VIVA RESORTS BY WYNDHAM ANNOUNCES SUSTAINABLE GREEN INITIATIVES
All-Inclusive Resort Chain Promotes Eco-Awareness Throughout the Caribbean
MIAMI – August 2023 – With a focus on eco-sustainability, Viva Resorts by Wyndham, announces it has achieved Wyndham Green program certification as part of its plan to have its hotels operating at maximum efficiency while minimizing its environmental footprints. www.
The Wyndham Green Certification encompasses implementing a recycling program, towel and linen reuse, interior energy-efficient lighting, environmental guest communication, property education, and utility tracking. In 2003, Viva Resorts by Wyndham’s environmental and sustainability efforts were officially recognized by achieving Blue Flag Beach status at both Viva Dominicus Beach and Viva Dominicus Palace by Wyndham. However, green initiatives have been part of Viva’s core values since its inception. The Foundation for Environmental Education provides Blue Flag certification to beaches that have met the organization’s significant environmental management standards for water quality, safety, and public environmental education.
Viva Resorts by Wyndham also pioneered many green hospitality sector efforts in the Dominican Republic. They include installing photovoltaic plants at Viva V Samaná by Wyndham, thereby generating over 68% of its property’s energy, reaching record production of clean energy, and notably reducing the emission of carbon dioxide. These efforts have extended to other resorts within the company’s portfolio in the Dominican Republic, which is now surpassing two million kilowatts of solar energy production. Indiana University has collaborated with Viva Dominicus Beach and Palace by Wyndham in Bayahibe, La Romana, Dominican Republic, for over twenty years in efforts to protect the 1724 Guadalupe Underwater Archaeological Preserve (GUAP) and the associated marine environment. Viva Fortuna Beach by Wyndham, Viva Resorts Diving, and the Reef Rescue Network Institute based in Nassau, have launched Viva Coral Nursery, a coral reef protection project, located on Grand Bahama Island. To help counteract the degradation that many reefs around the globe undergo due to climate change and human actions, Viva Resorts Diving has created a “coral forest” at Arrow Point, 10 minutes by boat from the resort.
About Viva Resorts by Wyndham
Viva Resorts by Wyndham expresses a passion for life throughout the brand’s all-inclusive resorts located in the Caribbean, including Mexico, Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas. Viva Resorts by Wyndham strives to protect local natural habitats, surrounding environments, and cultures through green programs at each resort. www.
