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“Twigs, Pigs & Garbage” Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality. March 14 th , 2012 Ithaca College. 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
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“Twigs, Pigs & Garbage”Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality March 14th, 2012 Ithaca College
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
We do not get involved in • Real estate or mixed development projects. • Golf courses and Sport fishing. • “Green washing”. • Uncommitted owners.
Our lodges, hotels & resorts • Lapa Rios Ecolodge • Osa Peninsula • Arenas del Mar • Manuel Antonio
Our lodges, hotels & resorts • Harmony Hotel • Nosara, Guanacaste • Latitude 10 Resort • Santa Teresa/Malpais
Our lodges, hotels & resorts • Finca Rosa Blanca • Central Valley • Jicaro Island Ecolodge • Lake Nicaragua
How are your hotels Sustainable? Does it make $ense to be Sustainable?Is there a Market for Sustainability?
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.
Twigs, pigs… Twigs • Private Nature Reserve • Native Plant Nursery • Organic vegetable garden Pigs • Biogas for cooking • Solar heated water • Avoid Air-Conditioning
… and Garbage • Refuse • Reuse, • Reduce • Recycle.
Not to forget the social component • Education • Community
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
Is there a market for Sustainability? • Surveys: How we ask the question. Is it a real factor? • Authenticity and connection. • Slow travel. Digital detox
Thank you for your interest in the work ofCayuga Sustainable Hospitalityin Costa Rica and Nicaragua www.cayugaonline.com hans@cayugaonline.com