Thailand boasts some of the world's most advanced hotels when it comes to minimizing their environmental footprint. This means you can sleep soundly at hotels across the country that combine style and sustainability.

In Phuket, a collaboration between the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Minor Hotels (Anantara, Avani) is working on funding environmental programs that support sensitive marine life, such as the foundation's Nesting Beach Patrols, which protect leatherback turtles that return to Mai Khao beach to nest.

The five-star Keemala Hotel in Phuket is also strongly committed to environmental and ethical standards. From villa design and landscaping to regional cuisine, a plastic-free policy, and ethically sourced materials, everything has been carefully considered to contribute to a greener future.

The AKARYN Hotel Group is among the pioneers in the Thai hospitality industry that avoid single-use plastics and, in addition to numerous other sustainability initiatives, is now investing in solar power plants, has set up an organic farmers' market in its Aleenta Phuket Resort and rewards locals and guests for beach cleanups with a free coffee in its beach café.

Travel north and experience the pioneering work of the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF), jointly funded by the Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort and the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle. For over a decade, the sanctuary has been dedicated to the ethical treatment of elephants. At its camp, mahouts (elephant handlers) and the magnificent creatures live together in a safe, peaceful, and natural environment – ​​a model of sustainability.