Athens, Greece (19 September 2009)

Following a transparent online rating process and the voluntary participation of Members of ECOCLUB.com as raters, Fuegoblanco Lodge has achieved a rating of 3.6 out of five and has been accepted as a new (the 5th) Ecolodge Member.

The rating application and individual ratings and comments can be found at http://www.ecoclub.com/rating/fuegoblanco

The ECOCLUB.com Rating offers an alternative, as a free, transparent & democratic rating system, that includes not only environmental criteria but also ownership, economic, social, and cultural ones.

One more Lodge, Kingfisher Lodge in Laos is currently undergoing the Rating process, while over 10 Lodges have applied in recent weeks.