Vancouver, Canada.
Experts at energy comparison site, Uswitch have discovered the best holiday destinations for a sustainable holiday.
Vancouver has more sustainable hotels on offer than any other city in the world, according to new research by the energy comparison website, Uswitch.
The study analysed the eco-credentials of thousands of hotels in the world’s 200 largest cities on Booking.com. Using the holiday site’s ‘sustainable’ filter, researchers discovered how many eco-conscious hotels are available in each place and then compared this to the total number of hotels listed to create a percentage score.
Vancouver has 89 hotels listed in total and nearly 44% of them have been recognised for their eco-credentials. A stand-out stay in the Canadian city is the five-star Fairmont Waterfront, a hotel famed for supporting its surrounding environment with its eco-efforts. The Fairmont Waterfront homes 250,000 honeybees, recycles and composts where possible, and encourages all event planners to use carbon-neutral alternatives.
Stockholm is the second city on the list – a city often celebrated for being eco-friendly – with 87 of its 216 hotels being awarded for their sustainability. The rest of the top five is dominated by Canadian cities; Toronto is third with nearly 25% of all hotels being recognised as sustainable. Calgary is fourth with over 23% eco-friendly options, and Edmonton is fifth with 22.56% of its hotels being sustainable.
Making up the rest of the top 10 is Lahore in Pakistan, in sixth, two Colombian cities take seventh and eighth place – going to Medellin and Bogota respectively. Ninth and tenth on the list are two South African cities; Ekurhuleni is ninth as a result of 19.46% of its hotels having green-approved practices, and Johannesburg completes the top 10.
Top 20 cities with the most sustainable stays
|
Rank |
City |
Country |
# Hotels |
# Sustainable Hotels |
% Sustainable |
|
1 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
89 |
39 |
43.82 |
|
2 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
216 |
87 |
40.28 |
|
3 |
Toronto |
Canada |
150 |
37 |
24.67 |
|
4 |
Calgary |
Canada |
136 |
32 |
23.53 |
|
5 |
Edmonton |
Canada |
133 |
30 |
22.56 |
|
6 |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
150 |
32 |
21.33 |
|
7 |
Medellin |
Colombia |
469 |
94 |
20.04 |
|
8 |
Bogota |
Colombia |
750 |
147 |
19.60 |
|
9 |
Ekurhuleni |
South Africa |
1115 |
217 |
19.46 |
|
10 |
Johannesburg |
South Africa |
687 |
132 |
19.21 |
|
11 |
La Paz |
Bolivia |
91 |
17 |
18.68 |
|
12 |
Amman |
Jordan |
218 |
39 |
17.89 |
|
13 |
Quito |
Ecuador |
323 |
56 |
17.34 |
|
14 |
Munich |
Germany |
410 |
71 |
17.32 |
|
15 |
Santiago |
Chile |
414 |
70 |
16.91 |
|
16 |
Chennai |
India |
477 |
79 |
16.56 |
|
17 |
Cape Town |
South Africa |
1757 |
289 |
16.45 |
|
18 |
Sharjah |
United Arab Emirates |
61 |
10 |
16.39 |
|
19 |
Marrakesh |
Morocco |
1710 |
275 |
16.08 |
|
20 |
Baku |
Azerbaijan |
492 |
79 |
16.06 |
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.
She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
