Novotel now offers travelers 32 hotels and resorts throughout Asia Pacific which have achieved Green Globe Sustainable Tourism Certification.  An additional 40 hotels have reached benchmarking status towards certification.

Says Evan Lewis, spokesperson, Accor Asia Pacific:

“Having 32 hotels certified and a further 40 in Asia Pacific region well on their way towards certification, is a notable achievement. Certification is achieved hotel by hotel, requiring each hotel to be individually committed to the program and able to demonstrate environmental performance… Travelers are increasingly seeking hotels that are able to demonstrate a commitment to the environment and Green Globe Certification provides visibility and the assurance of this commitment. Accor is committed to having the Asia Pacific network of Novotel hotels and resorts committed to the program by the end of 2009.”

Novotel is a mid-scale hotel brand within the Accor group portfolio, with Novotel 400 hotels and resorts in 60 countries.  The brand is committed to sustainable development and all Novotel hotels participate in the Green Globe worldwide environmental certification programme.

International organization Green Globe provides certification for Sustainable Tourism, originally established in 1992 by the World Tourism and Travel Council and based on Agenda 21 (priorities of the 21st century for the planet).

The latest hotels to achieve certification are three Hong Kong locations : Novotel Hong Kong Century, Novotel Hong Kong Nathan Road and Novotel Hong Kong Citigate.

Image courtesy of Accor Asia Pacific