Movenpick Resort Taba, Egypt receives Green Globe Certification Award

Green Globe today announced certification for the sustainable management and operation of Mövenpick Resort Taba, Egypt. Located on the Sinai Peninsula, Mövenpick Resort Taba has 424 guest rooms facing the Gulf of Aqaba, and sits at the intersection of Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.

Mr Guido Bauer, CEO Green Globe Certification said, ‘Mövenpick Resort Taba, has completed its independent audit and achieved an impressive 83% of Green Globe’s sustainability criteria. As a major tourism business in the holiday destination of Taba, Mövenpick Resort has demonstrated their leadership in sustainable management through their high level of compliance.

‘Being certified sustainable by Green Globe is an endorsement of the commitment by Mövenpick Resort Taba’s General Manager Mr. Osama Abaza and the entire management and employee team. In particular, Green Globe acknowledges the special efforts of Mr. Mohamed El Soghayer, Chief Engineer and Mr. Mohamed Gawad, Training Manager, for their work and leadership during the audit and inspection phases of the certification program’, added Mr. Guido Bauer.

Mr. Osama Abaza, GM Mövenpick Resort Taba said, “First of all, let me seize this moment to compliment this fruitful co-operation between our Mövenpick Resort Taba and both reputable organizations, Green Globe Certification and Farnek Avireal. We are so happy and proud to be Green Globe certified in our first audit that took place recently.

‘Green Globe certification has been one of our most important goals. Mövenpick Resort Taba has been working very hard on environmental, social and employer sustainability aspects dreaming of, “Ensuring a future for the generations to come”.

‘ Our Hotel is leading a lot of initiatives and best practices like searching for alternative green energy, water preservation, waste management, welfare of our employees and positive interaction with outside society. All these achievements had a great impact on the property and its reputation in the eyes of our guests and our employees and stakeholders’, added Mr. Osama Abaza.