Experts and businessmen will meet from 10th to 11th May at Hotel Fuerte el Rompido (Huelva) during the I International Congress on Sustainable Management in Hotels, organised by the said hotel, Fundación Doñana 21 and Consejería de Turismo, Comercio y Deportes of the Andalusian Government.
The world’s most prestigious hotels in environmental care, supported by the international awards, will also attend the congress in order to set out their experiences. These hotel establishments are: ‘AlmaVerde Spa & Recreation Club’ (Gold Sustainability Award 2006), ‘Robinson Club Cala Serena’ (3rd TUI Ranking 2006 for environmental Hotels) and ‘Fuerte Hoteles’ (7th TUI Ranking TUI 2006 for environmental Hotels -Fuerte Conil-).
The aim of the congress is to spread the idea that tourism should not only be sustainable in itself but to show and prove this sustainable philosophy to the tourist, apart from being financially profitable. On the other hand it is the responsible tourist himself the one demanding services which respect the environment and which are provided within favourable social conditions. A different item to be discussed at Hotel Fuerte el Rompido will therefore be the profitability of tourist services provided in a sustainable way.
Viabono
Along this same line, the Congress at El Rompido will also set out for the first time in this kind of congress an experience highly appreciated in Europe in the field of responsible hotel management. We are talking about Viabono, an Ecolable project known by European tourists and tour operators, who like to see it at lodging establishments, restaurants, national parks, cities and villages,
Christa Morawa, director of the German Federal Environmental Agency will present this certification, its requirements, certified members and the advantages of obtaining such mark.
Sostenibilidad Hotelera.com
All the information on this international congress is available at a website created to spread this experts forum on responsible and sustainable management in hotels. ‘SostenibilidadHotelera.com’ is the site where you shall find the congress full programme, its goals and registration information and contact details to get further information; registration forms already being admitted.
