AN Okehampton bed and breakfast has been given the prestigious status of a Gold Level GreenLeader in the TripAdvisor GreenLeaders programme, which helps travellers plan greener trips by identifying environmentally friendly accommodation. Partners Kay and John Bickley said they are delighted that their efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of their business and their commitment to reduce food miles, support local businesses and trade in a more sustainable fashion have been recognized and appreciated by TripAdvisor and their customers. The recognition from the world's largest travelling site will be a boon to the business, TripAdvisor Green-Leaders have to meet a set of environmental standards developed for TripAdvisor by a leading environmental consulting firm, with input from expert partners. The more green practices a hotel or guest house has in place, the higher its GreenLeader level, which is shown on the property's listing on the TripAdvisor site. Travellers can now search for accommodation that have a GreenLeaders status on the TripAdvisor site, and view a detailed list of environmentally-friendly practices that they can expect at each location. 'TripAdvisor Green-Leaders are leading the hospitality industry in making efforts to improve their environmental foot-print,' said Jenny Rushmore, director of responsible travel at TripAdvisor. 'We greatly applaud these accommodations and are pleased to share their eco-friendly practices with our online audience of more than 260 million travellers who visit the site each month.' The TripAdvisor GreenLeaders programme was dev-eloped in partnership with the US Environmental Pro-tection Agency's Energy Star programme, the US Green Building Council, and the United Nations Environment Programme.