Their Practices:

• 0-50% renewable energy
• Eco-friendly cleaning products
• Eco-friendly noise level
• Help preserve environment
• Manage protected area
• Monitor and record energy use
• Monitor water use
• Native garden plants
• Offer greenhouse gas credits
• On-site wastewater treatment
• Paper reduction plan
• Protect local flora and fauna
• Responsible wastewater discharge
• Unobtrusive external illumination
• Written energy plan
• Written water plan

Their Practices:

• 76-90% local employees
• Buy locally
• Employees participate in sustainability program
• Feature regional cuisine
• Local, organic food and produce
• Owned by citizen or resident
• Revenues stay local
• Train local employees

Their Practices:

• Meet with local community
• Member of enironmental or social organization
• Promote local cultural attractions
• Support infrastructure

Their Practices:

• Educate local community
• Post conservation efforts
• Promote local businesses
• Provide cultural, historical, and ecological info
• Provide sustainability program info
• Sell local handicrafts/goods
• Solicit written feedback

We know you care about how hotels treat their employees and the environment. So does Whole Travel. That's why we developed Whole Ranking ® scores to evaluate the sustainability of our suppliers.

Each hotel, resort, and tour operator answers questions about their (1) Environmental practices, (2) Economic management, (3) Social and cultural support, and (4) Customer interaction. Based on their answers, we give them a Whole Ranking score between 0 and 5 fleather™ - and we share it with you.

You can easily compare how environmentally friendly and socially responsible all of our suppliers are, and also learn more about what each of them is doing.

Please visit Whole Travel Foundation to learn more about how Whole Ranking ® scores work.