TakeABreak's® commitment to the support of our environment extends nationally through a number of programs that aim to educate operators and visitors to our site to protect and improve our environment. We focus on the importance of our environment at every level of our operations and aim to be industry leaders in this field.

Sustainability is important to each of us because our business is dependant on the sustainability of tourism. Many of you are located in or near important regional areas that rely on natural attractions for tourism eg Blue Mountains. Our mission is to strive for the highest standards of environmental performance in our operations and of our operators by pursuing sustainable and responsible business practices.

We encourage visitors to respect the natural environment and provide easy access to places to stay that involve and are at one with nature including birdwatching, bushwalking and wilderness activities and ecological resorts.

TakeABreak.com.au operates a business system that is substantially online, rather than paper based. Our office systems include recycling paper and printing pages two to a page. We operate a paperless booking confirmation and invoice system. Our cleaners use Enjo/non-chemical products throughout the office and we encourage operators listed on our site to do the same. We support the 'say no to plastic bags' campaign.

We encourage you, as operatorsto be environmentally friendly and have an Environmental Care Checklist to help you with this.

As operators concerned with the environmental sustainability of tourism, we encourage you to find out more about Eco Tourism in Australia and to apply for certification where appropriate.






Environmental Care Resources include:
Ecotourism Association http://www.ecotourism.org.au/ 
Green Globe Certification http://www.greenglobe21.com/ 
Gumnut Awards for holiday, tourist and residential parks at http://www.gumnutawards.com.au.
Septic Care
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficient Office Equipment

For other tips on how you can reduce impact on the environment go to http://www.planetark.com/ or http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au.

TakeABreak.com.au disseminates information about our environmental policies and practices and encourage our suppliers to meet these standards.  Please let us know at suggest@takeabreak.com.au if you can think of other environmental initiatives that can be introduced by TakeABreak.com.au and our accommodation operators.