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In mid 2009, the
National Geographic Society announced that Trout Point was among 10
worldwide finalists in the Geotourism Challenge: Power of Place. The Lodge
was the only accommodation among the finalists. A distinguished panel of
judges — Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Wangari Maathai, founder of the
Green Belt Movement; Keith Bellows, editor of National Geographic Traveler
magazine; Erika Harms, executive director of Sustainable Development,
United Nations Foundation; Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet; Ben
Keene, founder of Tribewanted; and Dr. Yang Yuming, vice president of
Southwest Forestry University, China — reviewed the entries and selected
Trout Point Lodge for revitalizing backwoods area of Acadian Forest
through place-based immersion experiences and the Nova Scotia Seafood
Cooking School.
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A property with Five
Green Keys "exemplifies the highest standards of environmental and social
responsibility throughout all areas of operations. The hotel employs
cutting edge technologies, policies, and programs that set the
international standard for sustainable hotel operations," according to the
Hotel Association of Canada. Trout Point counts among just a handful of
properties in North America with this highest rating.
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Trout Point was
recognized by its peers and awarded the inaugural Green Restaurant Award
from the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia in November, 2009.
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Trout Point garnered an Award of Excellence from Wine
Spectator for
its wine list in 2009. |
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ForbesTraveler has
recognized Trout Point Lodge on 2 different Top 10 lists: the world's best
wilderness resorts and the world's best cooking vacations.
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The Lodge won the
inaugural Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism Award in
2007, in part based on a demonstrated commitment to excellence and
the encouragement of an appreciation of and respect for, our
natural, cultural and aesthetic heritage along with a striving to
achieve tourism development in a manner which harmonizes economic
objectives with the protection and enhancement of our natural and cultural
heritage
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Condé Nast
Johansens is the one of the most comprehensive hotel guides with an
illustrated reference to annually inspected, independently owned
prestigious accommodation and meetings venues throughout the world. Trout
Point is proud to have been a recommended property since 2008. |