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Maia Luxury Resort & Spa in Mahé has been awarded the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label as a responsible hotel with well-established sustainability practices.
The exclusive resort has 30 rustic-style villas and a Balinese-style spa. It is set on a granite headland at Anse Louis on the southwest coast of the island.
The resort received the certification from the Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, Didier Dogley, in a short ceremony on August 20.
Maia Luxury Resort & Spa is the 21st hotel to be certified. The Minister said that 74% of the large hotels in Seychelles were now SSTL certified. “This shows that more and more of our operators are recognising the need and importance of sustainable operations.” He said they were embracing the Ministry’s efforts to make the industry one that could contribute to the sustainable development of the country.
The Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label launched in 2012 has seen a growing interest over the last two years as hotels become more aware of the necessity and benefits of sustainable practices.
Applicable to hotels of all sizes in Seychelles, the label is designed to encourage more efficient and sustainable ways of doing business. It works on a point-based system and hotels have to satisfy 24 ‘must’ criteria and, depending on their size, have to score additional points in each of eight theme areas: management, waste, water, energy, staff, conservation, community and guests.
The tourism department has developed the label to be able to certify not only hotels but tour operators, destination management companies, the boating-yachting sector and restaurants. These certifications will be launched at the end of the year.
Source: tourismupdate.co.za
