Experience Kissimmee is rolling out two new sustainable tourism schemes next month.
The first is the expansion of the “It Pays to Meet in Kissimmee” program, where meeting organizations can earn up to $10,000 cashback .
The expanded program will now include Trees4Travel, an initiative to plant more trees to support biodiversity and local communities.
Additionally, an investment is made into a United Nations renewable energy carbon credit, which will help reduce a portion of the their CO2 emissions.
The meeting organisation will receive a certificate of Planet & People Positive Action, which includes a UN CER certificate, post-meeting.
“Sustainability is of growing importance to meeting planners and delegates,” said Michelle Moore, Senior Director of Meetings Sales & Services.
A second initiave will reduce carbon emissions from all air and ground travel conducted by Experience Kissimmee staff.
It incorporates an emissions calculator into the staff travel request form.
The calculator will automatically determine the number of trees that the destination marketing organisation (DMO) will plant through the Trees4Travel program.
Experience Kissimmee has been partnering with Trees4Travel on another initiative to encourage sustainability, inviting its clients to plant trees instead of giving away promotional items.
