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ioneering luxury eco retreat Frégate Island Private in the Seychelles has successfully completed the installation of the first phase of its new rainwater harvesting system, with average daily rainfall yielding around 30,000 litres of collected rainwater – enough to provide up to approximately 60 per cent of the island’s water requirements. Encouraged by the results, Frégate Island Private will now press ahead with phase two, doubling the collection area so that the island need rely on nothing more than the rain for its water needs.
The installation of the rainwater harvesting system is just the latest step in Frégate Island Private’s ongoing journey towards increasing sustainability and a harmonious, mutually beneficial co-existence with its natural environment.
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Over the past 11 years, Frégate Island Private has proven itself to be one of the hotel industry’s foremost entities in ecological reform. This past September, Frégate Island Private crossed yet another milestone when it planted the 100,000th tree in its endemic hardwood program.
This major step is yet another achievement for Frégate’s reforestation efforts. In addition to the endemic hardwood program, Frégate Island Private plants two trees for every guest who arrives at the resort. This is one of the many facets of a concerted effort to become a carbon neutral enterprise.
When the Seychelles was colonized, much of the natural forestation was destroyed and coconut trees were planted in their place. Frégate Island Private has boldly led a campaign to replenish their island’s supply of natural trees and is well on its way to becoming the largest nursery of hardwood trees in the Indian Ocean.
The 100,000th tree planted was an endemic Ficus tree, a genus that prospers in the rocky underground of the Seychelles islands. Reforestation is but one of the many conservation practices executed at Frégate Island Private. With buildings and infrastructure occupying only 5% of the island, the remaining 95% is in a restored natural state which has allowed for several endemic species of wildlife and flora to avoid extinction.
Exclusivity in every respect is the maxim of Frégate Island and the preservation and protection of the island’s unique flora and fauna is one of its proudest achievements. With 16 villas, only a selected number of guests have the prestige to fulfill their dream of a stay in paradise. The island remains private to Frégate guests only, making it an ideal refuge for the discerning traveler, ensuring the rare feeling of a truly tropical island paradise.
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You may think you have seen it all, but these creative and inspiring luxury hotel concepts and real boutique hotels raise the bar for innovation. This week, the Radical Innovation in Hospitality Awards selected three finalists and one winner at the Hospitality Design Boutique Exposition and Conference in Miami.
The winner was the only actual operating luxury hotel, The Pixel Hotel in Linz, Austria. The other three finalists were awarded for their distinct concepts and innovative design. The Pixel Hotel is now operating in Linz, Austria and serves the now-thriving city named the 2009 European Cultural Capital.
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“Everything at Bardessono, from the building materials to the foods we serve, will create a connection between our guests and the earth.”
Eco pioneer Phil Sherburne kept this mantra in mind when he designed the newest and vividly “green” luxury resort in Napa Valley. With General Manager Roger Young at the helm, the Bardessono team provides high quality service that further enhances Sherburne’s vision for California’s newest resort and spa in the Napa Valley.
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In a groundbreaking effort partnering private investors, conservation organizations and local communities, The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille presents an innovative choice for a luxury safari in Kenya. Discover your own place in the African wilderness among this 14,500 acre private ecotourism conservancy.
Unlike other “eco luxury” models in Kenya, the Sanctuary at Ol Lentille has been designated and protected by the local community. The community owns the fixed assets of the tourism business and earn an income from the luxury camp, thus setting Ol Lentille apart from other safari lodges erected by foreign investors.
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The King Pacific Lodge, a Rosewood Resort in British Columbia, is offering avid fly fishers a rare opportunity to sate their passion. As one of the last native wild fisheries in the world, The Great Bear Rainforest is both remote and exclusive.
Visitors to this award-winning 17-room luxury wilderness lodge located in the heart of Gitga’at territory along the central coast of British Columbia will have access to a dozen rivers that see only 50 anglers in the season. The King Pacific Lodge describes its philosophy as “Triple Bottom Line” management: respect for the land, respect for the people of the land and an understanding that sustainable tourism can only flourish when guests share that same feeling. The King Pacific Lodge is committed to providing a level of service and sustainability to ensure that all of these componenets can work together successfully.
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ioneering luxury eco retreat Frégate Island Private in the Seychelles has successfully completed the installation of the first phase of its new rainwater harvesting system, with average daily rainfall yielding around 30,000 litres of collected rainwater – enough to provide up to approximately 60 per cent of the island’s water requirements. Encouraged by the results, Frégate Island Private will now press ahead with phase two, doubling the collection area so that the island need rely on nothing more than the rain for its water needs.
