Fife Council
Funded Green Tourism membership offer for businesses within the Fife Council area
Are you a hospitality business or in the meetings and events sector in the Fife Council area?
This is your chance to gain a globally recognised sustainability certification for Free.
What’s the deal?
Thanks to funding from Fife Council, we’re offering fully funded year-one membership of Green Tourism to the first 15 visitor economy businesses to apply successfully – plus 50% and 25% discounts in the second and third years respectively.*
Membership allows businesses to achieve certification in Green Tourism or Green Meetings at Bronze, Silver, or Gold level.
- Terms and conditions apply – see below
- Standard membership typically ranges from £157.50 to £682.50 (+ VAT) depending on business size, plus a £75 registration fee (+VAT). This means you’ll save anywhere between £232.50 to £757.50 in your first year alone
The project is fully funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Join Green Tourism and earn a world-leading sustainability certification
Benefits to joining Green Tourism
- Evidence your sustainability commitment to customers and buyers
Identify areas for sustainability improvement, potentially saving you resources and reducing costs - Get expert sustainability support
- Access marketing resources to help promote your achievements
- And feel good about contributing to a better future for the Fife Tourism Economy.
Apply now
Click below to complete the online form, selecting ‘submit’ to receive your invoice for £0.
About Green Tourism
- We are the leading sustainability certification programme, operating since 1997, with over 2,900 certified businesses in 50 plus countries
- We are committed to advancing sustainability standards in the visitor economy, and M&E sector
- We empower businesses with the practical solutions and frameworks to make change
- Our team of qualified and experienced sustainability assessors has undertaken 15,000+ assessments and advised thousands of businesses
- Based on three pillars of caring for People, Places and our Planet, the Green Tourism and Green Meetings criteria cover 70+ indicators across 15 sustainability goals
About Green Meetings
- Meetings and events industry-specific criteria and award, launched 2021 in response to industry demand
- Open to businesses such as hotels, conferences and events venues, colleges and universities, sports stadia, corporate events providers, booking agents, and convention bureau
What our customers say
“The Green Tourism award demonstrates that we are serious about sustainability.”
Conal O’Neill, Group General Manager, Dalata Hotel Group PLC
“The Green Meetings award highlights to corporate buyers that we are investing in sustainability and adopting key practices within our organisation to support the three core pillars of people, places, and planet.”
Krishna Pastaki, Business Development Manager, Edgbaston Park Hotel
* Terms and conditions
- Year 1 fees are fully funded through support from Fife Council.
- Years 2 and 3 are available at discounted rates (Year 2: 50% and Year 3: 25%)
- This offer is only open to the first 15 businesses to successfully apply for Green Tourism or Green Meetings membership.
- The incentive is open only to new Green Tourism or Green Meetings members.
The incentive sign-up period is open now. Businesses must apply before 12th December 2025 to qualify for free year one membership. - Funding opportunity may close earlier if sign ups reach capacity prior to closing date.
- Regardless of when they sign up, businesses will receive a full year of membership. For those who opt to continue beyond the first year, invoicing will occur on the anniversary of their initial enrolment.
- The offer is open only to businesses with a Fife Post Code starting KY or DD6.
- The offer is open to the following business types:
Business Type, Activity Centre, B&B / Guest House, Camp Site, Campus Accommodation, Caravan & Camping Site, Conference & Events Venue, Corporate Office, Events Management, Exclusive Use Venue, Glamping, Golf Club, Holiday Park, Hostel/Bunkhouse, Hotel, Inn, Lodge, Multi Centre Estates, Restaurant/Café, Safari Camp, Self Catering, Serviced Apartments, Theatre, Tour Operator, Tours & Experiences, Visitor Attraction, Visitor Information Centre. - Existing Green Tourism or Green Meetings members who leave membership from 1 July 2025 will not be eligible for project funding
- In all cases, acceptance onto the incentive programme is subject to the approval of the Destination client.
- All images credit: VisitBritain-Pinzutu
