Aruba Hotelier to Speak About Best Practices during Third Green Globe World Summit in Paris

Aruba Hotelier to Speak About Best Practices during Third Green Globe World Summit in Paris

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts owner and Chief Environmental Officer (CEO), Ewald Biemans, will be a featured speaker and panelist during the Green Globe Summit taking place May 27-30, 2011 in Paris, France. This global event brings together the world’s most important thinkers, industry leaders and activists to present their ideas, innovations and best practices for a more sustainable tourism industry.

During the summit, Mr. Biemans will explain the importance and benefits of sustainability certification for the operation and global marketing of a hotel, and the ways in which Green Globe helps maintain the resort’s prominence in a competitive market place. Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts is Green Globe’s highest rated certified business for sustainable management and operations.

“It is an honor to be able to share with the global market some of the challenges and success that I have encountered over time,” said Mr. Biemans. “I believe that the tourism industry should take the reins and lead sustainability efforts because there is a great opportunity to educate a world of travelers about the importance of protecting our resources and our biodiversity.”

Mr. Biemans has spearheaded sustainable tourism efforts in Aruba for the past 25 years. Recipient of more than two dozen environmental awards and certifications, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts has helped to raise a new consciousness in sustainable tourism for the local industry as well as for the people of Aruba.

Other speakers include: keynote speaker, Professor Geoffrey Lipman; Erika Harms, Executive Director of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and Senior Advisor on Tourism at the United Nations Foundation (UNF); and Amos Bien, Technical Director of the Global Tourism Sustainability Council (GSTC).