Sustainability

The Athens – Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association and the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF) have signed a cooperation agreement to promote Greece’s natural wealth and sustainable practices in tourism.

Avis has donated a van-type vehicle to the Municipality of Athens to be used for the transport of first aid supplies to refugees.

Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind “PIKPA village” on the Greek island of Lesvos, are joint winners of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award 2016.

Committed to preserving Cretan heritage and to the development of sustainable tourism practices, Creta Maris Beach Resort in Hersonissos, Crete, participated in the ongoing Futouris Project with three actions in July and August.

Travelife for Hotels has been chosen as the preferred international sustainability certification programme and event partner to support the flagship sustainable tourism event “Global Green Destinations Day 2016” taking place on September 26 -27 in Slovenia.

Environmental “brainwash”, that, in two words, would best describe what Ecoweek is all about. The founder of the initiative, a very busy Elias Messinas, spoke to the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) about his pride and joy on the sidelines of workshops and events held here in Agios Nikolaos this week.

A team of divers from the Crete Rescue Team based in Agios Nikolaos took to the sea on Tuesday, during an underwater cleanup of the seabed on the sidelines of Ecoweek Crete 2016.

Travelife for Hotels & Accommodations, the internationally recognised certification scheme that promotes sustainability within the tourism industry, recently held three successful training seminars for hoteliers across three Greek islands.

With a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, Messinia-based luxury resort Costa Navarino will soon be the first Greek tourism enterprise to join the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and report on sustainability issues affecting the region.

As part of its two-pronged social responsibility program – “Mare Verde” – the Aldemar Group has collected and donated through its charity activities large quantities of goods as well as finds to orphanages, NGOs and social welfare associations.