The Royal Riviera Hotel, a 4-Star city hotel located in the heart of Doha, receives the Green Key certificate. The establishment has shown an incredible dedication to putting environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions into practice.

Mr. Essam Ragheb Kortam, The Royal Riviera Hotels’ General Manager shares his thoughts on the importance of sustainable development and the Green Key certification for the establishment:

“At The Royal Riviera hotel, we are aware of the necessity to transform our hotel into a greener, more sustainable place. We have implemented Green Key’s mandatory and a variety of their recommended environmental criteria around the property. Our team is working hard to encourage our guests to reduce, reuse and recycle by providing information in all guest rooms and public areas such as information on the TV screen. In addition, we make sure to mainly use reusable items in our establishment, such as cloth napkins, and silver wear for our food and beverage services. If we need to provide our guests with single-use items, we ensure that these are produced out of sustainable and recyclable materials, such as our paper cups.”

In addition to that, the Royal Riviera hotel has implemented several sustainable practices to reduce its environmental impact such as:

Water efficient fixtures to monitor water consumption and reduce the water wastage.
Development of a system to reuse the wastewater from Air-Conditioning for the fountain, floor, wash and watering the hotel plants.
Tracking and monitoring energy consumption to reduce its environmental footprint.
Using eco-labelled fixtures and appliances.
Reducing waste by the implementation of dust bins for recycling paper, plastic, metal, food) in guest rooms and public areas.
Reducing food waste by the implementation of a new plan that should improve food storage. Furthermore, leftovers are donated to charity organisations.
Promoting well-being by providing healthy food options in the buffet area and a la Cart menu.
Improved indoor air quality by frequently monitoring the air quality index.
Focus on the cooperation with suppliers of local products and materials.
Awareness raising actions such as providing guest information about the sustainability initiatives of the establishment and the Green Key program at the front desk, the rooms, the public area and on the website.

Mr. Essam Ragheb Kortam adds:

“Our goal is to contribute to building a more sustainable world for all. For this, we have created an incentive program to encourage our staff to participate and improve our environmentally friendly practices. Creating a more sustainable environment is very important to us and we continue to work on this daily.”

Finn Bolding Thomsen, Director of Green Key International says:

“The Green Key certification of the Royal Riviera Hotel in Doha can be seen as a confirmation of the team’s efforts in fostering a more sustainable future.”

The Royal Riviera hotel is the eight hotel in the Qatar to be certified with Green Key, and their commitment to the implementation of the Green Key criteria is, therefore, another important step towards more sustainability in the country. An increasing amount of certified establishments in any country can be seen as essential development towards more sustainability in the tourism industry, as it gives travelers the option to choose staying in an environmentally friendly accommodation during their holidays.

Learn more about the hotel here.