Flameback Eco Lodge, of Mountain Boutiques Luxury Collection was awarded the ‘Good Travel Seal’ sustainable tourism award at the SME Sector Sustainable Tourism Awards ceremony held at BMICH on 29th of May 2024. The event recognized and honored SLTDA registered local tourism establishments for their commitment and contribution to enhancing sustainable tourism practices within Sri Lanka. The awards were presented by UNDP Resident Representative Ms. Azusa Kubota, Minister for Tourism, land, sports and youth affairs Mr Harin Fernando, Ambassadors from the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Ms. Abbie Trinidad, Regional Technical Advisor for Global BioFin.
Dulani Guruge, Founder & Managing Director of Mountain Boutiques Luxury Collection receiving the award emphasized that this recognition comes as a further motivation to the group’s commitment to further enhance and excel in promoting sustainable tourism practices within its portfolio.
‘While we have always highlighted our commitment to promoting tourism with an eco-friendly sustainable approach, we are further enhancing our commitment adding more community collaborated activities, converting all our properties to 100% renewable energy and initiating agro tourism with in-house greenhouse projects by the end of this year’. Eco-tourism is a key segment that attracts high yield travelers who will not only benefit the tourism establishments but also the community within which the industry operates by them engaging in more local activities while respecting the bio-diversity, nature and heritage of the island’, she stated.
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