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The Whitepod eco-luxury hotel is living proof of environmentally friendly hospitality. Saving water, recycling waste and purchasing locally is part of their strategy to keep their environmental impact as low as possible. The quirky shape of the pods has not only been an aesthetic choice but also a resource and energy-saving one. Located in Valais, the hotel is the perfect eco-friendly base for an Alpine adventure.
Tschuggen Hotel Group becomes climate trailblazer
St. Moritz, Ascona and Arosa
Tschuggen Hotel Group combines effective climate protection with the highest standards in the hotel business. The Hotel Group has entered into cooperation with the myclimate foundation and will be completely CO2 neutral from 2019 onwards. With the myclimate “Cause We Care” project, guests are given the opportunity to play an active part in climate protection. Tschuggen Hotel Group has taken on responsibility for all emissions that originate from their hotels. In this way, they ensure complete climate neutrality from check-in to check-out with no additional costs for their guests.
Swiss Youth Hostels state that a stay in one of their hostels is 10 times more environmentally friendly than a night at a 5* hotel. Swiss Youth Hostel tries to do everything to minimise their ecological footprint and they have had more than two-third (more than 2.6 Mil.) climate-neutral bookings since 2007. A climate-neutral booking can be achieved through a voluntary climate contribution from guests, which is used on the one hand to offset emissions and on the other for an internal climate fund. Swiss Youth Hostels has, for example, more than halved CO2 emissions from hot water production and heating through modifications at their buildings.
Valsana Hotel & Appartements, Arosa
The newly-opened Valsana Hotel & Appartements is the first hotel in Switzerland to be heated by geothermal probes and an ultra-modern ice battery. The ice battery is an autonomous energy recovery system that draws waste heat energy from everyday devices such as kitchen appliances and air conditioning units. The hotel attracts attention with its modern architecture in stone and wood and its excellent environmental & energy standards, spa, wellness area, pool and sun terrace.
Honey from a city rooftop in Bern
The Hotel Schweizerhof Bern decided to take action to preserve the Swiss bee population. The Hotel, together with the help of a Swiss start-up, installed three beehives on its rooftop. Now, not only does the hotel helps bees living in the city, but it also offers 5* honey to its visitors. Due to the wider variety of flowers and the almost non-existence of pesticides in the city, the honey is said to taste even better.
