Conscientious travellers heading to Nevada can book a stay at Beyond Green’s lakeside Edgewood Tahoe Resort. Photo: Edgewood Tahoe Resort
Conscientious travellers heading to Nevada can book a stay at Beyond Green’s lakeside Edgewood Tahoe Resort. Photo: Edgewood Tahoe Resort
Conscientious travellers heading to Nevada can book a stay at Beyond Green’s lakeside Edgewood Tahoe Resort. Photo: Edgewood Tahoe Resort
Conscientious travellers heading to Nevada can book a stay at Beyond Green’s lakeside Edgewood Tahoe Resort. Photo: Edgewood Tahoe Resort

Sustainable hotel brand Beyond Green adds five new eco-friendly places to stay


Hayley Skirka
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Beyond Green, a collection of some of the world’s most sustainable hotels, has added five new properties to its list.

In locations from Florida’s Miami Beach to Italy’s Dolomites, each new hotel is recognised for its commitment to sustainable travel.

Launched in 2021 by Preferred Hotel Group as a platform to showcase hotels demonstrating impact in responsible travel around the world, Beyond Green is a growing portfolio of hotels, resorts and lodges, all of which have passed inspections led by sustainable tourism auditors.

And the latest additions are no different. In the US, conscientious travellers heading to Nevada can book a stay at Beyond Green’s lakeside Edgewood Tahoe Resort.

Located on the shores of North America’s largest alpine lake, guests staying at the boutique resort have endless views of the peaks of the Sierra and easy access to the region’s numerous outdoor activities. The property has long-running eco-programmes, including recycling, community clean-ups and platforms designed to help increase habitats for local wildlife.

For travellers who want a sustainable stay by the sea, The Palms Hotel & Spa in Florida is a tropical getaway in Miami Beach that’s been operating its eco-friendly "Inspired by Nature" programme for more than a decade.

Inn by the Sea in Maine is another new US addition. Built on a pristine stretch of shoreline, the cosy hotel champions sustainable policies including running campaigns to raise awareness for protection of the endangered monarch butterfly and New England cottontail rabbits.

In Italy, two new hotels are now part of the portfolio. Both properties are from Lefay Resorts, a brand known for its commitment to sustainability, and both are zero-emission hotels.

Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti is one of two Lefay Resorts in Italy that have been added to the Beyond Green network. Photo: Lefay Hotels
Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti is one of two Lefay Resorts in Italy that have been added to the Beyond Green network. Photo: Lefay Hotels

In the Dolomites, a Unesco World Heritage Site, travellers can stay at Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti where they have access to the region’s innate beauty, encompassing snow-capped peaks, winter glaciers and green mountain pastures in summer.

Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda is the fifth new destination for sustainable travellers, ideal for those seeking a Mediterranean escape in Italy’s Riviera dei Limoni. Surrounded by 11 hectares of natural park, hills and woodlands, the resort comes with impressive views over Lake Garda.

Company profile

Company name: Dharma

Date started: 2018

Founders: Charaf El Mansouri, Nisma Benani, Leah Howe

Based: Abu Dhabi

Sector: TravelTech

Funding stage: Pre-series A 

Investors: Convivialite Ventures, BY Partners, Shorooq Partners, L& Ventures, Flat6Labs

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Getting there

The flights

Emirates and Etihad fly to Johannesburg or Cape Town daily. Flights cost from about Dh3,325, with a flying time of 8hours and 15 minutes. From there, fly South African Airlines or Air Namibia to Namibia’s Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, for about Dh850. Flying time is 2 hours.

The stay

Wilderness Little Kulala offers stays from £460 (Dh2,135) per person, per night. It is one of seven Wilderness Safari lodges in Namibia; www.wilderness-safaris.com.

Skeleton Coast Safaris’ four-day adventure involves joining a very small group in a private plane, flying to some of the remotest areas in the world, with each night spent at a different camp. It costs from US$8,335.30 (Dh30,611); www.skeletoncoastsafaris.com

Company profile

Name: Steppi

Founders: Joe Franklin and Milos Savic

Launched: February 2020

Size: 10,000 users by the end of July and a goal of 200,000 users by the end of the year

Employees: Five

Based: Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai

Financing stage: Two seed rounds – the first sourced from angel investors and the founders' personal savings

Second round raised Dh720,000 from silent investors in June this year

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Company profile

Company: Verity

Date started: May 2021

Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif

Based: Dubai

Sector: FinTech

Size: four team members

Stage: Intially bootstrapped but recently closed its first pre-seed round of $800,000

Investors: Wamda, VentureSouq, Beyond Capital and regional angel investors

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Updated: March 14, 2023, 2:05 PM`