Sustainability

Swiss Travel reaffirms its leadership on Sustainable Traveling

Swiss Travel reaffirms its leadership on Sustainable Traveling

Swiss Travel has achieved Elite Level, the highest level of the Sustainable Tourism Certificate, emitted by Costa Rica’s Tourism Institute. This award recognizes the efforts of the company to reduce all impact produced by its operations, by managing different areas: Business management: actions taken by the company in terms of sustainability, service quality, safety, collaboratorContinue Reading Swiss Travel reaffirms its leadership on Sustainable Traveling

Swiss Travel leads in wild animal’s protection with the #StopAnimalSelfies campaign

Swiss Travel leads in wild animal’s protection with the #StopAnimalSelfies campaign

We are the first Tour Operator committed with the initiative This campaign aims to raise awareness towards a responsible tourism towards Costa Rica’s wild life Swiss Travel has allied with the Ministry of Enviroment and Energy (MINAE in Spanish) and with the Costa Rican Institute of Tourism (ICT in Spanish) in the launch of theContinue Reading Swiss Travel leads in wild animal’s protection with the #StopAnimalSelfies campaign

Our contribution to sustainability

Our contribution to sustainability

During 2019, Swiss Travel invested USD$396,000 in the installation of solar panels in our Guanacaste offices and in our transportation facilities in La Uruca, San Jose. Additionally, the installation of a new environment-friendly, air conditioning system at our headquarters in San Jose. Solar panels contribute with self-sufficiency of the company, while reducing electrical consumption andContinue Reading Our contribution to sustainability

Sustainability Policy:

Sustainability Policy:

“The accent that we all place on Service, for the benefit of our customers, is backed by a solid Sustainability Management System to constantly improve their level of satisfaction, considering the applicable legislation, the prevention of pollution and our social responsibility, , wherever we operate; thus achieving economic success for our Company”.

March 2018

March 2018

Let’s promote a CO2-free environment This month we conducted an awareness campaign about Fossil Fuels with our collaborators. We send press releases, trivias and elaborate a mural to record reduction actions that we can carry out. Why talk about Fossil Fuels? Because, they are one of the elements that generate more: atmospheric pollutants, greenhouse effect,Continue Reading March 2018

2017 will be the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

2017 will be the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

In 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations – UN – declared that 2017 would be the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development; in others words, the year to promote tourism consciously and responsibly in terms of sustainable development, close links with other sectors and the ability to create jobs and trade opportunities.Continue Reading 2017 will be the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development