In order to make it easier for companies to comply with sustainability criteria in regard to business travel, ehotel’s innovative meta-search technology offers the option of filtering for Biosphere certified hotels. The Biosphere certification stands not only for the adherence to sustainability principles, but also for continuous improvement of environmental and sustainable practices. When the Responsible Tourism Intitute, which grants the certification, was founded after the UNESCO World Conference of 1995, it set out to develop “sustainable tourism from all angles and in all areas.” This has not changed to this day. The Responsible Tourism Institute (RTI) is now active around the world, promoting compliance with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the guidelines of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the World Charter for Sustainable Tourism. In addition to sustainability, Biosphere also focuses on competitiveness, quality, differentiation, authenticity and customer satisfaction in order to integrate climate protection into the market economy. To date, over 200 hotels worldwide have received the Biosphere sustainability certificate for their commitment and practices in the categories environment, social, economy and culture. The establishments are audited annually with regard to the Biosphere criteria. Internationally, the Biosphere certification is widely used as a quality label, particularly in countries such as Mexico, Spain and Portugal.
ehotel’s new filter function supports Biosphere Tourism and the trend of “green travel.” ehotel® takes care to only show search results with quality seals and sustainability certifications from reputable institutions and that truly stand for sustainability.
Selected hotels with the sustainability certificate Biosphere:
Aequora Lanzarote Suites in Tias Lanzarote (Spanien)
Baía Azul in Funchal (Portugal)
City Express Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua (Mexiko)
B&B Villa de Don Andres HOTEL in Quetzaltenango (Guatemala)
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