Ecostar, sustainability certification for hotels, expands globally
23-09-22
After little more than a year since its birth in Spain, Ecostars Ecological Hotel Rating, a sustainability certification for hotels that awards eco-stars based on their environmental impact, consolidates its global expansion and lands with force in other countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa.
The truth is that sustainability has become a factor increasingly valued by travellers, to the point of being a requirement when selecting accommodation, so it is increasingly important for hotels to have a seal that faithfully reflects and values the environmental impact generated by each hotel. In fact, according to the latest reports from Booking.com, more than 80% of travellers prefer to stay in a hotel with a sustainability certificate than in one that does not.
There are already almost a thousand hotels evaluated globally by Ecostars, with a very relevant presence in Spain, where it has already become the most widespread hotel sustainability certificate with more than 700 evaluated establishments (around 5% of the national hotel base), including chains such as H10, Ilunion, Vincci, Abba, HotelAtelier (Petit Palace + ICON), Soho Boutique, Artiem, Hoteles Santos, Hoteles Poseidón, Fuerte Hoteles, Concept HG, byPillow, Praktik, Guitart, Izán, Hoteles Andaluces con Encanto (HACE), Medplaya, Rusticae, Hospedium, ML Hoteles and HotelesVar; as well as hundreds of independent accommodations.