Bucuti & Tara Resort: going beyond corporate social responsibility

The Bucuti & Tara Resort is the first carbon neutral hotel in the Caribbean. The tourism industry is moving towards more sustainable practices, but only a few hotels have made the changes realistically needed to significantly reduce their CO2 impact. Most resorts in the Caribbean, and worldwide,...

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Main Author: Dodds, Rachel (Author)
Corporate Author: CAB International (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Wallingford] CABI in association with team 2021
Series:Tourism Cases
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Online Access:FKE01
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Summary:The Bucuti & Tara Resort is the first carbon neutral hotel in the Caribbean. The tourism industry is moving towards more sustainable practices, but only a few hotels have made the changes realistically needed to significantly reduce their CO2 impact. Most resorts in the Caribbean, and worldwide, are still afraid of 'interfering' with the guest's luxury experience. The Bucuti & Tara Resort maintains, however, that sustainability can be viable and proves it by operating at 97% occupancy with up to 70% repeat visits. The embedding of sustainable practices into its operations is not for the sole aim of becoming climate-neutral. Sustainability is a tool to drive policies and actions; to benefit the resort but also, critically, the wider community
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (7 Seiten) Diagramme
DOI:10.1079/tourism.2021.0008

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