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Scotland Three Star Award
Nevis Range is rated by the Scottish Tourist
Board as a 3 star visitor attraction.
The Green Business Tourism Scheme is an
accreditation scheme for tourism businesses rewarding environmental
good practise.
 Nevis
Range achieved the top award, Gold, which recognises excellence
in environmental practise.
The scheme promotes sustainable tourism
and allows both businesses and visitors to become aware of
reducing their environmental impact.
Nevis Range was first awarded a Gold Green
Tourism award in 2003 for the company’s contribution
to reducing environmental impact.
Managing Director Marian Austin has always
prioritised ‘green issues’ and established a company
objective for 2003 to aim for the Silver Green Tourism award.
She was obviously thrilled to achieve the Gold award:
“Skiers and summer visitors are often
not aware of the efforts that are being made to minimise the
effect of their visit on the environment, be it by visitor
management, use of recycled products or litter sweeps. Many
of such tasks involve a cost of some kind. We are really pleased
to have been recognised for our ongoing efforts and on a personal
level I’m happy that we’re ‘doing our bit’
for the environment.”
Nevis Range is considered a unique company
due to it’s remote mountain location and as such has
had to come up with some novel ideas to become environmentally
friendly. The company has always prioritised green issues
and is proud to be recognised as doing so.
You can find out more about the Green Tourism
Scheme and the many hotels, visitor attractions and other
businesses involved by looking at the website
 For
the fifth year running Nevis Range won awards for the Best
Downhill & 4-Cross Mountain Bike World Cups 2006.
The annual awards are based on the votes
of competitors, officials and media who have attended events
on the mountain bike World Cup circuit.
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort
William has been voted Best UK Cycling Event of 2005 in the
Cycle 2005 Singletrack Reader Awards, also won in 2003. This
is judged on atmosphere, organisation and location, it is
extremely important to all concerned as it is voted for by
the readers themselves.
Designed and launched in March 2003 by local
company HotScot,
www.nevisrange.co.uk
achieved this award in November 2004, awarded by ASVA (Association
of Scottish Visitor Attractions) under the Large Category
section.
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Management, Organisers of the Fort William World Cup, were
recognised by the Scottish Tourism industry, when they won
the 'Area Tourism Initiative' Award at the prestigious Scottish
Thistle Awards.
The Thistle Awards are recognised as representing
the greatest possible achievement in Scotland 's tourism industry,
with entries being judged on their ability to encourage the
visitor to spend more, stay longer and return. The Mountain
Bike World Cup was judged to be an extremely successful event,
which brought involvement, ownership and pride to the area
as well as over £750,000 to the local economy.
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