UMphathiswa waseSeychelles wezoKhenketho, ezoPhapho, iZibuko kunye nezaseLwandle, uMnumzana Didier Dogley unikezele ngezatifiketi zeSSTL kubameli beehotele ezimbini zaseHilton kumsitho omfutshane obubanjelwe kundlunkulu wesebe, eBotanical House, eMont Fleuri ngoLwesithathu we-16.^th Ja nuwari 2019.

I-Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort kunye ne-Spa kunye ne-Double Tree yi-Hilton Allamanda Resort zaqinisekiswa okokuqala ngo-2016. Ekuphelelweni kwesiqinisekiso sabo esasisebenza iminyaka emi-2 ezi hotele zimbini ziye zaphinda zavavanywa apho zombini zifumene amanqaku angaphezulu kwe-10% ngaphezulu. kunokuba bafumene amanqaku kwiminyaka emi-2 eyadlulayo.

Ngexesha leminyaka emibini, zombini iihotele ziye zaqinisa iinzame zazo zokunciphisa iinyawo zabo zekhabhoni. Oku kubandakanya ukufakela izibane zelanga kuyo yonke ipropathi, ukukhanyiswa kwesivamvo sokushukuma, ukulungiswa kwakhona kweZiko loGutyulo loGutyulo ukuze kusebenzeke ngakumbi phakathi kwabanye. Zombini iipropathi nazo zibe negalelo ekulondolozweni kwendalo ngokusekwa kwee-coral nurseries ngokubambisana neMarine Conservation Society yaseSeychelles ukunceda ekubuyiselweni kwe-coral reef.

UMphathiswa uDogley uvuyisene nabo abathabathi nxaxheba ngempumelelo yabo kwaye wavakalisa ukwaneliseka kwakhe kukwanda komdla ovela kwiihotele ezahlukeneyo ngokubhekiselele kweli phulo lokhenketho oluzinzileyo kwaye waphinda wathi uzinzo yindlela eya phambili kushishino lokhenketho.

Abameli baseHilton bavakalise ukwaneliseka kwabo ngokugcina ukuzinikela kwabo kuzinzo kwaye yathi 'Sikhethe ngokwendalo ukuba yinxalenye yale lebhile njengoko ihambelana ngokugqibeleleyo nombono wethu kunye nomnqophiso wethu wokuhlanganisa uzinzo njengenxalenye yemisebenzi yethu yemihla ngemihla. Sikwanika imbeko iphulo le-Hilton Corporate Social Responsibility: Ukuhamba ngeNjongo, ngokuzibophelela ekwenzeni uluntu lwethu lube yindawo engcono. Singoovulindlela bokuhamba ngononophelo, kwaye ngamaphulo ethu amaninzi anje ngeNkqubo yoBuyiselo lweCoral Reef kunye nesikhundla esitsha somququzeleli wokuZinziseka kunye namava oNdwendwe, siya kuba likamva lozinzo lobubele eSeychelles.

ISeychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) inikezelwa kwiihotele ezifunyaniswe zidibanisa iindlela zozinzo kwimisebenzi yazo yeshishini. Ngoku isebenzayo kwiindawo zokuhlala zokhenketho kuphela, injongo ye-SSTL kukukhuthaza iindawo zokuhlala zokhenketho zabo bonke ubukhulu eSeychelles ukulungelelanisa izenzo zozinzo kwimisebenzi yabo yoshishino ukukhusela i-biodiversity kunye nenkcubeko yaseSeychelles engundoqo wemveliso yethu yokhenketho.

Ileyibhile ngoku iyalungiswa kwaye yandiswa ukuze isebenze kwamanye amashishini okhenketho afana neendawo zokutyela, icandelo lamaphenyane kunye nabasebenzi bokhenketho.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

Presently applicable to tourism accommodations only, the mission of the SSTL is to encourage tourism accommodations of all sizes in Seychelles to mainstream sustainability practices into their business operations to safeguard the biodiversity and culture of Seychelles which is the core of our tourism product.
The Hilton representatives expressed their satisfaction at having maintained their commitment to sustainability and said ‘We naturally chose to form part of this label as it perfectly aligns with our vision and mission to integrate sustainability as part of our daily operations.
We are the pioneers of conscious travelling, and through our numerous initiatives such as the Coral Reef Restoration Program and the newly appointed Sustainability and Guest Experience coordinator position, we will also be the future of hospitality sustainability in Seychelles'.