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Orchid wins Responsible Tourism Awards 2006 at WTM

EH Staff - Mumbai

The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai, that has been doing it's bit for the planet and its people, has won the First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards 2006 in the Best Large Hotel category at the World Travel Mart held from November 6 to 9, 2006 in London.

The group received the award for it's environmental initiatives such as innovative energy-efficient schemes, reusing of all discharged and waste water, adoption of zero-garbage policy and using aerators and flow restrictors in all taps, whereby the hotel saves and continues to save water by over 50 per cent.

The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai also won the British Travel Awards 2006 - environmentally responsible tourism individual hotel. This award was scrutnised by an international panel of judges who said that The Orchid had achieved an ISO 14001 certification, which helped demonstrate a transparent approach towards measuring and monitoring environmental performance. The Orchid has been clearly active in identifying and addressing environmental impacts and a responsible approach was clearly evident in all its activities. This brings Orchid's award collection to 50.

Delyse Braganza, VP, Marketing, The Orchid Mumbai, Vithal V Kamat, Executive Chairman and MD, The Kamat Hotels (India) - The Orchid Mumbai and Param Kannampilly, Technical Director, the Orchid Mumbai at WTM 2006