Comments on: Review: SO/ Maldives Resort

By: Sonevafan

Sonevafan — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:45:24 +0000

Dear Phil,
you are wrong. The so called carbon footprint is a ideological term.
CO2 in the air is 0,04%. In earth history this is a low value. Plants need CO2 for growing and producing O2. If CO2 is too low, we have a problem.
Luxury resorts especially Soneva do very much for sustainability (which lower class resorts don’t). After the coral bleeching they are ongoing restoring the reef. They use sun energy and operate waste avoidance , separation as well as recycling. They try to preserve nature and help neighbour islanders to do it as well.
A first or businesclass passenger consumes the same amount of kerosene as a economy passenger. If you want to avoid flying you have to cancel all flights, espacially mass tourism.
The ecologically problem of the earth is not the consumption of coal or oil, it is the
massive overpopulation.
These myriads of humans take up space from nature and destroy.
Think about that.

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:01:22 +0000

Dear Luxury Travel Expert,

I’ve been an avid follower of your blog for years, and I greatly appreciate the extensive and valuable information you share. However, I find it somewhat perplexing that you discuss sustainability without acknowledging the significant carbon footprint associated with your frequent travels, especially considering that you often fly in premium cabins and stay at luxury resorts. This inevitably results in a much larger carbon footprint compared to an “economy traveler.” Your comment in the “cons & things to do” section—”I am not an environmental expert, but if sustainability is something you care about (and you should), you might not feel at peace here”—feels somewhat misplaced. I’m sure you’ve considered this, but I wonder, do you find yourself in a dilemma when it comes to balancing luxury travel with sustainability?

By: Sonevafan

Sonevafan — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:00:40 +0000

Thank you for your open-hearted review.
I have a question to all blog users:

do you really use bathtubs during your Maldives vacation?

We use it as a hatrack.