A presentation of the good practices that could be implemented at Escape... from no investment to little investment in every categories (water management, energy,...)

1. May 2016
Justine and Mahery
Which good practices could be implemented in Escape Three Points to continue the responsible
tourism approach?

2. 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:

3. 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

4. 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

5. This symbol means the good practices will make you save money.
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6. 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, better
quality, not harmful.
Make cloth napkins (with local fabrics for
example) instead of paper napkins.
Benefits: better quality, original, less
waste, cheaper after a time.

7. NO INVESTMENT (2/3)
Write down the most used words (hello,
breakfast, toilets, etc.) in several languages to
help the staff to communicate with clients.
Benefits: clients happy to hear their language,
staff work is facilitated, staff learn new
languages.
Tap out of recycled bottle with holes in the cap.
Benefits: easier to use, less water waste.

8. Loose tea instead of tea bags, using a
tea ball.
Benefits: more quality, less waste,
less expensive.
NO INVESTMENT (3/3)
Plants VS cut flowers.
Benefits: better quality, less work, more
flowers in the garden .

9. LITTLE INVESTMENT (1/5)
Build a rocket stove for the kitchen.
Benefits: recycled materials, no need of
gas.
Make a charger spot so the guests can
charge their electronic devices.
Benefits: easier for clients and staff.
Give solar lanterns to guests to go back to
their rooms.
Benefits: better quality, no need of
batteries.

10. LITTLE INVESTMENT (2/5)
Write a welcome booklet with all the
needed information to put into the
rooms.
Benefits: better quality, time saver, raising
awareness.
Replace regular light
bulbs with LED
bulbs.
Benefits: very low
consumption of
energy.

11. LITTLE INVESTMENT (3/5)
Make an organic herbs garden where guests
can help themselves.
Benefits: natural and healthy, economic.
Compost (or passive) water heater.
Benefits: better quality, no energy
needed.
Use natural cleaning products.
Benefits: less expensive healthier, less
expensive.

12. LITTLE INVESTMENT (4/5)
Make a biodigestor
to have biogas for
cooking or electricity.
Benefits: cheaper,
less gas
consumption.
Write the names of the trees and plants
for the guests to discover the garden. You
can even make an entire pedagogical
path.
Benefits: original, useful, playful and
instructive.

13. 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 plastic
waste.
Benefits: less expensive, original,
less waste

14. This document has been made for Escape3Points, Cape Three Points, Ghana.
What is missing? Let’s improve it all together !
YOUR
TURN !
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