The 11th Annual Virginia Green Travel Conference and Awards

Hello to our Virginia Green Travel Partners and to all of you out there who are working to make our communities more sustainable!

More than ever, it is critically important for us to work closely with partner organizations that share our common goals to protect the environment and support sustainable tourism and communities throughout Virginia.

This year, we are honored to partner with Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB). The conference will be part of a year-long celebration of KVB's 70th anniversary – 70 years of working to support recycling, litter prevention and beautification projects in Virginia. We are excited for this great opportunity to reach out to all of the local affiliates of KVB and Keep America Beautiful (KAB) so that they can learn more about the Virginia Green Travel program. And we are equally excited for our partners to learn about opportunities to become more engaged with KVB/KAB affiliates in their local communities! 

Topics, workshops and speakers for 2023 include: 

​Keynote Speakers on each day:

Jennifer Lawson, CEO of Keep America Beautiful

Erik Hansen, US Travel Association’s Sustainable Travel Coalition (invited)

News from the 2023 General Assembly

New products from EPA’s EnergyStar & WaterSense programs

Electric vehicles & infrastructure

Wind power & solar power

Success stories for Virginia breweries

Energy efficiency services, free audit services and rebates.

Cigarette litter prevention

Inspirational projects by regional students

Volunteer opportunities

The Keep Virginia Beautiful Grants program

Award-winning green tourism success stories

Community-based green tourism efforts

Marine debris, plastic bag fees and bans

Climate impacts in Coastal Virginia

Marketing green tourism

Local sustainability programs

Update on the recycling industry

The Green Tourism Business Expo featuring more than 25 vendors and partner organizations

A boat trip to see the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Energy Project

Awesome awards program and reception

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Host or Publisher Virginia Green Travel Alliance