Rügen, 07.10.2022 - On Thursday, October 6, 2022, State Secretary Elisabeth Aßmann from the Ministry for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and the Environment visited the Vju Hotel Rügen. In office since May 2022, the politician got to know the UNESCO Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve, of which the arcona Hotels & Resorts hotel is a member of the partner network.

"The UNESCO Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve offers visitors a unique cultural landscape and provides information about the extraordinary natural wealth of the protected area. The observation tower of the Vju Hotel Rügen is the perfect place to introduce people to the diversity of the local coastline," says State Secretary Elisabeth Aßmann. The Vju Hotel Rügen's commitment to regionality and sustainability was also confirmed by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Till Backhaus, when he presented the hotel in Göhren with its re-certification certificate in July.

The topic of sustainability runs like a red thread through the entire concept of the Vju Hotel Rügen: Binding guidelines for saving water and energy as well as for avoiding and separating waste, the economical use of cleaning agents that meet the latest ecological standards, the avoidance of small portion packaging for cosmetic products and at breakfast, and the option for guests to decide whether their room should be cleaned or resources should be conserved - these are just some of the measures the hotel implements to preserve nature.

In addition, the Vju Hotel Rügen is involved in numerous environmental protection projects such as NABU's KOR campaign and is a partner of various organizations. Since 2020, the hotel has also been a participant in the Mönchgut beekeeping Baumgarten pilot project "Help the bees - rent colonies with beekeepers". A beehive was rented from the apiary to promote plant diversity and find new ways of keeping bees in a stable environment.

[The UNESCO Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve that encompasses the southeast of the island of Rügen, the Bodden waters between Putbus and Thiessow, the coasts between Thiessow and Binz and the island of Vilm. In the reserve, all the landscape and coastal forms of the local coastal area can be found in a very small area: fine, wide sandy beaches and rugged cliffs, wide reed belts line the shores. The area was declared a biosphere reserve in 1990 as part of the GDR's national park program and covers an area of 228 square kilometers.

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Founded in 2008, arcona Hotels & Resorts, based in Rostock, specializes in the operation and development of first-class leisure and vacation hotels. The eight arcona hotels are currently located in properties, some of which are listed buildings, at well-known vacation destinations such as Rügen, Sylt and Kitzbühel. The portfolio includes the well-known Hotel Elephant Weimar, the traditional Romantik Hotel auf der Wartburg and the Schloss Teschow golf club. arcona is pushing ahead with new projects in the Alps and on the German coast. As a licensee of the Barefoot concept developed by Til Schweiger, arcona also plans to open Barefoot Hotels at established destinations in the coming years, including Bad Wiessee on Lake Tegernsee. The owners and partners of arcona are Alexander Winter and Treugast founder Prof. Stephan Gerhard. The company is based in the listed Zeeck'sche Villa in Rostock.