Champions of Luxurious Ecological Hospitality

Use of environment-friendly technologies not only translate as responsible luxury in hotels but also reduce operational costs and increase profitability

- Gita Hari

Eco-friendliness and sustainability are not just catchwords in the realm of hospitality. The metamorphosis of luxury travel segment is discernible. The quest of green tourists and Gen Z goes beyond social media engagement and views—they appreciate values. Setting aside superfluities, they prefer affiliation and alignment. Premium hotels that adopt energy-saving technologies, eco-compliant materials, methods to reduce waste, and promote sustainability are earning allegiance and loyalty. And in due course they cut down on operational costs, gain increased profitability and even get incentives like tax-breaks and subsidies. The uber luxe resorts and upscale corporate hotels have dealt with their overindulgence for responsibility and have mostly been hinged on ethical and conscious luxury.

Even boutique, small-scale and rental properties who operate luxury rental vacations strive to continue their research on sustainable practices, explore methods to make them viable, and stay transparent and traceable in operational decisions, culminating in long-term boost in profitability.

This World Environment Month, we bring to the fore the eco-conscious operational strategies of some of the Ecotel and Green Key Certification-acquired prominent 5-Star category hotels, operating across India.

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (EDGE, GHAGC, etc)

Environmental responsibility has long been a part of The Leela's operational ethos. Several of their palace properties including The Leela Palace New Delhi, Udaipur, Jaipur, Bengaluru, and Chennai, have been awarded the EDGE Advanced certification a globally recognised green building certification.