Cinnamon Lodge Habarana adjudged ‘Best Green Hotel’ in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 22 October 2013 00:22
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The efforts of Cinnamon Lodge, Habarana in achieving its John Keells pledge of ‘I will be green’, was commended recently when the hotel was adjudged the ‘Best Green Hotel’ in Sri Lanka (large hotels over 50 rooms and boutique hotel category) at the EU-Switch Asia Greening Hotels Awards 2013.
The EU-Switch Asia is a joint project by the European Union and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce which awards hotels annually for exceptional performance in the areas of Water, Energy and Waste Management. The judging is done by an eminent panel who are acknowledged experts in their respective fields and the winners are selected after a stringent process which culminates in an interview with the General Managers of the respective hotels and engineers, to ascertain the facts.
The top award, ‘The best green hotel’ is awarded for exceptional performance in all areas related to sustainable green practices.
Winning the top award this year was an absolute honour for Cinnamon Lodge as well as for the entire Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts chain as it portrayed its values towards achieving the goal of sustainability which is ‘People, Planet, Profit’. “In today’s context, there is so much tourism development taking place in order to support the vision of the country, which is to achieve 2 million tourists by 2016. It is therefore very important to make this whole industry more sustainable and so we pay due consideration to the green aspect. There is an urgency and importance in being sustainable in order to make the industry more susceptible to an increase in tourist arrivals. Cinnamon Lodge is the pioneer on this aspect and we are delighted that our efforts were recognised, by way of winning this prestigious award. The Switch Asia project vision and objective of ensuring the long term sustainability of the Sri Lankan tourism industry through effective environmental practices should indeed be lauded,” said Cinnamon Lodge and Chaaya Village Habarana General Manager Ghazzali Mohideen.
Whilst continuously enhancing experiences for guests and offering the highest service levels at all times, Cinnamon Lodge Habarana has proved to be a clear example of an entity that goes beyond their usual protocol of duties, aiming at being a responsible citizen and making a conscious effort to contribute to its environment. Being the reigning best five star resort, as awarded by Sri Lanka Tourism, along with winning the National Green Award, Trip Advisor Traveller’s Choice Awards and Zoover Award, has made this win as the Best Green Hotel yet another milestone in the hotel’s illustrious journey towards a sustainable future.
