The three hotels under City of Dreams Manila—Nüwa Manila, Nobu Hotel and Hyatt Regency Manila—recently bagged the 2022 South East Asian Nations’ Green Hotel Award at the recent ASEAN Tourism Forum in Cambodia. The awards, which is on its 14th year, recognizes hotel industry players who practice and promote sustainable tourism through environment-friendly principles, resource consumption reduction, and local community involvement.
The trio of hotels were cited for their numerous green initiatives focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Not only is the City of Dreams the first integrated resort in the country to install solar panels, its water conservation projects include the reuse of treated grey water as well as plastic waste reduction through the replacement of single-use plastic bottles in its hotel rooms. Guests now find reusable and refillable, convenient pump bottles in their stead.
The above efforts are just three among several sustainable initiatives that contribute to City of Dreams goal of being a carbon neutral and zero-waste resort by the year 2030.
Other awards for the Philippines include the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Award which was given to Baguio City and Ilagan. Recipients of the Green Hotel Award are recognized for their adherence to the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard, a certification process that aims to meet a set of 11 criteria that promote sustainable tourism practices. These include the use of green products; solid waste management; energy efficiency; water efficiency; air quality management (indoor & outdoor); noise pollution control; wastewater treatment and management; and toxic and chemical substance disposal management.