Two more Courchevel hotels have achieved the hard to reach Gold Award from the international organisation Travelife for operating to very high ethical and environmental standards.
The Hotel New Solarium and the Hotel Des Neiges in Courchevel 1850 join the Hotel Saint Louis which was the first to get the award.
The gold award means that the hotel management must show that they lead the way and have an active environmental policy, publish regular reports on their sustainability actions, treat their staff fairly and with respect as well as helping local people.
“Our teams were already environmentally-conscious in their private lives, so taking it to a professional level was the logical thing to do,” said Sophie Roskam, Directrice General Lodges & Mountain Hotels which runs the two hotels. “ It is our responsibility to offer our customers quality holidays while respecting the local community and the environment. They worked incredibly hard for several months to achieve the award. We had to do it and we were not scared to do so! Therefore we are delighted to receive this Travelife certification and will continue to work towards improving our hotels.”
Travelife is a travel industry-led scheme launched in 2007 in partnership with tour operators like TUI Travel, Thomas cook and many others, endorsed by ABTA. Crystal Ski and Flexiski offer holidays to the two hotels.