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Indian Hotel Visionary Honoured by ITB
Friday, 15 Mar, 2010
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Rika Jean-Francois of ITB, Capt C.P. Krishnan Nair, Deepika Unni of Messe Berlin India, Greg Duffell of PATA
Leela Chairman Recognized by ITB for constantly supporting its spirit
The chairman of one India’s most renowned hotel groups was honoured last Friday by ITB at the PATA lunch with the golden ITB Pin (a little golden globe) for constantly attending ITB Berlin for nearly 25 years and being constantly supportive of its spirit.
Well known for his contribution to the environment and his hotel group’s social responsibility, Captain C.P. Krishnan Nair has been the recipient of many prestigious awards: For his unstinting efforts in environment conservation, he received the Global 500 Laureate Roll of Honour by the United Nations Environment Program in 1999 from Emperor Akihito of Japan. The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences honoured him with the Lifetime Achievement Five Star Diamond Award in 2009. He also became the recipient of the ‘Green Hotelier Award’ from IHRA. In 2005 the Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA) awarded Capt. Nair the PATA Gold Award for environmental excellence.
After successfully working in the textile industry Capt Nair set up the first Leela Hotel (named after his wife) in Mumbai in 1986 and signed a marketing alliance with Kempinski. Today, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is one of the finest Hotel Groups in India with eight luxury properties in Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa , Kovalam, Gurgaon, Udaipur, New Delhi and Chennai, and with more properties coming in Jaipur, Agra, Hyderabad and Pune.
A visionary hotelier, Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair has created a green oasis at each of The Leela’s hotels and resorts. The flagship Leela Palace Bangalore is set amidst four and a half acres with 250 varieties of rare palms, Ayurvedic plants and herbs. On the 44 acres of The Leela Kovalam Beach in Kerala, there are landscaped gardens full of exotic flowers and 2,500 coconut trees. The Leela Goa is set amidst 75 acres of lush gardens and blooming foliage, and while the Leela Kempinski Mumbai is in the heart of the bustling city, it is surrounded by 11 acres of flowering plants, lotus ponds, waterfalls, and palm trees.
The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts support the UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign, a global initiative to encourage tree planting. A total of 3,556,633 trees and plants have been planted at four Leela properties. More than 78,000 trees and plants grace The Leela Palace Udaipur.
"Environment is no longer about being green, reusing towels and recycling paper. Today the main focus is on corporate responsibility by practicing environmental protection and sustainability," said Capt. Nair.
Valere Tjolle
Valere Tjolle is editor of the 2010 Sustainable Tourism Report Suite details at:www.travelmole.com/stories/1141006.php
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