2017 MALTA “Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Tourism"
Hotel Jardín Tecina – La Gomera
Canary Islands - Spain
La Gomera – Canary Islands - Spain
• La Gomera: 376 Km2 (Diameter 25 km) • 21.000 habitants • Garajonay National Park
(10% Island surface, World Heritage by UNESCO 1986 )
• Biosphere Reserve 2012 • National Geographic remarked the
beauty of Garajonay National Park 2015
La Gomera – Canary Islands - Spain
Hotel Jardin Tecina
1904 2017
Hotel Jardin Tecina
• Playa Santiago, La Gomera • 70.000 sqm • 434 Rooms
Key Factors
2013
2014
Consequent implantation Environmental management
Environmental actions(I)
• Waste reduction Purchase in bulk
• Renewable energy Solar pannels Energy saving lightbulbs
• Treatment plant • Recycling Autochthonous furniture made of recycled material
• Ecological materials Cleanning , laundry, Gardening
- 40% Waste
• Reforestation National Park (Forest fire 2012)
• Environmental education Awareness Inform Rational use of resources Good conduct manual
• Colaborate with local Insititutions
Environmental actions(II)
Benefits obtained with EMAS
• Cost savings from review of energy and raw material consumption • Increasing employee motivation and enhanced personnel skills • Increasing customer satisfaction • Increasing the reputation of the hotel
-34% Glass x worker
Carbon footprint reduction 2013-2016
Water Consumption Electrical
consumption Energy dependence Waste treatment = Carbon footprint
- 24% x bedn - 23% x worker
- 25% x bedn - 57% x worker
- 32% x bedn - 55% x worker
- 70% x bedn - 34% x worker
2015/2016
2015/2013
Mechanisms of reduction and rationalization
AXPO IBERIA Solar pannels Efficient product use
Programme “Choose green” Green Club
Own water purifier Waste management
Emission reduction -87%
Eco Finca Tecina in Hotel Jardin Tecina
• Ecological garden project 9500 sqm 19 plots Principles of Permaculture Agricultural designs with characteristics of a natural ecosystem Land Holistic management
Fertilized soil
• Minimum soil mechanization • Organic matter and compost • NO pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers • Rational use of irrigation water • Rotation and crop association
Eco Finca Tecina advantages
• Organic products • Environmental and social benefits • Using local products • Support local economy • Sustainable activities with hosted clients (visits to the garden, plantations)
Video Eco Finca Tecina
A picture is worth more than a thousand words!
“Many small people in small places
doing small things can change the world”
Eduardo Galeano
¡Many thanks for your attention!
Hotel Jardín Tecina “Different by nature”
La Gomera – Islas Canarias – España Hope to see you soon
