A holistic approach to sustainable tourism considers the environmental, economic and cultural impacts of travel and aims to leave communities better than they were before. In a recent article, NZ Herald lists three example of how to experience it across Australia, including choosing sustainable accomodation at luxury lodges such as Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley and Saffire Freycinet and Lizard Island.
“Responsible accommodation has come a long way from the days when you’d leave a placard on your bed indicating you didn’t want the sheets changed. Today’s regenerative hotels and lodges aren’t just saying goodbye to single-use plastics—they’re giving back to the environments and communities they’re based in. Take, for example, Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley, a green resort in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. It’s located within a 7,000-acre nature reserve but occupies just one percent of that space. The rest is dedicated to conservation, including restoring habitat that was once clear for farmland (and more recently, was affected by the 2019-2020 bushfires). To date, over 200,000 trees have been planted on the property, including by guests. Site rehabilitation is also a focus for Tasmania’s Saffire Freycinet lodge. When it opened in 2010, the land—which was once the site of a caravan park—was degraded and eroded. Since then, it’s undergone extensive revegetation, with over 30,000 native plants. It’s also home to a free-range sanctuary for endangered Tasmanian devils—and with the support of guests, Saffire has raised $125,000 for research to prevent extinction of the iconic species.” – NZ Herlad.
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