Culture Club: Sustainable luxury is all the rage. But how does it actually work?

The Evening Runway with Hongbin Jeong, Roshan Gidwani and Chua Tian Tian

Luxury travel, once synonymous with lavish accommodations and traditional opulence, is undergoing a profound transformation.

Discerning travelers now seek experiences that go beyond the conventional definitions of luxury, embracing a new era of exclusivity, authenticity, and sustainability.

That is why the no-plastic policy that award-winning Farmhouse Resort and Spa implements on its campus heralds a new era for the hospitality industry, setting the benchmark for sustainable tourism.

A profit-generating arm of the Smiling Gecko aid project co-founded in 2014 by Swiss artist Hannes Schmid, all of the profits are funnelled back into the wider initiative.

Hannes Schmid, Founder of Smiling Gecko explains more.

Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani

Feature produced and edited by: Nadiah Koh and Alexandra Parada

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