We've Struck Gold Again as a Green Tourism Business

Carbis Bay Holidays is pleased to announce that it has retained it's Green Award status following an evaluation from the Green Business Tourism Scheme.

To celebrate the accolade we gave this press release a cheeky, little Olympian theme as follows:

While Team GB revels in its medal success at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, St Ives holiday accommodation specialist Carbis Bay Holidays is celebrating its own ‘podium finish’ after retaining a Gold Award in the Green Tourism Business Scheme.

Following an ‘Olympian’ effort to get their environmental policies and procedures up to the highest green standards, the St Ives based holiday company has retained its Gold Award – the top accolade in the national scheme which promotes sustainable tourism.

Carbis Bay Holidays has always prided itself in its green credentials, but this latest award in this prestigious scheme is the crowning glory in its continued efforts to run a responsible tourism business. It is the third successive year that the company has achieved the Gold Award.

Amanda O’Toole from Carbis Bay Holidays commented: “We’re delighted to be recognised again for our efforts to be an environmentally friendly business and to promote green, sustainable holidays in the St Ives area."

You can read the full press release here: Gold Medal for St Ives Accommodation Company

Carbis Bay Holidays - the first green holiday letting agency in St Ives

Following the assessment of Carbis Bay Holidays in July 2011, we are delighted to have been presented with a GOLD Award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) for our commitment and environmentally friendly facilities at Carbis Bay Holidays. The award was very well received by us all, especially after so much effort and commitment has been made to ensure that we reduce our impact on our surroundings.

We always strive for the very best and although we achieved a GOLD on our first assessment, it was by no means easy and meant us reviewing our entire business and renovating our new office with the environment in mind.  We will continue to sustain that same high level of commitment over the years to come and aim to pass on our message of encouragement to our owners and our guests. With that in mind we have created a guide which outlines how our guests can support the local area and environment whilst on holiday with us in St Ives, West Cornwall.

We hope to add a selection of GTBS accredited properties to our portfolio in the coming months to provide guests with the option of a completely green holiday in St Ives.  Watch this space!

It's been a busy month here at Carbis Bay Holidays in St Ives

We've been a little quiet recently as we've been extremely busy moving into our new office along with furnishing it and preparing for high season.  We've also had lots of lovely bookings coming through for Summer.  Hooray!  Look out for another blog post soon where we will show you what we have done with what was The Cornishman Newsagents.  It really is a transformation.

With our new office move in sight, we made the decision to turn over a new leaf and signed up to the Green Tourism Business Scheme in 2010.  This month saw their visit to Carbis Bay Holidays, which was hosted by our lovely Tamsin.  We told them everything about Carbis Bay Holidays and our green ethos.  We are so excited to hear of the result in 4 - 6 weeks!

Our new office is certainly getting us noticed and grabbing the attention of lots of potential new owners with super properties in St Ives, Carbis Bay and Lelant.  So look out for more additions to our portfolio over the coming months.  In case you missed them, our latest are outlined below:

Driftaway, a stunning beachfront apartment in Carbis Bay overloooking Hawkes Point.  Sleeps two.  View here.

Bosorne, a beautiful bungalow in Carbis Bay.  Sleeps six plus an infant.  View here.

Carvean, a brand new pet friendly property sleeping 6 plus two infants.  View here.

We still have some availability for the school holidays, though some weeks are already booked up, so you need to move fast if you haven't yet made your reservation.  Don't forget also that we are now accepting provisional reservations for 2012 with no deposit required until early August!  Why not reserve your favourite holiday home now?

Do tell us what you think of our new properties in the comments below.

Carbis Bay Holidays sponsor Kidz R Us in St Ives

After the success of the fireworks night on Carbis Bay beach last year, Carbis Bay Holidays have made it our mission to work more closely with our local community in 2011.  We're delighted to put our name to Kidz R Us, a registered charity set up in 1993, which is dedicated to developing young people through practical engagement in the performing arts.  Over 100 children are involved and each year offers at least three wonderful musical productions as well as a number of concerts. 

Planned for 2011 are well known shows such as Footloose and Annie, along with a swinging sixties musical called a Slice of Saturday Night.  We are certain these events will be enjoyed by many of our guests staying in luxury holiday homes in St Ives and Carbis Bay.

You can find out more information on the programme of events offered by Kidz R Us on their website, or by following them on Facebook.