Environmental Sustainability
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At Holiday Inn Queenstown Frankton Road, our commitment to environmental stewardship extends beyond our hotel walls. Our team joined hands with the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust and fellow hospitality partners to transform Slope Hill Reserve, where 7,000 native trees and shrubs now stand as guardians of our shared future.
Working alongside passionate volunteers and the Mana Tāhuna crew, each sapling planted carried hope and strengthened our bonds with the land we call home. Every tree planted whispers our promise: that true hospitality nurtures not just visitors, but the environment that makes Queenstown extraordinary.
Sustainability shapes every decision we make. Through the IHG Green Engage programme, we actively monitor and reduce our environmental impact across energy consumption, water usage, and waste management. Our guests play a vital role through initiatives like Green Stay, where choosing to decline daily housekeeping conserves resources whilst maintaining comfort. Together, we're protecting Queenstown's pristine environment for future generations.
At Holiday Inn Queenstown Frankton Road, we care for the breathtaking landscapes that enhance our guests' experiences. Our partnership with Chunky Coffee offers a sustainable solution: pay a $10 refundable deposit for your reusable cup, then exchange it for a freshly cleaned one with each coffee purchase throughout your stay.
This thoughtful system eliminates disposable cups whilst ensuring every sip remains perfect and environmentally conscious. Through this mindful choice, our guests become stewards of Queenstown's magnificent wilderness.
Environmental stewardship flows through every aspect of our operations at Holiday Inn Queenstown Frankton Road. In 2024, we embraced a transformative partnership with Spout Milk, implementing innovative reusable keg systems that eliminate countless plastic bottles from landfill whilst delivering fresher milk and reducing our carbon footprint through decreased transportation and packaging.
Our commitment demonstrates how thoughtful partnerships can reshape industry practices entirely. Thousands of bottles have been diverted from waste, becoming instead a story of conscious hospitality. Every saved bottle represents a promise to Queenstown's pristine landscapes, ensuring future generations inherit the same breathtaking environment that inspires our guests today.
Our kitchen embraces a philosophy where nothing is wasted, everything is transformed. Through our partnership with the "Waste to Wildness" initiative, we have discovered that sustainability becomes regeneration - every morsel from our kitchen is transformed into rich compost that will breathe life into over 30,000 native trees.
Our collaboration with the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust and Mana Tahuna sees our kitchen scraps become the foundation for flourishing forests. Each meal prepared becomes part of a larger story, where our commitment to zero waste nurtures not just our guests, but the very landscape that makes Queenstown extraordinary.