As much of a priority as attentive service and high thread-count sheets, these sustainable hotels thrive in a world where travellers are increasingly concerned with their carbon footprint, and where holidays are increasingly about connecting with a place and the people who live there, luxury hoteliers are increasingly putting sustainability at the centre of their operations.
Picture the scene: you recline in a comfortable seat with your legs outstretched, sipping on a glass of Alsace white as you watch the French countryside flow past in a blur of yellow rapeseed fields, church steeples and fluffy skies.
APT has just launched the most revolutionary ships on Europe's rivers, with a restaurant and bar that rises to the upper deck on hydraulics, interiors and food designed by Aussie experts.
