Be Live Hotels in Dominican Republic has once again received the Blue Flag certification in three of its hotels for their beaches: Be Live Collection Canoa, Be Live Collection Punta Cana and Be Live Collection Marien.

Blue Flag is a world-renowned award trusted by millions around the globe, the Blue Flag program is operated under the auspices of the Foundation for Environmental Education and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. To qualify for this prestigious award, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety-related, and access-related criteria must be met and maintained.      

Blue Flag awarded sites contribute significantly to the Dominican tourism sector, creating jobs and decreasing poverty among locals. Through Blue Flag, sustainable tourism services are growing.

Blue Flag awarded sites promote infrastructure development to allow people with disabilities to access the beach and lifesaving towers have also been built. The quality of infrastructures near Blue Flag awarded sites is, in fact, higher than in other coastal areas, thus contributing to this goal and sustainable development in general.

In the Dominican Republic, Blue Flag promotes the conservation of key species and marine ecosystems such as mangroves and coral reefs. On Blue Flag sites, activities such as turtle release, reforestation, and monitoring of coral reefs are very often undertaken.