A new member joins the sustainable tourism supply chain in the Northeast; Green Travel Label operator receives award

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The Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Northeast Administration) has been selected as a green destination for 9 consecutive years. In 2014, it was selected as one of the Top 100 Global Destination Story Awards for its "Zhuangwei Tourism Park with Sand Dune Landscape". Business operators in the Greater Northeast region have also delivered impressive results. This year (2014), in addition to 5 new businesses obtaining the GTS Green Travel Label, the National Center for Traditional Arts Yilan Branch (the National Center for Traditional Arts Foundation) also won the third place in the ITB Berlin Travel Fair Green Destination Story Culture and Tradition category award for its "Traditional Art of Mandarin Turtle - Reviving the Lost Folk Art and Recreating the Classics".

In order to pass on the weaving skills and culture of the "tangerine turtle", a sacrificial offering in Jiaoxi, Yilan, the National Center for Traditional Arts' Yilan Traditional Arts Park has led professionals to inventory and preserve the stories and cultural relics of the tangerine turtle, invited craftsmen to replicate the tangerine turtle to help continue the local traditional temple culture, and also invited the public to participate in the ceremony of begging for oranges from the turtles, thus establishing a virtuous cycle of cultural inheritance through public participation.

The Northeast Coast Administration has been encouraging and assisting tourism industry operators to participate in the "Green Travel Seal (GTS)" international sustainable certification since 2020. In order to promote sustainable actions, the Northeast Coast Administration held the "Greater Northeast Coast International Green Travel Seal Briefing and SDGs Sustainable Consensus Board Game" event on March 19, 2025. The Green Travel Seal Briefing and 114th Seal Certification Ceremony were held at the Yanbohua Time Manzhuanlou of the National Center for Traditional Arts Yilan Campus, a Green Travel Seal operator.

Businesses in the Greater Northeast Corner that received the Green Travel Label in 2015 include Lakeshore Hotel Su'ao, Crystal Springs Hotel Jiaoxi, Chuanyan Coffee House, Just Sleep Jiaoxi, Cafe No. 9 Shicheng (Cliff House), Toucheng Leisure Farm, Yi Xian Ju Boutique B&B, Earthling Outdoor Leisure Home, Cafe No. 9 Wai'ao, and Ho Heung House Wood-fired Kiln Baked Bread. There are currently a total of 17 businesses in the region that have obtained valid Green Travel Labels.

This event explained the application content for the new year's Green Travel Label, and added the concept of sustainability through the SDGs board game, hoping that more partners will join the label certification and the Northeast Corner green supply chain.

Director Yu Liyu of the Northeast Corner Administration Office said that in addition to encouraging operators to align with international sustainable tourism management through the application of the Green Travel Label, the Northeast Corner Administration Office also organized the "Third Greater Northeast Corner Sustainable Practice Story Competition" in 2015, giving operators the opportunity to better understand sustainable tourism actions through sustainable practice stories. The Northeast Corner Management Office has gradually established a communication platform between travel agencies and green label operators in the region, integrated the green supply chain in the Greater Northeast Corner area, developed sustainable tourism activities, and promoted the sustainable management results of the Northeast Corner to domestic and foreign tourists. Everyone is welcome to come and experience it.