May 2016Justine and Mahery

Which good practices could be implemented in Escape Three Points to continue the responsible

tourism approach?

Responsible tourism?Official definitions of responsible, or sustainable, tourism apply the principles

of sustainable development to the tourism sector, concerning social,

environmental and economic pillars.

Maximize

attractiveness of a

facility and the

satisfaction of its

visitors.

Optimize economic

viability of the facilities

that are committed.

Preserve and valorize

social and natural

environment.

Concretely, it is a tourism that:

Virtuous Tourism

+ assets

+ differentiation

+ savings

+ attractiveness

+ customer experience

+ discovery

+ quality

Responsible

tourism

=>

=>+ customer satisfaction

+ loyalty

+ word of mouth

+ clients

+ local development

+ heritage valorization

+ ecological commitment

+ activity

+ profitability

+ investment capacity

The pictograms represent the following categories :

Construction and lay out

Water management

Social responsibility

Agriculture and restauration

Transport and ecomobility

Waste management

Local development

Energy

Heritage and biodiversity

Raising awareness

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Make a keyhole for the garden.Benefits: easier to harvest, rich soil,less water needed.

NO INVESTMENT (1/3)

Use bio pesticides for the garden.Benefits: better production, betterquality, not harmful.

Make cloth napkins (with local fabrics forexample) instead of paper napkins.Benefits: better quality, original, lesswaste, cheaper after a time.

NO INVESTMENT (2/3)

Write down the most used words (hello,breakfast, toilets, etc.) in several languages tohelp the staff to communicate with clients.Benefits: clients happy to hear their language,staff work is facilitated, staff learn newlanguages.

Tap out of recycled bottle with holes in the cap.Benefits: easier to use, less water waste.

Loose tea instead of tea bags, using atea ball.Benefits: more quality, less waste,less expensive.

NO INVESTMENT (3/3)

Plants VS cut flowers.Benefits: better quality, less work, moreflowers in the garden.

LITTLE INVESTMENT (1/5)

Build a rocket stove for the kitchen.Benefits: recycled materials, no need ofgas.

Make a charger spot so the guests cancharge their electronic devices.Benefits: easier for clients and staff.

Give solar lanterns to guests to go back totheir rooms.Benefits: better quality, no need ofbatteries.

LITTLE INVESTMENT (2/5)

Write a welcome booklet with all theneeded information to put into therooms.Benefits: better quality, time saver, raisingawareness.

Replace regular lightbulbs with LEDbulbs.Benefits: very lowconsumption ofenergy.

LITTLE INVESTMENT (3/5)

Make an organic herbs garden where guestscan help themselves.Benefits: natural and healthy, economic.

Compost (or passive) water heater.Benefits: better quality, no energyneeded.

Use natural cleaning products.Benefits: less expensive healthier, lessexpensive.

LITTLE INVESTMENT (4/5)

Make a biodigestorto have biogas forcooking or electricity.Benefits: cheaper,less gasconsumption.

Write the names of the trees and plantsfor the guests to discover the garden. Youcan even make an entire pedagogicalpath.Benefits: original, useful, playful andinstructive.

LITTLE INVESTMENT (5/5)

Implement trash bins with recycled materials(tire, barrel, etc.) instead of plastic.Benefits: original, less waste.

Make a playground with tires.Benefits: activity for the kids, less waste.

Make benches out of tires and plasticwaste.Benefits: less expensive, original,less waste

This document has been made for Escape3Points, Cape Three Points, Ghana.

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