Bonkers to think when Bouteco was born — nearly 10 years ago — we were the only ones on the world wide web talking about sustainable luxury travel. It’s true! (Time flies when you’re working hard to raise awareness around how hospitality can unlock climate solutions…) We’re still passionate about celebrating the world’s best boutique, eco hotels, working as communications consultants and spreading #BoutecoLoves inspo via our Instagram.
BoutecoLoves.com steers you to the hotel heroes, from Langkawi to London — keep an eye out as we add more sustainable stays to our independent guide to the good guys.
LISTEN Partial to a podcast? This special episode of Funny Old World, our climate-solutions podcast, tackles biodiversity, water scarcity and the importance of humour in helping serious messages land as Juliet Kinsman, journalist and founder of Bouteco, returns with broadcaster Simon London in this entertaining interactive 40-minute session recorded live at Morocco trade show, PURE 2024.
BINGE-LISTEN the Sustainable Travel podcasts, out on Saturdays, from The Standard — you have two boxsets of short and snappy shows with Juliet and Jon Weeks to catch up on — find series one and series two of this impact-led audio inspiration on the Sustainable Travel platform, and in all the usual pod places.
LEARN Join us this week in Bali — we’re excited to be at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, staying at Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape: sign up for a Travel Writing Workshop on 24 October, a Sustainability Literary Lunch with Juliet Kinsman and Siddarth Shrikanth on 25 October, and join more eco conversations await on Climate Day at Alchemy Yoga on 27 October. We're also hosting a sustainability storytelling workshop with our friends at Elevation Barn on 28 October. Spread the word with friends in Ubud.
READ Which London hotels to pick and why? Check out this list of sustainable London hotels from The Standard spotlighting the great and the good when it comes to being greener in the UK, by our sustainability expert. Or, if Bhutan is on your bucket list, this Condé Nast Traveller column wonders whether this Himalayan nation is the best example of sustainable luxury?
WATCH Whet your wanderlust with a watch of The Datai Langkawi on the latest series of BBC’s Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby. We got a big kick out of seeing our favourite jungle retreat's beauty and biodiversity brought to life in this iconic TV show.
STAY The Consciously Datai package includes four nights bed and breakfast at The Datai Langkawi in a Canopy Deluxe room, a tree-planting programme, an upcycling workshop, a sustainability tour, a choice between forest bathing or a family trek, various nature activities, and more — with 10% of the cost going towards their environmental initiatives through The Datai Pledge, for MYR 10,400 (about US$£2,400); for two adults and up to two children, under 12.
GET BIDDING Our good friends at The Conscious Travel Foundation are launching the most incredible charity auction — prizes include six nights at Soneva Jani and Soneva Fushi in the Maldives, three nights in Cambodia’s Cardamom Forest at Shinta Mani Wild, four nights at The Datai Langkawi — just head to their live auction page, register and get bidding — all money raised goes to their Community Fund. A reminder that every travel choice we make is a chance to give back.
Thank you to all the incredible changemakers and activists we’ve spent time with this year at events around the world — from the Regenerative Travel Summit, where we learned these facts from Climate Week NY to our talk with the Sustainable Restaurant Association in London, SXSW in Texas and Tourism 365 in Croatia.
Bouteco is a purpose-led non-profit communications consultancy for trusted climate-solutions content for the travel industry. This year, our work sharing stories of sustainability has included workshops, talks, authoring impact reports such as Mandarin Oriental's Sustainability Report and hosting important conversations as we did at 1 Hotel Mayfair with Asylum Speakers on Earth Day. Follow us on Instagram.