsko o.p.s.
	adpartners in the project "Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland - excellent cross-border tourist destination" form programme aim 3
Key Figures	Surface	Inhabitants	Tourism arrivals	Tourism nights
	426m²	N/A	No data	No data
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action	The House of Bohemian Switzerland, which is a visitor and educational center in Krasna Lipa, is a great source to learn about Bohemian crafts such as textiles and glassmaking. The park promotes tourism throughout the year with products designed especially for "low season" even during bad weather. Modern bus lines take visitors around, while parking lots have been built to keep traffic controlled and out of the park's untainted soils.
Issues and challenge	As a NGO there is problem with money; trans-boundary communication and joint effort with German site.
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)	Finding financial support - partners; implementation of the projects aimed on excellent cross-border destination with Germany as a partner and other projects aimed at enviromental education.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits	Actions for public interested in tourism. Study and graphic design of the information boards of the region. Borchures and leaflets promoting turism,Creation of website.etc.
Recognitions (e.g. awards)	Winner of the 2009 "Tourism and protected areas Award" (project European Destinations o Excellence EDEN)
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned	Cooperation with neighboring countries is essential; National or European founds are big help almost necessity to help ecotourism rise.
Challenges met	Interconnection of two national parks; Support public tourism transport in Czech Switzerland (train, eco bus). Renew the hiking trails in the landscape of Bohemian Switzerland. Initiation and support new projects and products for tourists
Critical success factors	Decision to get interested in envirometal friendly tourism; partners who support projects aimed on eco-tourism; reliable team
6. MORE
web-references, documents	http://www.ceskesvycarsko.cz/en/house-of-bohemian-switzerland

Plaza Alta Hotel

2018-09-18T01:38:11Z

Good Practice Innovation Sheet

Items	Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)	Plaza Alta Hotel


Key Figures	Surface	Inhabitants	Tourism arrivals	Tourism nights

2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action	Plaza Alta hotel demonstrates the combination of comfortable accommodation and strcit environmental protection measures.
Issues and challenge	Reduction of energy waste; reduction of general waste, reduction of material waste.
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)	Due to complete renovation, issues evaluation took place took place and main targets to achieve this eco-label took place. Hotel staff went through training to follow environmental friendly services.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits	Thermally insulated windows; building enclosure is thermally insulated; heaters are regulated; hotel is equipped with high-economy lights; waste is sorted and recycled, including fats and oils; no canned beverages, only returnable bottles; flow of water from all taps in rooms is limited to less than ten liters per minute; planting busches and flowers in the hotel surroundings
Recognitions (e.g. awards)	EU-ECOLABEL
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned	Green hotels are atractive for visitors
Challenges met	Reaching up to the EU-ECOLABEL
Critical success factors	Dicision to start environmental friendly buisness; enough money to begin with transoframtion; training of hotel staff.
6. MORE
web-references, documents	http://www.plazahotelalta.com/

Camp Oasa

2018-09-18T01:57:05Z

Good Practice Innovation Sheet

Items	Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)	Camp Oasa


Key Figures	Surface	Inhabitants	Tourism arrivals	Tourism nights
	2ha	No Data	No Data	No Data
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action	This camp received EU ECOLABEL as a first camp in Czech Republic and its environmental services are in excellent level.
Issues and challenge	The main challenges are saving of energy; saving of water; recycling; renewable energy.
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)	Time was essential in building this environmental camp; camp staff was trained; the best way how to safe energy and money in the process was chosen.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits	Own source of drinking water from a deep 20m borehole; the camp has its own biological wastewater treatment plant; cleaned water is used to water ornamental plants; electronic water taps prevent waste of water; 35 photovoltaic panels produce 20% of total electricity consumptions in the campsite (all produced electricity is used in the camp); motions sensors go out when nobody is in the room; hot water circulator pump switches off when there is no discharge; the beer cooling heat pump heats the water for the whole kiosk; outside of the camp electric car is used; local producers of food are preferred; recycling of 5 types of waste and composting organic waste.
Recognitions (e.g. awards)	EU-ECOLABEL
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned	Environmental friendly service can be managed even without outside sponsorship.
Challenges met	Reaching up to EU-ECOLABEL; environmental friendly service can be managed even without outside sponsorhip.
Critical success factors	Two things were important: patience, reliable workers.
6. MORE
web-references, documents	http://www.campoasa.cz/index.php/ekologie