Sustainability
at The Rees

Our Commitment to Sustainable Luxury Hospitality

The Rees Hotel Queenstown’s approach to sustainability balances environmental responsibility, social wellbeing, and economic integrity.

We operate a company-wide Sustainability Stewardship Programme focused on reducing waste, improving operational efficiency, and fostering strong relationships with our local Queenstown community.

Advice to and from Guests

We positively welcome your suggestions on how we can improve the environmental and social sustainability of our operations. Every suggestion will be submitted for consideration by our Sustainability Stewardship Group consisting of our team and board.

For The Rees Sustainability Stewardship Group

Bruce Davidson

Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Rees Hotel, Queenstown

Skål International Sustainable Tourism Award – Recognised for Sustainable Tourism Excellence

In 2018 & 2020, The Rees Hotel, Queenstown won the SKAL International ‘Sustainable Tourism Award | Urban Accommodation’.

Click here to read about our feature in SKAL International’s Magazine.

SKAL International | As an Affiliated Member of the UNWTO, whose mission is to promote reliable, sustainable, and universally accessible Tourism, Skål International created the Sustainable Tourism Awards following the United Nations declaration of 2002, to spotlight best practices globally.

The Rees Sustainability Commitments

Tourism & Tiaki Promise

People & Community

Environmental

Economic

Qualmark Gold

The Rees Hotel, Queenstown is certified by Qualmark, whose Sustainable Tourism Business (STB) Criteria are Recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council for being equivalent to the GSTC Industry Criteria.