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MEANINGFUL MOMENTS: A GUIDE TO RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL & LEISURE GIFTING
December, 2024
As the festive season approaches, our purchasing decisions have the power to support a more sustainable future. By choosing brands verified by Positive Luxury’s Butterfly Mark, you can trust they are taking action to demonstrate a positive impact on communities and the planet. Below is a curated selection of travel and hospitality brands to help you create unforgettable experiences this festive season. Show the world what real change looks like – choose the butterfly.
Located in the heart of Gstaad, Le Grand Bellevue opened its doors in December 2013 setting a new precedent in Gstaad’s luxury landscape having been rebranded, refurbished and revamped under a dynamic new ownership. Combining skiing with a strong sense of responsibility, they offer a holistic approach to holidaying in Switzerland, with a Michelin-starred chef at the helm.
Founded by Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe in 1954, this now-legendary resort occupies a prime patch of Marbella’s Golden Mile, tucked away from the buzz amid peaceful pine groves. A love-letter to slow living, Marbella Club has gracefully evolved from its rustic, motel-style origins to encompass 115 rooms and suites and a collection of 17 villas. The 5,000 sq m, Kids Club is one of the best in Europe, making the hotel a paradise for families. Marbella Club is also a dazzling destination for socialising with 10 restaurants and bars, and perfect for wellness travellers, thanks to its sea-fronted Thalasso spa and heavenly Holistic Studio, set in lush botanic gardens, offering deeply healing, integrative health practices.
First Certified: 2019
Sustainability Strengths: Biodiversity, Climate, Waste & Water
The Other House is a new lifestyle brand of Residents Clubs redefining the hospitality market. Effortlessly combining home comforts and apartment-style living with hotel services, residents can stay for a day or a year – think hotel meets private club. It is cool, intriguing, bold and committed to sustainability – rather like their residents – and with everything available on The Other House app, it is their other house for as long as they’re in town.
First Certified: 2023
Sustainability Strengths: Climate, Energy, Circularity, People & Community
Originally built in the 18th century for the Countess of Home, No. 20 Portman Square blends Georgian elegance with modern style. Now Home House, this iconic London private members’ club offers a full range of facilities in Marylebone, including restaurants, bars, a boutique gym, 23 unique bedrooms, private dining rooms, and a beautiful courtyard garden. With a vibrant events calendar, it truly feels like a “home from home.” Membership applications are reviewed monthly, with no interviews or initiation rituals required.
First Certified: 2023
Sustainability Strengths: Climate, Sourcing, Community Involvement, SDGs
Domus Stay opens the doors to London’s most remarkable homes for short stays. Specialising in design-led, architecturally interesting properties in the city’s most desirable post-codes. Their team combines over twenty years’ experience within the best of British luxury hospitality and prime London real estate. To their homeowners, Domus Stay offer genuine property expertise, an unmatched breadth of market knowledge, and the security of knowing that their property is in safe and dependable hands. In turn, they offer their guests a premium product with complete confidence, together with a dedicated point of contact to take intuitive care of every wish.
First Certified: 2024
Sustainability Strengths: Circular Economy, Water Management, Reporting
