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We can’t just go back to “tourism as usual”
We need tourism to come back better. Better for the environment, better for communities, and most importantly better for all the people involved. The

Time Travel Back to March 2020. What would we have done differently?
By Hans Pfister, President, and Co-Founder of the Cayuga Collection A few days ago, I was giving a presentation to a group of MBA students

Most travelers say they care about sustainability but are they really walking the talk?
Remember Kermit the frog’s song from the Muppets—“It’s not easy being green”? At the Cayuga Collection, we agree with Kermit. It is not always easy
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This is what it feels like to have 5 friends that are over 150 years old
If you have stayed at Isla Palenque, sure enough, you will have met “Chava” (Jose Chavaría). He started as a tourist guide almost four years

El Sapo, Monteverde – Local Cuisine with an Ancestral Touch
Our new menu at Senda’s El Sapo Restaurant is not only based on fresh, locally produced products but has a strong ancestral Costa Rican influence

Upgrading our Restaurant Menus to More Local and Reducing Carbon Footprint
Sustainability is a process, it is never finished. It is like Quality Management and there are always details that can be improved and made better.

From “Tacotal” to Sloth Sanctuary
“Tacotal”. A word known to many Costa Ricans as a bushy unattractive scrubland; this is what Arenas Del Mar Beachfront and Rainforest Resort in Manuel

Building a boutique hotel? Wait… Don’t call the architect quite yet!
When we get called by property owners or developers to offer our services as a hospitality management company, one of the first and most common

Is Reducing Housekeeping Services the New Greenwashing?
Hoteliers Should Be Upfront, Honest About Reasons for Cutting Service. Read the full article published in Costar here….