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York’s tourism and hospitality businesses have already started to receive the new official industry accreditation from Visit England, launched yesterday, showing they have high-standard safety measures in place and reassuring people that it's safe to visit.
The ‘We’re Good to Go’ mark means businesses can show that they're following Government and public health guidance, have carried out a Covid-19 risk assessment and checked that they have the required processes in place, as they prepare to reopen from July 4, following the government announcement on June 23. The industry standard covers sectors including accommodation, visitor attractions, restaurants and pubs, business conference and events venues and tour and coach operators.
Some of our most well-known attractions in York have already successfully been awarded the new ‘We’re Good to Go’ mark, including York Minster, York City Sightseeing, City Cruises York, JORVIK Group, Stillingfleet Lodge Gardens and Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, while others have been quick to start the application process.
A word from JORVIK Group:
“Restoring confidence amongst our potential visitors is a crucial part of re-opening, and we’ve been exploring ways to make our attractions meet and exceed the government’s guidance for several weeks. The new Visit England initiative gives visitors reassurance that we’ve done everything we can to ensure they can visit safely, so before they arrive at JORVIK, Barley Hall or DIG with their prebooked ticket, they can be confident that they won’t be worried about social distancing, hand sanitization and cleaning. It is literally a sign on door and a logo on our website that tells them they will be safe.”
A word from City Cruises York:
“We are delighted to have applied for this accreditation from Visit Britain, as it will help to further demonstrate to visitors to York that we have introduced stringent hygiene and social distancing measures. It also reinforces our continued focus on passenger experience, safety and confidence.”
Look out for the new kitemark on business websites, social media and in their premises - reassuring you of the clear processes in place and that the health and safety measures set out by the government have been met.
The mark will be flexible and adhere to any new future government guidelines, requiring businesses to re-evaluate their safety measures and make relevant changes. Random spot checks will also be conducted to ensure the key elements of the self-assessment are in place.
Find out more about the ‘We’re Good to Go’ industry standard and consumer mark.
