Avani Hotels, part of the global hospitality group Minor Hotels, has shared its commitment to the future of sustainable travel by signing the Unesco Sustainable Travel Pledge. 

 

Launched in 2019, and in collaboration between Unesco and Expedia Group, the Unesco Sustainable Travel Pledge aims to promote sustainable travel, community resilience and heritage conservation globally and counts the EU Ecolabel and Green Tourism Accreditation among its members.

 

Every Avani hotel or resort must hold an independently audited Green Growth 2050 certification and Avani will support like-minded organisations by joining several global pledge campaigns such as Google’s Green Leaf Eco-certification, Booking.com’s Travel Sustainable Scheme, the upcoming GHA Green Collection, the group said.

 

As part of Avani Hotels’ determination to become a Net Zero Carbon organisation by 2050 Avani is introducing science-based targets for energy, carbon and water intensity as well as pledging to cut organic waste to landfill in half in the next eight years. Avani has pledged to reduce the usage of single use plastic by 75% by 2024 and every nature-based property will support long term habitat or species conservation by 2023. 

 

In announcing its decision to support the global travel ecosystem, Avani adds over 30 properties across the globe to the list of signatories to the Unesco Sustainable Travel Pledge. 

 

“At Avani, we uphold belief that travel is a force for good and are committed to supporting sustainable tourism both on property and industry level,” said Manuel Melenchon, Vice President of Operations Asia for Minor Hotels. “We are proud to be joining our sister brand Anantara and other global hospitality and travel players in developing a platform for the travel community to push for step change in climate action.”  -TradeArabia News Service