Great Hotels of the World announces the winners of the 2022 Sustainable Future Awards
Great Hotels of the World represents close to 50 upscale, largely independent hotels and resorts with superb meetings and leisure facilities. Working closely with our Member Hotels, we are privileged to see in our day-to-day operations that independent, local hospitality is sustainable hospitality.
Our member Hotels are doing great things and making a world of difference. Shining a light on, and celebrating their outstanding initiatives, is our way of contributing towards a sustainable future where generations to come will continue to reap the rewards of the transformative power of travel.
All Member Hotels were invited to submit their recent projects in four categories: Social Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Economic Sustainability and Sustainable Events.
Our stellar panel of judges comprising David Chestler – Provision Partners (USA), Jack Marczewski – Event Director – The Meetings Show (UK), Monika Krauthahn – Sustainability Catalyst in Hospitality Consultant (Germany /DACH), and Pedro Colaco – CEO GHOTW reviewed and scored each submission.
Project analysis criteria included each initiative’s impact and engagement level on staff and on guest experience, as well as its potential to be benchmarked as a best practice for comparable hotels around the world.
On behalf of all involved, we’d like to congratulate the winning projects:
Environmental Sustainability in Hospitality:
The Chedi Lustica Bay – Montenegro – Life Cycle Thinking
The Implementation of Life Cycle Thinking involved a deep dive by the entire hotel team into sustainability issues throughout the life cycle of each hotel product and service. This was the starting point for change, driving a number of recycling, reusing and reducing initiatives at the resort with immediate impact on hotel operations, guest experience and everyday habits of team members.
About The Chedi Lustica Bay – Tivat, Montenegro:
The Chedi Lustica Bay is a luxurious 111 guest room contemporary resort hotel located in the heart of the new coastal resort town of Lustica Bay, a 20-minute drive from Tivat and featuring genuine Montenegrin hospitality, a spectacular spa and a private beach.
Social Sustainability in Hospitality:
THE BALÉ Nusa Dua – Bali – Passion for life
Passion For Life is a holistic approach to sustainability that underpins the hotel’s entire operation. Based on the core values Quality, Care and Commitment, the Balé Nusa Dua carries out a number of initiatives directed at supporting its staff through Occupational Health and Safety, Pay Equity, and Skill Development, as well as, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Additionally they support the wider community by empowerment through opportunities that include training for fair and dignified employment.
About Balé Nusa Dua – Bali, Indonesia:
THE BALÉ Nusa Dua is a blissful exclusive resort perched on the hillside of Bali’s exclusive Nusa Dua enclave offering 26 private villas each with their own swimming pool
Economic Sustainability in Hospitality
Ilunion Hotels: Too Good To Go – Against food waste
In its commitment to reducing food waste, Ilunion Hotels joined forces with Too Good To Go, an App that allows people to order surprise packages of leftover food at reduced prices. In doing so, Ilunion Hotels are practively mitigating the social, economic and environmental consequences that surround the issue of food waste.
About Ilunion Hotels Members of the Great Hotels of the World Collection:
As part of one of the world’s most truly inclusive hotel brands, the Ilunion Alcora Seville the Ilunion Atrium, Madrid and the Ilunion Malaga offer their guests contemporary, upscale accommodation and exceptional meeting, business and leisure facilities, catering to the exacting needs of the modern-day traveller seeking to blur the lines between business and leisure.
Sustainable Events
Onyria Quinta da Marinha – Cascais – Portugal Eco Hub Cascais
The Eco Hub Cascais is a Joint venture between several 5-star Hotels located within Quinta da Marinha, in the Sintra-Cascais natural park with a focus on Eco Friendly / Green Events. Together the hotels provide shared resources for Eco-Friendly conferences including community-focused activities with local partners, as well as transportation between the venues, using various types of electric vehicles, from cars to bicycles. The goal is to provide a turnkey solution for large-scale eco-driven events to a wider audience of clients who are seeking them.
About Onyria Quinta da Marinha – Lisbon, Portugal
Set in a pristine nature reserve, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by an award-winning golf course, Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel, just a 30-minute drive from Lisbon’s international airport, is the perfect destination for those who find respite in nature without forgoing the best contemporary creature comforts.
For more information regarding the 2022 Sustainable Future awards by Great Hotels of the World visit: www.ghotw/sustainability
About Great Hotels of the World:
GHOTW is a well-established hotel representation company which provides global hotel sales and marketing services, as well as innovative technology solutions for an exclusive portfolio of some 60 primarily independent hotels and resorts worldwide. Just as each hotel is unique, so are the tailored sales and marketing products and services that GHOTW provides to each one. This highly personal approach ensures that each hotel retains its personality and authenticity while accessing state-of-the-art technology, distribution channels, and new source markets. GHOTW has operations in London, Frankfurt and Lisbon. For more information, visit www.ghotw.com
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