{"id":1857,"date":"2017-10-19T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/?page_id=1857"},"modified":"2024-09-25T20:06:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:06:18","slug":"social-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GDM Megaron Hotel in Heraklion provides our valued guests with the privilege to enjoy during their stay stunning views of the old picturesque port with the historic Venetian castle in a deep blua Aegean Sea background, to visit the historic city of Heraklion with its renowned sights and museums, to taste our signature cuisine inspired by the traditional Cretan diet, or set out to explore the rest of the island of Zeus!<\/p>\n<p>We provide our services with their impact on the environment always in mind:<br \/>\n\u2022 To reduce water consumption as much as possible.<br \/>\n\u2022 To reduce energy consumption of all kinds and promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency.<br \/>\n\u2022 Implement a program for sorting waste and recyclable materials and minimize them whenever possible.<br \/>\n\u2022 Raising customer awareness about the environment.<br \/>\n\u2022 Collaboration with suppliers that comply with environmental protection rules.<br \/>\n\u2022 Establishing environmental objectives by preparing and implementing feasible action plans to prevent pollution and improve overall environmental performance.<br \/>\n\u2022 Adoption of specific standards and environmental audits in the operation of the departments.<br \/>\n\u2022 Continuous education and information of staff, associates and suppliers on the environment, to increase environmental awareness and effective implementation of pollution prevention measures.<br \/>\n\u2022 Use, as far as possible, natural materials and eliminate the use of products and activities that involve high environmental risks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lone Travellers Policy<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the GDM Megaron major aims is to provide a safe and protected environment to all its guests; therefore, we offer a Lone Traveler\u2019s Policy. This offers people who travel alone a chance to feel completely secure and relaxed whilst enjoying their stay with us.<br \/>\nThis policy is available on request, (valid for both females &amp; males).<\/p>\n<p>Enhanced security<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The front desk is manned 24 hours per day.<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Quick dial to reception available by dialling 9.<\/li>\n<li>When allocating rooms, we do not put persons travelling alone into an isolated area.<\/li>\n<li>Front office personnel will give an extra attention to these guests<\/li>\n<li>Offer an escort service from hotel to the car park, especially at night if requested.<\/li>\n<li>Never read out a female&#8217;s room number when checking in, just point to the room number on the registration card.<\/li>\n<li>Never give out a lone female\u2019s name or room number<\/li>\n<li>Bedside lighting controls as standard in all rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 24px;\">Certificates<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Food Safety Management System<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle; text-align: left;\">\n<li><a title=\"HACCP CODEX ALIMENTARIUS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Delta-Cert-Certificates-Codex-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HACCP CODEX ALIMENTARIUS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"ISO 22000:2018\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Certificate-FSMS_MEGARO-FITAKI-PLAZA-S.A.-GDM-MEGARON-LUXURY-HOTEL_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 22000:2018 &#8211; PREPARATION AND PROVISION OF HOT AND COLD MEALS, PASTRY AND FLOUR PASTRY PRODUCTS (WITHIN THE HOTEL).<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Corporate Social Responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"ISO 26000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Declaration-ISO-26000-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 2600:2010 &#8211; HOTEL SERVICES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Environmental Management System<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle; text-align: left;\">\n<li><a title=\"ISO 14001: 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Certificate-EMS_MEGARO-FITAKI-PLAZA-S.A.-GDM-MEGARON-LUXURY-HOTEL_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 14001:2015 &#8211; HOTEL SERVICES<\/a><\/li>\n<p> \t<!--li><a title=\"ISO 14001: 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/04.ISO-14000-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 14001:2015 - PREPARATION AND PROVISION OF HOT-COLD MEALS<\/a><\/li-->\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Quality Management System<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><a title=\"ISO 9001:2015\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/Certificate-QMS_MEGARO-FITAKI-PLAZA-S.A.-GDM-MEGARON-LUXURY-HOTEL_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 9001:2015 &#8211; HOTEL SERVICES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GDM Megaron Hotel in Heraklion provides our valued guests with the privilege to enjoy during their stay stunning views of the old picturesque port with the historic Venetian castle in a deep blua Aegean Sea background, to visit the historic city of Heraklion with its renowned sights and museums, to taste our signature cuisine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":60,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - GDM MEGARON HOTEL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - GDM MEGARON HOTEL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The GDM Megaron Hotel in Heraklion provides our valued guests with the privilege to enjoy during their stay stunning views of the old picturesque port with the historic Venetian castle in a deep blua Aegean Sea background, to visit the historic city of Heraklion with its renowned sights and museums, to taste our signature cuisine [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GDM MEGARON HOTEL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GdmMegaronLuxuryHotel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-25T20:06:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gdmmegaron\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/\",\"name\":\"GDM MEGARON HOTEL\",\"description\":\"HERAKLION CITY CENTER HOTEL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/\",\"name\":\"SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - GDM MEGARON HOTEL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-19T13:55:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-25T20:06:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/social-responsibility\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gdmmegaron.com\/about-us-history\/\",\"name\":\"ABOUT US &#038; 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