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"Mr President, I will be no exception in this debate in offering my own congratulations to our rapporteur and indeed the shadow rapporteurs. They have all worked very hard to produce this excellent piece of work.
I rise briefly to offer you some Scottish experience, particularly in relation to paragraph 36 on the need for eco-labelling in sustainable tourism.
In Scotland we have been operating such a scheme for some years now. The Green Tourism Business Scheme is operated on behalf of Visit Scotland by a commercial – though not-for-profit – company. It promotes sustainability, provides practical advice to businesses and provides a level playing field, a certification to ensure consistent quality among its 500 member businesses, all of which are good-quality tourist attractions. I believe it is a model that would work very well when rolled out to other countries across Europe. I believe it has much to commend it.
A tourist industry focused on sustainability will focus automatically on quality, which is ultimately what the consumer in this modern age demands. In Scotland we have had some success in this, although we also have some lessons to learn from it. This report provides a framework for the sharing of best practice and it has our full support."@en1
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