Regenerative Hospitality Retreat : Capacity building with 700’000 heures Impact and Dar Ahlam for independent hoteliers

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Regenopolis partnered with Dar Ahlam to design and co-lead an immersive capacity-building retreat on regenerative hospitality independent hoteliers. Through a tailored one-day program and a 60-page workbook, selected hotel leaders were introduced to the mindset, tools, and frameworks needed to move beyond sustainability and embrace regeneration as a strategic pathway. The retreat fostered personal reflection, peer learning, and actionable strategies to support transformation across the SLH network.

Challenge

In a time of mounting environmental and social pressures, boutique hotels are seeking new ways to differentiate themselves beyond conventional sustainability certifications. Many independent hospitality leaders feel the urgency to respond meaningfully to climate change, biodiversity loss, and shifting guest expectations—yet lack the frameworks, language, and confidence to lead this transformation. The challenge: how to empower these actors to become pioneers of a regenerative future?

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How Regenopolis helped

Approach

In partnership with Dar Ahlamn, Regenopolis designed and facilitated a full-day Regenerative Hospitality Retreat in Morocco for Small Luxury Hotels (SLH). This immersive training combined experiential learning, mindset-shifting conversations, and hands-on tools drawn from systems thinking and regenerative development. The retreat was structured around a custom-designed 60-page workbook, equipping participants with clear concepts, self-assessment tools, strategic frameworks, and reflective prompts.

The program helped participants:

  • Understand the core principles of regenerative hospitality and why it goes beyond sustainability;
  • Explore emerging trends in travel and tourism through a regenerative lens;
  • Apply 8 practical tools to real hotel challenges – such as the Regenerative Canvas, Stakeholder Ecosystem Mapping, and the Regenesis Institute Tetrad for place-based regeneration;
  • Deepen their inner leadership capabilities to support systems change;
  • Participate in peer-led Challenge Labs to surface and explore regenerative opportunities.
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Our impact

The project resulted in significant outputs and outcomes

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Mindset shift

Participants reported a deepened understanding of regeneration as a holistic, life-centered approach to hospitality

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Practical tools

Each attendee left with a concrete toolkit for integrating regenerative practices into their operations and strategy

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Community of practice

The retreat catalyzed the emergence of a shared language and collective momentum among SLH members, paving the way for continued peer learning and co-creation

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Long-term value

The workbook has since become a reference material for hotel leaders beginning or accelerating their regenerative journey—positioning Regenopolis as a thought partner in hospitality transformation

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Case studies

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Ibiti Projecto

Ibiti Projecto is a socio-environmental project focused on another way of inhabiting the planet, respectful and regenerative. Here, immersive and authentic hospitality serves a wider project: rewilding of 6,000 hectares, reintroduction of endangered species, sustainable production of organic food and the revival of a rural community. Premium eco-tourism experiences are transformative both to the travelers and to the place). Ibiti Projecto is a testimony that authentic place-based development can generate measurable social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.

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CityLab Africa : Co-Creating the Cities of Tomorrow

CityLab Africa was an initiative launched in 2019 by the French Presidential Council for Africa (CPA), in partnership with makesense Africa. The project was designed and coordinated by Diane Binder, informed by the emergence of Regenopolis. It aimed to catalyze collaborative innovation for sustainable African cities by bridging local ecosystems and French stakeholders through multi-stakeholder project design and acceleration.

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Unlocking pathways for land restoration in the Sahel

Regenopolis, commissioned by the World Economic Forum’s 1t.org initiative, conducted a strategic assessment to develop commercially viable pathways for land restoration in the Sahel. This project aimed to enhance tree-based agricultural value chains, supporting the African Union’s Great Green Wall initiative in ecological restoration, climate resilience, and local development.

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