Letoonia Resorts Zero Carbon Footprint Press Bulletin

Club & Hotel Letoonia has became the first holiday village in Türkiye with a zero carbon footprint at international standards.

Club & Hotel Letoonia, one of Türkiye's first holiday resorts, broke new ground among hotels in Türkiye by balancing its carbon emissions. With the VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) certified carbon offset credit, Club & Hotel Letoonia has balanced the carbon emissions originating from all the services in the hotel and has taken a step towards the 2052 zero carbon target set by the United Nations and committed by Türkiye.

Developing up-to-date and premium experiences for its visitors every season with its innovative holiday concept, Club & Hotel Letoonia has become the first holiday village in Türkiye to balance carbon emissions. Attaching great importance to sustainable tourism and nature since the first day of its establishment, Club & Hotel Letoonia acts with the vision of protecting and developing nature. Club & Hotel Letoonia, which was brought to life in 1985 with the rehabilitation of a stony land, operates as a facility with 100 thousand trees and plants today.

Taking its commitment to nature one step further every year, Club & Hotel Letoonia has taken action to balance its carbon emissions and has taken concrete steps in this regard. This step taken by Club & Hotel Letoonia to balance its carbon emissions will ensure investment in sustainable energy resources in Türkiye. Club & Hotel Letoonia, which broke new ground among the hotels in Türkiye, also supported the zero carbon commitment of the Republic of Türkiye until 2052, which it shared with the international public within the scope of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change.

“At Club & Hotel Letoonia, we provide an environmentally friendly, sustainable holiday”

Club & Hotel Letoonia Chairman of the Board Cihat Gazel, who stated that the forest land created from scratch at Club & Hotel Letoonia also helps in balancing the carbon, said, “At Club & Hotel Letoonia, we tell our guests 'Stay for nature, stay in nature', giving them an environmentally friendly holiday. We enable them to do so. As the first holiday village in Türkiye to balance carbon emissions, we carry our vision of protecting nature even further. As Club & Hotel Letoonia, we will continue to take steps to balance our carbon footprint and we will work to realize the zero carbon commitment until 2052, which the Republic of Türkiye shared with the international public, in 2037.”

Tayfun Özatalay, General Manager of Energypro Consulting, with which Club & Hotel Letoonia cooperates to balance carbon emissions, said in a statement on the subject, “This work was carried out in accordance with international standards and norms with the valuable contributions of both Club & Hotel Letoonia team and Energypro, Envisa teams; The plant's direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions were zeroed. In international standards, the carbon footprint of the facility was calculated first, and then this effect, the carbon footprint was reset. With this cooperation, Club & Hotel Letoonia offers its customers the opportunity of 'sustainable life' and 'sustainable vacation' in our country and in the international arena.”

About Club & Hotel Letoonia

Club & Hotel Letoonia, which was founded in 1989, taking its name from the ancient city of Letoon in Fethiye, has made a difference in Turkish tourism as one of the first 5-star hotels and holiday villages to serve with an all-inclusive concept in a region with very special natural beauties of Türkiye. Acting with the vision of unconditional guest satisfaction and sustainable tourism and hotel management, Club & Hotel Letoonia became the first holiday village in Türkiye with a zero carbon footprint at international standards. Club & Hotel Letoonia welcomes tens of thousands of guests from all over the world every year.