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064<br />
Each time we jet<br />
off for a vacation,<br />
it’s to experience a<br />
diff erent country’s<br />
culture and attractions; but<br />
being pampered urbanites, many<br />
of us are unwilling to do so at the<br />
expense of creature comforts.<br />
While seasoned travellers are<br />
seeking more exotic destinations<br />
— places that are less explored<br />
and provide authentic cultural<br />
experiences — many are also<br />
moving away from ostentatious<br />
luxury in order to seek wellness<br />
while making a conscious eff ort to<br />
protect the environment.<br />
Recognising this trend, hotels<br />
More and more resorts are<br />
reducing their carbon footprints<br />
in innovative ways, without<br />
compromising guests’<br />
comfort<br />
WORDS AILEEN LAI<br />
and resorts are changing their game<br />
plan with eco-initiatives. We’re blasé<br />
now about not having our hotel<br />
linen changed every day, and do our<br />
bit by taking shorter showers. But<br />
some resorts are pushing the ‘green’<br />
button a notch further in other ways,<br />
such as building with upcycled<br />
materials and recycling water for<br />
cooling purposes.<br />
One such operator is the Ora Ora<br />
Eco-Wellness Resort in Auckland.<br />
Although aesthetics stay important<br />
for a luxurious resort, ‘eco’, ‘green’<br />
and ‘sustainability’ remain the core<br />
leading principles for its business<br />
model. The German owners of the<br />
property were attracted by the solid<br />
substance of natural<br />
building materials in<br />
this unique environment,<br />
which is surrounded by<br />
1 hectares of lush native bush<br />
reserve overlooking New Zealand’s<br />
oldest wooden and stone buildings.<br />
A slew of additional eco-features<br />
were added: a no-chemicals policy;<br />
solar water heating and electricity<br />
generation; water collection,<br />
purifi cation, treatment and re-use<br />
for irrigation; insulation with<br />
natural materials; pure cotton linen<br />
and towels; waste reduction and<br />
recycling; use of fi ltered, waste fi shand-chip<br />
oil to fuel the diesel vehicle.<br />
IMAGE: DAINTREE ECOLODGE & SPA
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