Sustainable hotels and green venues

As we know, sustainability is a rising trend in every sector. It is common to use “green” and economic resources in events. Today, following this topic about sustainability, we want to talk you about sustainable hotels and venues, which supporting this responsible and economic initiative.

 It’s true that today we are more aware with the cause and, therefore, we value much more the ideas which encourage a sustainable environment. According to a survey conducted by the travel website TripAdvisor, two-thirds of travelers have accommodated in a hotel which comply with desirable characteristics to consider themselves as a ‘sustainable’ hotel.

ECO-SUSTAINABLE ACTIONS CHOSEN BY TOURISTS

But, which are those characteristics? What must we do to attribute the category of sustainable hotels?

1. First of all, it’s a top priority that the hotel or venue is in a very easy a wide cover zone for the public transport. If it is not, ideally is to manage a collective transport.
2. To perform a waste management program
3. To promote and foster recycling, not only between clients
4. To provide a technologies and electricity system, which adapt to sustainable values: automatic illumination and conditioning, dimmer switches…
5. Operated buildings with renewable energies. For example, providing solar panels.
6. Respecting the surrounding environment, whether the hotel or venue is in a rural or urban zone.

It is in relation to the sustainable idea where creative proposals born, as the case of the appearance of the new concept Healthy Meetings on MICE sector. A trend that goes beyond to the purely gastronomic, which it consider the work space, the sonority of the environment or the origin of the product we are going to consume. Definitively, it is a bet that mixes pleasure with productivity in a relaxed but labor environment, and totally sustainable.

Moreover, the idea of the sustainability goes hand in hand with a healthy current and greener appearance. The ancient and sustainable agricultural methods are again on the most modern and sophisticated tables. They are healthy ideas, which are charged of creativity and help to keep a more “eco-friendly” world. They also add a beyond experience to consumers of the purely gastronomic one.

But not everything turns around gastronomy, and as we know, technology and new models of building also contribute to sustainability. It is the case of hotels where it is offered houses-cottages on trees.

It’ an experience that merges leisure and sustainability. Moreover, and in a lot of cases, the offer of this type of tourism, let’s call rural, involve hosts on manual tasks or awareness of the zone around us.

So, it is not about sustainable hotels; we also talk about venues, experiences and commitment by of all us. If what you want is that your event will be the most “eco” and sustainable, you shouldn’t miss these 12 keys of Event Manager Blog, which will help you to get it.

At the line of this philosophy of life that some sustainable hotels have made as own, from Es.cultura Events we support the cause and bet on a series of activities that respect the environment values. As it is the case of Master Chef. A team building activity, that looks for tasting and preparing the typical products of the land with the most funny and healthy way. But if your thing is adventure and you passionate about environmental actions, don’t have to lose “Building nest houses” or “Reforestation”. They are two outdoor activities, which will help you to have an eye towards the clouds, and your feet down on earth. These and other ones, are some of many activities you can perform it. So, if you feel the Nature call, don’t doubt it, contact with us, and we will do all the rest!