The Cayuga Collection

6 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 in upstate New York at Cornell University. I fell in love with a Costa Rican and followed her to Costa Rica. I fell in love with the country and its beauty on my first visit. I thought to myself; I could put my hospitality skills to work here.” On a sustainability project for a large US chain hotel in the country in 1995, Hans was appalled at the use of single-use plastics, which planted a seed in his mind about eco-friendly hospitality. “I wanted to ensure this country stays pristine and doesn’t get trashed by the wrong kind of tourism. Soon, I was drawn into luxury hospitality through an American couple that had a luxury lodge and was looking for management. “I saw it as an opportunity to combine their focus on luxury and my focus on sustainability in a remote place.” Out of that encounter emerged the Cayuga Collection. “No other management company we know of does what we do,” Hans says.“Most manage their hotels, while we have eight owners with small hotels.We’re applying the same business model Hyatt or Hilton or four seasons would use for larger hotels.” Cayuga Collection focuses on small remote hotels that fit its business model, and after twenty years, they have perfected the business model. “People like our brand of hospitality which brings a perfect balance and symbiosis between luxury and sustainability,” Hans adds. “We provide luxury hospitality without harming the environment or THE CAYUGA COLLECT ION Cayuga provides year-round employment at all of the hotels.