Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 2nd Quarter 2018 | Page 50

A New Breed of Sustainable Luxury POP-UP HOTELS The end of 2017 concluded a year focused on international sustainable tourism. An initiative supported by the United Nations General Assembly, aimed at creating interest amongst travelers and the industry to highlight travel options that preserve local environment, economy and culture as 50 ILHA well as improving the well-being of local people. So how will this theme continue in 2018? A growing number of micro travel trends, indicate an increasing interest in experiences that contribute to a more sustainable outcome, resulting in businesses and entrepreneurs getting behind the idea too.