Automatic

🏨 Preferred Hotels & Resorts added over 60 new properties since early 2024, the largest increase since 2018, with its Legend Collection surpassing 100 properties, including 23 new Beyond Green properties for sustainable lodging. With over 600 locations in more than 80 countries, the 20-year family-owned company sees growth through strategic advantages. Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards recognized 60 Legend properties in 2024. Recent openings include Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos, Only YOU Hotel Sevilla, and an expanded partnership with Virgin Limited Edition added iconic destinations like Necker Island. Beyond Green committed to donating 1% of annual sales for environmental nonprofits in collaboration with 1% for the Planet.

🏕 Grupo Hotusa, focusing on sustainable tourism, operates in seven key areas including heritage preservation and environmental impact reduction. Their Áurea Hotels brand embodies their cultural commitment, with plans to grow in historic buildings. The group surpasses 250 employees at their Chantada center, emphasizing local development and professional training, with 13 dual training partnerships in Galicia. Their 2023 ecological plan reduced kilowatt consumption by over 20% and aims to plant the equivalent of 27,583 trees in renewable energy generation. They guarantee 100% renewable energy in Italy and aspire to halve CO2 emissions in Eastern Europe hotels by 2024-2025. Over 70% of their purchases are local, kitchen oil is converted into biofuel, and water usage is meticulously managed, promoting sustainability across their Restel, Keytel, and Eurostars Hotel Company brands.