Princess Hotels Punta Cana receive the TraveLife Gold Certification
Great news: All our Princess de Punta Cana hotels have renewed their TraveLife Gold Certifications.
This recognition rewards the efforts made by our entire team in promoting sustainable tourism by carrying out a series of actions included in our Princess & You 360.
What is TraveLife Gold Certification?
In 2007 the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) created TraveLife, a sustainability scheme that aims to promote sustainable practices in the travel industry.
TraveLife works for a more sustainable tourism that respects both the environment and regional cultures. Travelife is the only certification that operates with companies of all sizes, from major tour operators to small independent businesses.
TraveLife offers two sustainability frameworks, one for travel agencies and tour operators and one for accommodation. Both are compatible, as they share the same core values and sustainability principles.
What are the TraveLife Gold Certification principles?
- A Uniform Methodology: TraveLife uses a single, comprehensive methodology to assess the sustainability performance of tourism companies. The same system is used for all companies, allowing them to be compared in an objective, consistent manner.
- Global: TraveLife is an inclusive sustainability system and its tools and resources are available to all tourism businesses, regardless of size or nationality.
- Progress-oriented: TraveLife offers ongoing support to businesses during their sustainability improvement process, a fact that allows them to progress at their own pace and according to their own requirements.
- Efficient: Efficiency is a key factor. This is due to the fact that TraveLife shares information about suppliers among all its members.
- The 3 Pillars: TraveLife is based on the principle that sustainability cannot be achieved without taking into account three pillars: environmental, social and economic.
- Modern: TraveLife is always up to date with the latest sustainability standards and frameworks:
- EMAS III: including the document relating to the tourism sector
- ISO 14001
- ISO 26001
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- OECD standards for multinationals
- GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria)
- Cooperation: TraveLife is based on cooperation between companies, non-governmental organisations, governments and other actors.
- Altruistic: TraveLife is a committed organisation and its revenues are used to improve its tools and services.
What steps has Princess Hotels taken to receive the Travelife Gold Certification?
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- First Phase: Princess Hotels joined TraveLife in an effort to meet its commitment to improving sustainability by adopting practices and projects that are in line with TraveLife standards.
- Second Phase: Known as the “Partners” phase, in which Princess Hotels generates a Sustainability Report documenting all the actions it has taken in an effort to meet its commitments.
- Third Phase: In the final phase of its commitment to TraveLife, Princess Hotels was audited by a Sustainability Audit in order to verify compliance with TraveLife’s sustainability standards. On conclusion of this audit, Princess Hotels was awarded with renewal of its TraveLife Certificate.
Which hotels have received the TraveLife Gold Certification?
Grand Bavaro Princess
The Grand Bavaro Princess Hotel has been awarded TraveLife Gold Certification.
Following much effort and collaboration between the various departments, the hotel has received its first TraveLife Gold certification, which covers a number of aspects relating to sustainability in terms of both the environment and the local community, not to mention the incorporation and improvement of less invasive, more eco-sustainable techniques into the hotel’s operations.
Highlights include the annual campaigns for the collection of school supplies, which are distributed to nearby public schools, the donation of aid to the old people’s home in Higüey, or the presentation of gifts and toys to the children of the community.
Princess Family Club Bavaro
The Princess Family Club Bavaro Hotel has obtained its first TraveLife Gold Certificate on the basis of its compliance with various collaboration and support aspects relating to the development of the local community as well as the implementation of more sustainable operating practices.
Collaboration projects with the community are carried out throughout the year in two main areas, children and the elderly. In the case of the elderly, by helping improve living conditions of those attending the Higüey residence, and, where children are concerned, by donating supplies in an effort to assist with their return to school, or by spreading joy via the donation of toys at Christmas.
Tropical Deluxe Princess
The Tropical Deluxe Princess Hotel has renewed its TraveLife Gold Certification.
The hotel has once again successfully met the requirements for this important certification, thereby consolidating its commitment to the development of a sustainable, low-impact operation.
The same may be said for our commitment to the community, where we collaborate with children’s education and entertainment projects through the donation of games and school supplies, as well as our commitment to caring for the elderly through collaboration with the Higüey nursing home.
Caribe Deluxe Princess
The Caribe Deluxe Princess Hotel has renewed its TraveLife Gold certificate for another year.
As a reward for its resolve and perseverance in maintaining and caring for sustainable, eco-friendly practices in the hotel’s day-to-day operations.
These include raising employee awareness by means of ongoing training courses, innovating in an effort to make more responsible use of resources as well as helping the local community, both children and the elderly, by donating school supplies, toys or household goods for the old people’s home.
Punta Cana Princess
The Punta Cana Princess Hotel has renewed its TraveLife Gold Certificate for another year.
Perseverance in ecological, sustainable practices in the daily operation of the hotel, such as waste reduction, correct recycling and care for our ecosystem, was once again ratified by TraveLife
In addition, the hotel continues to support the local community by collecting donations from staff and guests for children (toys, school supplies) and the elderly.
If you would like to know more about our sustainability actions, please visit our Corporate Social Responsibility page.
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