Campsite De Bremakker (Sub-system: Accommodate Community)

Campsite De Bremakker won the golden barometer in 2009; an award for sustainable touristic companies. To achieve this, a variety of technologies had to be added. The reception is a sustainable house using grey water to flush toilets. The owners use harmless cleaning products. Waste gets separated and the chalets have smart lighting, water meters and solar panels installed.

Unfortunately, the campsite doesn’t compete for the award anymore. There are too many formalities and the entire process seems not do-able. The importance of the award has decreased for the campsite as well, since they noticed tourist don’t seem to care about the sustainability of their accommodation.

Our on-site research consists of visiting campsite De Bremakker in Den Burg to find answers to the following research questions:

1. How does campsite De Bremakker offer sustainable accommodation?

a. What sustainable measurements does the accommodation have at the moment?

b. What sustainable measurements for accommodation are planned in the future?

c. What sustainable measurement does recreation at the campsite have at the moment?

d. What sustainable measurements for recreation are planned in the future?

e. What is the occupancy of the accommodation in summertime?

f. What is the occupancy of the accommodation in wintertime?

g. Is there zest for increasing the winter tourism?

2. How can sustainable tourism be increased?

a. Why is there a decrease in sustainable tourism?

b. How can tourism be made more aware of sustainability?

c. How can accommodation owners be made more aware of sustainability?

d. Is there zest for sustainable recreation activities?

e. Is there zest for a sustainability rating on accommodation websites?

The answers to these questions will be retrieved using the following methods:

1. Interview with owner of campsite De Bremakker

2. Documention while visiting campsite De Bremakker, specifically a sustainable chalet.

At this moment, an appointment hasn’t been made, but this will be done this week.

References

http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1149312/2009/04/24/Groen-Texel.dhtml

http://www.bremakker.nl/