NEWS AND EVENTS

10 Singapore hotels were presented with the prestigious ASEAN Green Hotel Recognition Award at the ASEAN Tourism Forum held on 11 January 2012 at Manado City, Indonesia.

Into its second year running, the award recognises environmentally-friendly hotels which have taken significant strides in adopting green practices. Winning hotels were deemed to have performed exceptionally well in the areas of solid waste management, energy efficiency, water efficiency, air quality management as well as toxic and chemical substance disposal.

Separately, another 71 ASEAN hotels from the other ASEAN Member Countries namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam also received the award for their outstanding green efforts.

The ASEAN Green Hotel Standard, as part of the ASEAN Tourism Standards, was established in 2007 with a total of 11 criteria and 25 requirements. Against the backdrop of climatic concerns and global warming issues, ASEAN hotels were encouraged to drive the green campaign to protect the environment and to enhance the attractiveness of ASEAN as an ecotourism destination.

A toast to the following SHA hotel members, in alphabetical order, for upholding the green spirit:

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