Tourism that generates employment, protects ecosystems and connects communities

The 2025 Sustainability Report reveals the impact of an operation that combines job creation, training, environmental investment, working with communities and adaptation to the challenges of climate change.

Tourism has an impact that extends far beyond the experience of those who arrive at a hotel. It generates employment, activates supply chains, boosts local economies, connects travelers with regions, and is increasingly preparing for challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Decameron's 2025 Sustainability Report allows us to understand the scope of this relationship based on the results of its operations over the past year.

With a presence in six countries, 26 hotels, and 6,145 rooms, Decameron recorded consolidated revenues of US$374.7 million in 2025 and employed an average of 10,058 people. In addition, 164,011 hours of training were provided, focused on skills development and strengthening its human talent.

But the economic impact of tourism is not limited to those who work directly in hotels. The industry involves a broad value chain that includes suppliers, agencies, tour operators, transportation, food services, excursions, and other services associated with the traveler's experience. In this regard, the report identifies generating value for the community as one of its key issues, linking it to local job creation and the development of joint value initiatives.

During 2025, the hotel chain continued to strengthen its actions in favor of biodiversity, reduce its consumption of resources, generate a positive impact on communities and collaborators, as well as launching its first corporate volunteering program.

Less water, more efficiency, and a transition still under construction

Environmental performance also shows measurable progress. In 2025, Decameron reduced water consumption per guest/night by 6.3% and energy consumption per guest / night by 5.19% compared to 2024; waste recovery reached 21.9% in 2025.

For Decameron, these results are part of a transformation process in tourism operations, in which sustainability is no longer limited to isolated environmental initiatives and is now linked to how the business, workers, communities, and territories are managed.

“Sustainability in tourism means understanding that our operations are part of territories with their own economic, social, and environmental dynamics. Therefore, our challenge is to generate value for our employees, for the communities, and for the destinations, while simultaneously managing the impacts and risks facing the sector,” says Ana Lucia Giraldo, Sustainability Director at Decameron Hotels.

Adapting to continue providing the best service

Sustainability is also beginning to be directly linked to the ability of tourist destinations to cope with new environmental conditions.

During 2025, Decameron deepened its identification and assessment of physical and transitional risks associated with climate change, considering different time horizons. Among the risks analyzed were phenomena such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, sea level rise, changes in precipitation, and temperature variations, depending on the characteristics of each region.

The company thus presents adaptation and resilience as elements linked to the continuity of its operations and the management of the destinations where it is present.

Preserving what makes tourism possible

The relationship between tourism and land is also expressed through conservation efforts. In 2025, over 1,400 sea turtles were released, and stray cats and dogs were sterilized, vaccinated, and adopted. Beach cleanups, tree planting, and the creation of wildlife habitats were also carried out. Mangrove conservation was strengthened through the cleaning and construction of channels, improving connectivity and water circulation within the ecosystem. Additionally, 2.3 hectares of mangrove forest were maintained, and 190 hectares of surrounding areas were monitored, in collaboration with partners in Barú.

This dimension takes on special relevance when considering that 16 of the company's hotel operations are located near protected areas, which makes ecosystem management an element directly related to tourism activity.

Social transformation in destinations

This vision is also reflected in the initiatives developed in the destinations. During 2025, Decameron, through its Foundation It expanded social programs in San Andrés, conducted needs assessments in the Coffee Region, and continued to strengthen actions focused on sports, reading, and environmental education, mainly on the Colombian Caribbean coast.

In Barú, Decameron continues to invest in quality early childhood education by offering free education for preschool and kindergarten levels for children in the community at Colegio Barbacoas, increasing free coverage by 10% in 2025.

In 2025, these actions were joined by Decameron's first corporate volunteering program, "Donate Your Hours," which reached more than 5,600 volunteer hours and more than 450 beneficiaries.

Decameron is expanding its social, environmental, and economic efforts each year to complement its services with tangible benefits for people and surrounding ecosystems. The full report, detailing all its actions and supporting figures, can be found on the hotel chain's website