- Author, Sion Tootill
- Role, BBC News
tourism businesses need more support so they are not left choosing between “sustainability or quicker profits”, a guest house owner has said.
John Whitehead, who has run his eco lodge in Eryri National Park, also called Snowdonia, for more than 25 years, said the sector needed help to tackle climate change.
It comes as Wales was named one of the world’s most sustainable destinations to visit this year by travel company Lonely Planet.
The Welsh government said it was supporting tourism businesses to reach their green ambitions.
Since buying his guest house, Mr Whitehead has made it more eco-friendly by adding new insulation, solar panels and “a boiler for the heating which runs on cat litter”.
He added: “These things aren’t cheap but there’s not a lot of money out there.”
“With the support we’ve got now you…