Sustainability is no longer a choice – it's the standard for the future.
This programme provides you with a clear and practical insight into EU Ecolabel certification through real-life examples.
Through expert lectures, open discussions, and tours of certified facilities, you will learn about the journey from idea to the implementation of sustainable practices in accommodation. The programme is intended for anyone who wants to improve their business, raise the quality of service, and become part of the increasingly important green tourism.
Programme
1. Day – Arrival at accommodation. Dinner. Overnight stay.
Arrival at accommodation in Eko Holiday Home Lina in Pleškovec, the first holiday home in Croatia to receive the EU Ecolabel certification, or in a resort Saint Martin's Spa What was the first hotel to receive the EU Ecolabel certification.
2. Monday – Expert lectures in the field of tourism and EU Ecolabel certification
After breakfast, gather at Eko Holiday Home Lina. Get to know each other over a hot drink and a homemade snack.
First lecture – Zvonko Lajtman, representative of Eko Holiday Home Lina and OPG Mohokos. Presenting an example of good practice for a private holiday home and linking it to the destination.
Break and tour of the property.
Second lecture – Davor Križaić, expert in implementing EU Ecolabel certification and ISO standards.
Presentation of the procedure and standards for obtaining the EU Ecolabel.
A break for a hot meal. Grandma Biba's lunch, made with organic ingredients from the OPG Mohokos garden, cooked the way our grandmothers used to.
Third lecture – Dijana Posavec – Director of the Dr. Rudolf Steiner Centre. Membership expert for the global association for the promotion of sustainable agriculture and sustainability – Bio District
The afternoon is set aside for the Discussion Forum, allowing for comments on the morning's lectures and providing answers to any outstanding questions.
Dinner. Overnight stay.
3. Day – Tour of Međimurje – visit to places demonstrating good practice
Breakfast. Depart for excursion at 09:30.
Visit the TIC Međimurska palača turizma and the Ecomuseum Međimurje Visitor Centre (Čakovec, B. J. Jelačića 22e)
A tour of the Dr. Rudolf Steiner Centre in Donji Kraljevec, a visit to his birthplace and the park named after him (Prvomajska 4 40320 Donji Kraljevec)
Arrival at the goat farm in Oporovec. Farm tour with goat petting. Tasting of goat's milk delicacies.
Hotel Panorama, Prelog (Ulica Matije Gupca 102, 40323 Prelog)
Example of good practice for inclusive tourism (Good Travel Seal certified facility, 2025. Golden Sunflower for the category of accessible tourism and strengthening the rural community)
A shared coffee. Departure for home.
NOTE: The programme is flexible in that it can be extended or days chosen by topic.
Visit the “Boje Međimurja” website for more information on good practice examples.
Address
Štrigova 72, 40312 Štrigova
Contact mobile and WhatsApp: +385993932046
