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🌿 Guests increasingly seek reconnection through integrated health and wellness offerings. Properties enhance appeal by closely linking these services to nature and local environments, providing calming and authentic experiences. This holistic approach serves as a strategic advantage, allowing properties to stand out sustainably. The market is driven by meaning, well-being, and personal balance.

🌍 Many hotels now prioritize environmental impact. CO₂ emissions reduction, biodiversity preservation, and marine conservation are integral to daily operations. This shift is driven by growing expectations from guests, partners, and investors, who seek enhanced environmental resilience and credibility in hotel operations and development.

📌 Chamboa Farm in Alentejo, Portugal, owned by SHIADUhotels, spans 41 acres with 800 olive trees, 3,000 fruit trees, and 500 chickens, producing over 11 tons of organic harvest annually. The farm is 75% solar-powered, supported partly by the EU’s PDR 2020 program, and aids refugee integration. The Heritage Marine Education Centre in Mauritius opened in 2024, welcoming 3,500 participants in six months to protect the lagoon’s biodiversity. Sheraton Lisboa processes 300 kg of food waste daily and offsets 207 tons of CO₂ through various initiatives.