Burba Hotel Network (BHN), Horwath HTL, and Stiles Capital Events, co-hosts and organizers of the annual Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP), are pleased to announce the winners for the HICAP 2012 Sustainable Hotel Awards.  The 23rd annual HICAP will be held 10-12 October 2012, at the InterContinental Hong Kong.
 
Winners of the HICAP 2012 Sustainable Hotel Awards are:

• Sustainable Project Design - Jetwing Vil Uyana, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka – Jetwing Vil Uyana embodies what can be accomplished in providing a luxurious resort guest experience in a truly environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.  Twenty-seven luxurious dwellings are integrated into a wetland reserve in an area of just 3 acres despite the property spanning 24 acres.  Two years prior to hotel construction were spent solely on the creation of the private nature reserve on neglected slash and burn agricultural land, which now comprises a wetland ecosystem with lakes, reed beds and forest.  Only indigenous plants were utilized and grown naturally, including butterfly and bird attracting flora to enhance species richness.  Paddy is grown using traditional harvesting methods.  Carefully monitoring of flora and fauna reveals a tremendous increase in both numbers and diversity.

• Sustainable Operations - Radisson Blu Resort Temply Bay, Mamallapuram, Tamil Naidu, India - Spread over 44 acres on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, the Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay offers a high quality resort experience operated under a system designed for and committed to responsible and sustainable business principles.  Key components to the system are an array of energy, water and waste management practices - including recycling, heat recovery, equipment/fixture specification and purchasing criteria – which have produced significant and continuing reductions in consumption and wastage, balanced with increases in efficiency and reuse. An active and on-going audit program and measurement system for key usage indicators helps track progress and improvement, creating a tangible and instructive method for educating and incentivizing staff in furthering the resort’s sustainable practices and accomplishments.

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