| The Riviera Maya Hotel Association is helping to protect our environment |
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| Wednesday, 24 November 2004 | |
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Have you been thinking lately about what a beautiful area we live in? It would be nice to keep it that way wouldn’t it? In fact it is probably essential to the Riviera Maya’s survival right? Fortunately the Riviera Maya Hotel Association feels the same way and is right on it! In fact Bianca Orvananos who is head of special projects for the hotel association is actually the one right on it. They have a special program in the works that benefits us all ............ The Riviera Maya Hotel association will be working with support from both the Travel Foundation out of the United Kingdom and Conservation International.
The first program that will start in the New Year will be EWT – Environmental Walk Through. They will start with 16 hotels throughout the Riviera Maya. A team of specialists will work with each hotel to teach them the things they can do to help preserve our environment. Things like conserving water and electricity and how to recycle more as well as the importance of using environmentally friendly products. The results will then be monitored for a period of one year to make sure all the changes are properly implemented. Bianca is so enthusiastic she cannot wait to get started. “This program will show the hotels the way they can make a difference in small manageable bites; one step at a time so that it is not too overwhelming for them” she tells us. “They may have to change many systems in the hotels and this can also be expensive.” This actually has not seemed to be scaring away many hotels as the project has barely received the green light and hotels have already been calling Bianca to see if they can be part of the project. They are now asking for the help. The goal is to soon have all 118 Hotels who are part of the Riviera Maya Hotel Association on board with this program. Why not? It is of benefit to all and everyone wins! Go team “Keep the Riviera Maya beautiful” go! You can contact Bianca at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or call 984-859-2234 or 984-859-2275. Their web site is http://www.rivieramaya.org.mx/
Website: http://www.vivaresorts.com/ Phone: 52-984-877-4100.
We spoke with Thomas Meller, who is in charge of assisting and giving advice to the hotels who want to be certified with Green Globe and he gave us a list of the ones who are on their way to Green Globe certification. The hotels from the “Associacion de Hoteles de la Riviera Maya” who are on their way are: § Viva Maya Wyndaham § Barceló Maya Beach y Maya Caribe § Ceiba del mar § Mayan Palace Watch for future articles in PMN on ways we can help preserve our beautiful Riviera Maya. We are currently researching local recycling options and will have a list of who takes what soon. We also plan to highlight area businesses that are doing their part to be environmentally friendly. Please e-mail This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it with any comments, suggestions, questions or businesses you feel should be highlighted. Together we make the difference! Comments (0)
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By: Suzanne Bandick
3 Key Words: Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle.
Special Recognition to: Hotel Viva Wyndham Azteca right here in Playa del Carmen for being the first Mexican Hotel to achieve the Green Globe Check Mark!
Green Globe is a designation given by CAST – Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism. To earn this prestigious designation a hotel must be considered environmentally and socially responsible; the operations must meet all the requirements or the GG21 standard and be independently audited. To contact CAST go to 
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