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Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort first Sustainable Tourism Certified resort in North Queensland
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort has achieved Ecotourism Australia’s Sustainable Tourism Certification.
Earlier this year, Accor entered into a strategic partnership with Ecotourism Australia to independently certify their Australian and Pacific properties as Sustainable Tourism Certified or ECO Certified. Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort joins five other Accor properties that have achieved Ecotourism Australia’s Sustainable Tourism Certification standard.
As the sixth Accor property to achieve Sustainable Tourism Certification, Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort joins a growing cohort of sustainably focused urban hotels that meet international best-practice sustainability standards against environmental, social, cultural and sustainable management pillars.
Shelly Cuthbertson, Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort General Manager, said:
“Becoming the first Sustainable Tourism Certified resort in North Queensland is an achievement we are immensely proud of,”
“Our hotel has been on a dedicated journey of sustainability over the past few years, and we have developed several initiatives to support our local community and minimise our impact on the environment. Being nestled at the gateway to the iconic Great Barrier Reef motivates us to identify innovative sustainability solutions, including our biodiversity reef restoration program, partnership with ecoSPIRITS and Indigenous employment scheme.”
Ecotourism Australia launched the Sustainable Tourism Certification program late last year to provide non-nature based tourism businesses the opportunity to achieve credible and independently verified certification that meets globally recognised sustainable tourism standards.
Elissa Keenan, Chief Executive of Ecotourism Australia, said the resort’s certification achievement is helping to solidify the region as a sustainable urban destination as well as a sustainable nature destination.
