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New York - January 17, 2013: The 13 suites at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel have become members of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux organization, it was recently  announced. Renamed Inkaterra Machu Picchu Suites, the suites now comprise the first and only Relais & Châteaux property at Machu Picchu, and the second Inkaterra property to be accepted into the organization - Inkaterra La Casona became Peru's first Relais & Châteaux property in 2010.
"This is an incredible honor," says Jose Koechlin, CEO/Founder and Chairman of Inkaterra Hotels. "We have always understood the importance of providing guests with a luxurious, unforgettable experience, and now with two of our properties being accepted by Relais & Châteaux, we must be doing something right."
Relais & Châteaux is a non-profit hotel organization that has set the standard for luxurious hospitality since 1954. The company is comprised of more than 500 of the world's most exclusive, privately owned and operated hotels, restaurants and chefs in 60 countries.
For more information about Inkaterra, visit: www.inkaterra.com.
For more information about Relais & Châteaux, visit: www.relaischateaux.com.
ABOUT INKATERRA:
Inkaterra is a Peruvian organization that celebrates 38 years of experience in sustainable tourism initiatives. It focuses on preserving and rescuing Peru's geography, nature, customs and cultures and sharing them with the world. Since 2011 Inkaterra holds the Rainforest Alliance Verification in Sustainable Tourism, and the company is also winner of the Relais & Châteaux 2013 Environment Trophy, the 2012 Tourism for Tomorrow Award for Conservation, the 2012 Green Choice Sustainable Tourism Certification, the Latin American Travel Association's (LATA) 2012 Award for Sustainability, and was second place honoree at the Educational Travel Community's (ETC) 2013 Responsible Tourism Showcase. The company was also selected as a featured case study in Harvard Business School's 2012 Case Collection. In 2013, Inkaterra will open Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba, an 11-room contemporary hacienda-style hotel located in Peru's Sacred Valley. The company currently operates Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, named by Travel+Leisure magazine as one of the "World's Best Hotels" 2010-2012 and in Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List" 2010-2012, and winner of the 2012 Conde Nast Johansens Award For Excellence (Most Excellent Eco Resort in South America); Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica, located on the Madre de Dios River, in southern Peruvian Amazon rainforest and a pioneer of conservation and sustainability in Peru; Inkaterra La Casona, an 11-suite boutique hotel in the historic city of Cusco, first Relais & Châteaux hotel in Peru; and two recently launched boutique hotels, El MaPi in Machu Picchu Pueblo and Hacienda Concepcion in the Amazon, under the affordable brand 'byInkaterra.' Inkaterra has an alliance with the NGO Inkaterra Association (ITA) through which the company's profits are invested in research, conservation, and educational and social development programs.
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