Sustainability in tourism is important because it ensures the long-term preservation of natural and cultural resources, benefits local communities, and minimizes negative environmental and social impacts, and increasing guest satisfaction.
Here are some examples of sustainable practices adopted by our hotels:
Incorporate ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance practices, and adopt a vision of sustainability, an absolute and priority necessity.
Over 250 solar panels generating 30% of our energy needs;
Purchasing the remaining necessary electricity from partners who produce/sell electricity from 100% renewable sources;
Solar panels producing enough hot water for sanitation to cover 70% of our annual needs;
Printing paper only with Ecolabel and FSC certification;
Reuse of printing paper on both sides;
Use of LED bulbs and timer switches in certain areas;
Water points with reduced flow;
Energy-saving rooms activated by key card in the room;
90% of the company's vehicle fleet is electric;
Eleven electric vehicle charging points for the company's fleet and guests (charging at no cost);
Room directories with QR codes, as well as various materials, avoiding the use of paper;
Amenities provided via reusable dispensers;
Air conditioning automatically turns off when external doors are open (Lagos Avenida Hotel);
State-of-the-art air conditioning units with A+++/A+++ or A+++/A++ efficiency ratings;
Reduction of lawn areas and use of drip irrigation;
External laundry using waterless washing tunnels and operating on natural gas, with efficiencies far superior to traditional washing/drying machines;
Support buying from local food products and producers (Algarve/Alentejo);
Usage of recyclable and eco-friendly straws in restaurants/bars;
Use of reusable water bottles;
Energy/Water/Gas/Sewage cost ratio of 1.7% of company revenue (half the sector average).
Pools free of chemicals for water treatment, which is done using salt and electrolysis.
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