Travel For Good Beckons works to enrich our guests, our local communities and team members with a genuine and re-energising connection to unique landscapes, peoples, and cultures.
Sustainable Luxury at Huka Lodge The ever-changing Waikato River and broader Taupō region provide a magnificent natural setting for Huka Lodge. Taupō is found on the central plateau of New Zealand’s North Island, distinguished by its vast lake and endowed with a gentle climate, a leisurely pace and spectacular landscape. With humble beginnings nearly a century ago as a fishermen’s camp made famous for its trout-rich waters and featuring white canvas tents along the river’s edge, today Huka Lodge has secured its place as one of the country’s oldest and celebrated luxury lodges. The broader Beckons’ commitment to sustainable luxury travel is best expressed by the lodges’ interactions with their natural environment, the local community and its culture. The protection and preservation of each lodge’s natural and cultural surroundings is a firm priority. The Beckons’ approach to sustainability is essential to lodge operations both to ensure the well-being of the destinations in which it operates and to enhance the guest experience. Natural Environment Dynamic environmental management plans for each property embrace advanced and emerging technology and work alongside local organisations including government agencies, national parks and conservation sanctuaries, ensuring all operational activities are in line with each region’s broader conservation goals. Local Community Active engagement with local communities includes establishing supportive supplier relationships with food and drink producers, local artists and designers as well as supporting local charities, education initiatives, community events and work experience programs. Culture & Heritage Beckons provides guests with a chance to connect with the destination’s culture and heritage in which each lodge is located. This encompasses all aspects of the lodge experience, from the design to food and drinks and suggested locally operated guest tours. People Beckons’ own team of people is its greatest asset, and the company carries a ‘family’ style culture with a commitment to the long-term development, retention and wellbeing of every member of its team.
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