by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 9:35 AM ET, Fri December 20, 2024
Club Med continues expanding its offerings, updating its current resorts and growing its sustainability initiatives—including a goal to operate all European resorts on low-carbon energy by next year.
The all-inclusive resort brand broke a record in the first half of the year, achieving $1.25 billion in business volume, a nine percent increase from 2023. Winter season bookings at the brand’s mountain resorts were up 22 percent from 2023, and now comprises 45 percent of the brand’s whole business volume.
"I am very proud of the collective transformation accomplished by our teams over the past two decades,” said Henri Giscard d'Estaing, President of Club Med. “After the novelties of the first half of the year, our ambition is to continue to elevate our existing portfolio which are nestled in the most beautiful places around the world, and open new resorts in 2024 and beyond, offering our global customers a premium all-inclusive holiday experience - That's l'Esprit Libre."
Sustainability
Club Med’s Happy to Care program offers a comprehensive sustainability plan. Club Med is working on its goal to have all of its properties earn the Green Globe certification by 2025; in 2023, 86 percent of its resorts already had the certification.
Its European mountain resorts are working to transition to low-carbon energy sourcing by 2025, with many also working towards BREEAM certification.
Club Med currently sources over 60 percent of its food from local sources.
Additionally, resort-specific partnerships help conservation efforts, with its resorts in Canada protecting bees and its Caribbean resorts protecting sea turtles and coral reefs.
"As part of our strategic priorities, our commitment to sustainable tourism is being reinforced in our Happy to Care scale-up initiative, where Club Med will commit to achieve an even better level in giving back locally and achieving sustainable development,” said Giscard d'Estaing.
Renovations and Updates
New updates and renovations have been helping Club Med continue to provide great experiences for guests while also ensuring the resorts adhere to the brand's sustainability goals.
- Club Med Punta Cana recently opened the brand’s largest water park, with three dedicated zones with slides, bubble park and more.
- Club Med Cancún now offers a sports and wellness island, with guided yoga sessions, archery and much more, along with new children’s clubs and a water park.
- Club Med Gregolimano in Evia, Greece reopened following a $32 comprehensive renovation that expanded its room number and implemented new sustainability upgrades, including thermal solar panels.
- Club Med Serre Chevalier in France’s Hautes-Alpes also received a renovation with an eye towards local design and sustainability.
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