TOFT Certification
TOFT Certification
Our PUG and Footprint ‘Kitemarks’ assure travellers, agents and operators that certified accommodation providers meet a minimum standard of commitment to sustainable, nature-based tourism.
Our eco-based certification systems, or ‘Kitemarks’ assure all travellers, their agents and operators, and all those involved in operating, planning or managing nature-based tourism, that certified providers have been thoroughly examined and have reached or exceeded a minimum standard of commitment to sustainable practices in providing eco-friendly, nature-based tourism experiences, be they luxury lodges, family resorts, tented camps or simple homestays.
Our PUG and Footprint Certification Programme is the first and only system that has been specially developed to address the need to identify and encourage genuine environmentally focused or ecotourism-based accommodation providers in the Indian subcontinent.
TOFT operates two certification programmes
PUG certification
The PUG certification is aimed solely at nature-focused accommodation and lodge providers who seek to provide their visitors with principally nature-based travel experiences, and whose operations have a very direct bearing on the nature destination itself, its flora and fauna, and its neighbouring communities.
Footprint certification
The Footprint certification is aimed at all accommodation and lodging providers whose client base is not wholly nature-focused, but who enjoy leisure, family or corporate time within any destination, be it in a natural, rural or urban landscape.