Four NH hotels located in Colombia’s capital city, Bogota, have just been awarded the Green Key.
Green Key is proud to add NH Collection Bogota Royal Teleport, NH Collection Royal Andino, NH Collection Royal Hacienda and NH Collection Royal WTC to the list of Green Key awarded establishments. The four hotels confirmed their commitment to sustainable development by complying with Green Key criteria and implementing various initiatives and policies to save energy/water and reduce food waste while contributing to local communities.
Regarding energy and water savings, the establishments invite their guests to forego that sheets and towels are washed daily. The money saved thanks to this initiative is donated to the Amiguito Royal Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting nutrition and development for children. This Foundation also receives items that are no longer used by the hotels.
In the restaurants of the hotels, organic, seasonal, local and fair trade products are highlighted on the menu as well as vegetarian and vegan dishes. Hotels are also active on avoiding food waste by collecting and composting the waste. They also encourage guests to carry away food and the hotels provide environmentally friendly carton containers for the purpose.
When the streets and avenues of Bogota are closed to encourage sport and use of alternative and sustainable means of transport, the hotels support these initiatives by informing the guests about public transports, sites of bicycle rental or agencies offering walk in nature. In this way, the staff also provides information about the city’s safe routes or bikes path to travel.
Green Key is delighted to see the growth in South America and more and more establishments worldwide committed to reducing the environmental impact while raising awareness amongst guests about sustainable initiatives.