The Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label Renewed For Three Big Hotels and Added a New Member to the Eco-friendly Movement
The Tourism
Department renewed the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) for another
three hotel establishments and awarded the Seychelles eco-label to a new
accommodation entity.
Representatives of
Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa, Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort &
Casino, Constance Ephelia Resort and Hotel L'Archipel received their SSTL
certificates from the hands of the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports
and Marine, Didier Dogley in a short ceremony held at the ministry’s
headquarters, at Botanical House, Mont Fleuri.
This was in the
presence of the Tourism Department’s Principal Secretary, Anne Lafortune, and Director
of Product Development, Sinha Levkovic.
While Hotel
L'Archipel represented by its General Manager Lucas D’Offay was being certified
for the first time as compliant to the Seychelles organic standards required to
be part of the certification, Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa,
Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort & Casino, and Constance Ephelia Resort were
being presented with a renewal of their certification acquired two years ago.
During his short
address, Minister Dogley congratulated the participants for their achievement.
He mentioned his
satisfaction at seeing the increasing interest of various hotels towards the
sustainable tourism initiative; he further mentioned that the SSTL
certifications have been handed to 18 hotel establishments around the
destination so far.
“Sustainability is
the talk of the day, these past few months I have had a chance to engage into
various debates regarding sustainability as a whole. From my past experiences
and my recent encounters I am glad to say that Seychelles is one of the few
countries with a robust national label, which lives up to the green reputation
Seychelles has worldwide.” said Minister Dogley.
Seychelles
Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) certificates are awarded to hotels after they
are found to be integrating sustainability practices in their business
operations. Presently applicable to tourism accommodations only, the mission of
the SSTL is to encourage hotels of all sizes in Seychelles to mainstream
sustainability practices into their business operations to safeguard the
biodiversity and culture of Seychelles.
