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the edit  PROTECT MYKONOS
 NEW WAYS TO HELP
 It comes natural when you
 love a place together with its
 nature and people. The Myconian
 Collection Hotels & Resorts
 hospitality experience focuses as
 much on sustainability and green   GREEN HOSPITALITY
 practices as it does on a warm   Long before sustainability was
 family welcome. Right: Myconian   a buzzword, forward-thinking
 Collection Hotels & Resorts
 Commercial Director   people were already embracing
 Anastasios Naoum.   its tenets. This was the case
 with George Daktylides, a
 local of Mykonos, who created
 the first private hotel on the
 island in 1979. In doing so,
 he founded The Myconian
 Collection Hotels & Resorts,
 building it from the ground
 up and transforming it into a
 powerhouse of Greek hospitality.
 As Myconian Collection Hotels
 & Resorts Commercial Director
 Anastasios Naoum explains,
 “The reason we can deliver such high hospitality is inextricably linked
 to our respect and connection to the nature and culture of the island.
 And sustainability is a large part of that. For the eleven Myconian
 Collection properties, we have developed a clear green hospitality strategy
 which includes waste management, water conservation and recycling.
 Guests are encouraged to reuse linens and towels, while water is recycled
 in order to water trees and plants. We also run local environmental
 conservation initiatives together with groups and authorities, doing
 our part in preserving the natural wealth of this extraordinary island.
 Linking our history to 21st century hospitality trends, we maintain
 longstanding ties with local producers and fishermen, many of which
 have been supplying our Group with the fruits of the Aegean Sea and
 Greek land from the days of the very first hotel. Chefs at the acclaimed
 Myconian restaurants champion the Farm to Table approach, ensuring
 that most ingredients are sourced locally in order to not only reduce their
 carbon footprint but also elevate the dishes. Giving back to Mykonos
 also means supporting its people.The Myconian Collection reaches out
 to the communities of the Cyclades island, boosting the local economy
 and providing valuable opportunities through various means.’’


                                                                                    Α NEW SCHOOL AT ANO MERA
                                                                           Committed to Mykonos on more than just the hospitality
 PANOPTIS ESCAPE -A NEW                                                    level, the Myconian Collection has built a new school at Ano
 PARADISE ON EARTH                                                         Mera as part of its corporate social responsibility. Following
 A proud member of the Small Luxury                                        innovative, eco-friendly and energy-saving practices, it
 Hotels of the World, Panoptis Escape,                                     harmoniously integrates into the Mykonos landscape. As
 an exclusive ensemble of 19 stunning and                                  General Manager of Myconian Collection, Vangelis Daktylides,
 spacious villas sits perched above the                                    said : “We still live on Mykonos. Our children go to school here.
 turquoise Aegean Sea. Surrounded by the                                   We decided to build a new school at Ano Mera. Our goal was to
 natural sun-caressed beauty of Mykonos,                                   create a fully functional, disability-friendly building, consisting
 the property offers privacy and laidback                                  of 13 classrooms, each of which accommodates 20 students. The
 luxury beachside living for the upscale,                                  new «green» school is fully integrated into the local architecture
 modern traveller seeking serenity in                                      of Mykonos. The High School has one workshop for technology,
 every sense. Panoptis translates to ‘where                                one for natural sciences and one for informatics as well as a large
 man meets his gods.’ Bound by original                                    multi-purpose classroom devoted to the new generations.Mykonos is
 contemporary architecture, minimalist                                     renown as a luxury destination but what we are always caring about
 styling and artisan craftsmanship,                                        is give it character. Because to us, Mykonos is more than a place.”
 everything about Panoptis Escape defines
 less is more.




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