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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.
In 2010, the Society's Center for Sustainable Destinations presented a Certificate of Excellence to the Lodge. |
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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 receivined recognition from 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 130+ selection 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. Trout Point was a finalist for Most Excellent Lodge in Conde Nast's 2010 Awards for Excellence. |
