De Ruwenberg Hotel | Meetings | Events
3,000+ trees planted with Hotels for Trees
De Ruwenberg Hotel | Meetings | Events|
3 December 2024

Our hotel guests have the option to skip their room cleaning for one day during a multi-day stay, which means that one tree will be planted by Hotels for Trees. You can do this very easily by simply hanging up the green Hotel for Trees door hanger. The trees are then planted at home and abroad in various afforestation projects.

Together we make the world a little greener!


About Hotels for Trees

Hotels for Trees is a foundation established in May 2021. Hotels for Trees started in the Netherlands and has expanded rapidly to the rest of Europe and England since 2022. Further expansion to Australia and the US is currently underway. The foundation is managed by a board and overseen by a Supervisory Board. The foundation is not for profit. All donations are spent on afforestation projects of collaboration partner Trees for All or used to run and further grow Hotels for Trees.


The origin

The idea for Hotels for Trees originated from a point of surprise of founder Floris Licht, who has been working in the (international) hotel industry since 2003 and has worked in 5 different countries so far. Surprise about the fact that everyone at home is used to rolling up their sleeves to clean the house once every few weeks, but during a multi-day hotel stay they find it completely normal that someone wipes our sink and bedside table every day. Of course, every guest pays for this service and for many it is an important part of the relaxation and the experience. The big question is, however, whether all guests really need this service every day? Or whether, if this can be done in an accessible way, they might be prepared to occasionally skip a day of room cleaning in exchange for something good and green?

With this question in mind, a new win-win-win concept was developed. In this concept, hotel guests compensate for part of the CO2 of their trip by contributing to the afforestation projects of Hotels for Trees. By participating in this initiative, hotels work on strengthening their green character and save a little on room cleaning. And last but certainly not least, our beautiful planet also wins, which becomes a little bit greener thanks to every tree made possible by Hotels for Trees.


The goal

Hotel for Trees wants to make the hotel industry and meeting and events industry in Europe permanently sustainable. Our goal is to grow Europe-wide in the coming years and, together with our partners, plant at least 1 million trees per year from 2025.


Sustainability at De Ruwenberg

Sustainability is an incredibly important theme at De Ruwenberg. In recent years, we have invested millions to make our hotel more sustainable. In addition to offering guests the opportunity to plant a tree, we have invested in solar energy, hot water boilers with solar collectors, water-saving taps, food conservation and much more. View all of De Ruwenberg's sustainability initiatives at www.ruwenberg.nl/duurzaam


Organizing a sustainable meeting

Do you want to organize your next meeting at a sustainable location? Then inquire about all the possibilities at De Ruwenberg.

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