The International Finance Corporation’s 2004 report, “Ecolodges: Exploring Opportunities for Sustainable Business, summarized its findings, identifying the business essentials for ecolodge operators.
“Although there is no single magic formula for a profitable ecolodge, the most successful share a number of key characteristics. Ideally, an ecolodge should:
The International Finance Corporation study, “Ecolodges: Exploring Opportunities for Sustainable Business,” provides a comprehensive framework for developing and operating an ecolodge, based on the triple bottom line–ecological, economic and socio-cultural sustainability. The framework considers three phases of ecolodge development–pre-construction, construction, and operation–in its analysis. The framework published below is based on the IFC study, but modified to better reflect conditions in the U.S.
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