Regent Taipei rolls out ‘Sustainable Meetings’ package

The conference package focuses on use of sustainable materials, local produce, and healthy living practices.

Regent Taipei's ballroom was built with floor-to-ceiling windows allowing natural light to fill the whole room all day.
Regent Taipei's ballroom was built with floor-to-ceiling windows allowing natural light to fill the whole room all day.

Regent Taipei has recently introduced its “Sustainable Meetings” package, with a focus that encompasses sustainable materials, local produce, and healthy living practices.

At the heart of this package lies the conference space, which boasts a banquet hall with an expansive two-story floor-to-ceiling windows, offering panoramic views of a green park, which complement the venue's eco-conscious setup featuring plastic-free and disposable-free decorations, traceable food sources, and rejuvenating mid-session activities.

This holistic approach enables guests to come together in promoting environmental sustainability and the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. The conference package accommodates groups of 20 or more starting at NT$1,180 (US$36.80) per person.

Healthy body, healthy mind

Beyond architecture, the hotel has swapped out flowers for potted herbs, plastic bottles for glass cups, and paper agendas for digital ones, saving an estimated 70% of paper usage, and saving 140,000 sheets of paper and 2.07 tons of tree felling annually.

Conference meals have also been planned around 100% local ingredients in a bid to support Taiwanese farmers and reduce both food mileage and the hotel’s carbon footprint. The hotel has also collaborated with Tai Chi masters, yoga instructors, and spa aromatherapists to develop programmes that conference attendees may attend during breaks to refresh their bodies and minds.

Additionally, the conference package offers urban exploration itineraries, allowing attendees to take a sightseeing bus tour of Taipei while tasting local cuisine and soaking in the city's vibrant culture. The hotel is also collaborating with the sustainable travel brand "Walk in Taiwan", certified with the Green Travel Label, to design a series of cultural exploration tours led by professional guides, allowing attendees to experience Taipei's history, culture, and modern vitality.

Regent Taipei is the first member of the global sustainable tourism certification organization EarthCheck in Taiwan, aligning the hotel with international certification standards in ten aspects of sustainable development, including greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and conservation, ecosystem protection, and social and cultural management.

The hotel hosts approximately 600 conferences every year, with around 80,000 attendees, focusing on sustainable development as a key management goal.


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