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“Twigs, Pigs & Garbage”Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality
March 14th, 2012Ithaca College
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Who we are and what we do• Andrea Bonilla, Cornell
Hotel School Class of 97.
• Hans Pfister, Cornell Hotel School Class of 95.
• Hospitality Management, Development and Consulting. – Small– Upscale (“Luxury”)– Sustainable
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We do not get involved in• Real estate or mixed
development projects. • Golf courses and Sport
fishing.• “Green washing”. • Uncommitted owners.
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Where we are located
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Our lodges, hotels & resorts• Lapa Rios Ecolodge– Osa Peninsula
• Arenas del Mar– Manuel Antonio
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Our lodges, hotels & resorts• Harmony Hotel– Nosara, Guanacaste
• Latitude 10 Resort– Santa Teresa/Malpais
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Our lodges, hotels & resorts• Finca Rosa Blanca– Central Valley
• Jicaro Island Ecolodge– Lake Nicaragua
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How are your hotels Sustainable?
Does it make $ense to be Sustainable?
Is there a Market for Sustainability?
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How are our Hotels Sustainable• Twigs, Pigs and Garbage• Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST)• Stanford University Impact Study• Owners, employees, guests. • Awards, Recognition and Feedback.
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Twigs, pigs…Twigs
– Private Nature Reserve– Native Plant Nursery– Organic vegetable garden
Pigs– Biogas for cooking– Solar heated water– Avoid Air-Conditioning
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… and Garbage• Refuse• Reuse, • Reduce• Recycle.
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Not to forget the social component• Education • Community
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Does Sustainability make $ense• Lapa Rios Ecolodge– Operating Results – 75% Occ, $400 ADR– 18th year of Operation
• Arenas del Mar– Operating Results – 75% Occ, $400 ADR– Fourth year of Operation
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But it just is the RIGHT thing to do
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Great rewards and inspiration!
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Is there a market for Sustainability?
• Surveys: How we ask the question. Is it a real factor?
• Authenticity and connection.
• Slow travel. Digital detox
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Thank you for your interest in the work of
Cayuga Sustainable Hospitalityin Costa Rica and Nicaragua