2020-03-01_Wanderlust

GOING GREEN

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5

eco-friendly

hotels

1

Svart

Norway

LocatedjustabovetheArcticCircle,Svart

willbetheworld’s irstenergy-positivehotel when

itopenstoguestsin2021.Thecircularproperty

hasa360-degreeviewoftheSvartisenglacier,

andaimstoreduceitsyearlyenergyconsumption

by85%comparedtoothermodernhotels,by

usingsolarenergy.svart.com

2

JetwingSurf

SriLanka

Experienceapieceofeco-luxuryon the

beachesofArugamBayonSriLanka’ssouth-

easterncoast.Thehotel’sconstructionand design

hasbeeninspiredbynaturewithstructures made from

wood,palmleavesanddriedilukgrass,built to create

aslittledisturbancetothesurroundingvegetation

aspossible.Wherefeasible,naturalventilation and

lightingisusedandwastewaterisbiologically treated

toprotectthenaturalhabitat.jetwinghotels.com

3

GarongaSafariCamp

SouthAfrica

Getbacktonatureinmorewaysthan one

atthisluxurytentedcampintheMakalai

Conservancy.Thecampdoeseverythingit can to

reduceitscarbonfootprintincludingusingsolar panels

for30%ofitsenergyconsumption.Theproperty

alsohasaheaterpumpsystemtoreduceelectrical

powerby80%,andabio-gassystemtoturn food and

naturalwasteintonaturalgastocookwith.Used water

is ilteredandcleanedsoitcanbefedback into the

camp’swaterholefortheanimals.

garonga.com

4

ElNidoResorts

Philippines

ThefourresortsinPalawanlivebya green

ethos,whichincludesbuyingtheirproducts and

employingsta†locally,givinggueststheopportunities

toexperiencenatureandthearea’sculture, and

buildingnewsustainabilityprogrammesevery year.

Aswellasgreendesignandarchitecture,the resorts

o†ersustainablemenusandplentyofnature-based

activitiesintheirverdantenvironment.

elnidoresorts.com

5

SonevaKiriThailand

Sonevaiscommittedtosustainability across all

itsresorts,butatSonevaKiriithasdeveloped a

CarbonCalculatortomonitorthefullfootprint of its

operations;fromenergyconsumptiontofreight, food,

paper,wasteandwater.soneva.com

Positive energy
The building of Svart
involved mixing
modern design and
green concepts

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